Historical Events In 1961

Aug 13   On this day in history construction on Berlin Wall begins in East Germany (Dark day)  

Aug 14   Clarke Ashton Smith, sci-fi author (Lost Worlds), dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Aug 16   250,000 West Berliners demonstrate against East Berlin on this day in history.  

Aug 17   Building of the Berlin Wall begins in the year 1961.  

Aug 17   Carlos Leon Salzedo, composer, dies at 76 in the year 1961.  

Aug 17   Kennedy administration establishes Alliance for Progress in the year 1961.  

Aug 18   On this day in history construction on Berlin Wall completed  

Aug 18   In the year 1961 learned Hand, Chief judge of US court of Appeals, dies at 89  

Aug 20   On this day in history vilhjalmur Stefansson, Arctic explorer, dies at 82  

Aug 21   On this day in history australian TV current affairs program Four Corners makes TV debut.  

Aug 21   Jomo Kenyatta freed in Kenya on this day in history.  

Aug 23   On this day in history uS lunar probe Ranger 1 reaches 190 km from Earth, falls back  

Aug 24   In the year 1961 former nazi leader Johannes Vorster becomes South Africa's minister of justice (if the shoe fits...)  

Aug 26   In the year 1961 official Intl Hockey Hall of Fame opens in Toronto  

Aug 27   Francis the Talking Mule is mystery guest on "What's My Line" in the year 1961.  

Aug 27   Francis the Talking Mule is the mystery guest on "What's My Line" on this day in history.  

Aug 28   In the year 1961 thomas Connolly, 1st baseball umpire elected to hall of fame, dies  

Aug 30   1st Negro judge of a US District Court confirmed-JB Parsons on this day in history.  

Aug 30   Charles Coburn, actor (Heaven Can Wait, Idiot's Delight), dies at 84 in the year 1961.  

Aug 30   The first Negro judge of a US District Court confirmed-JB Parsons on this day in history.  

Sep 01   In the year 1961 eero Saarinen, Finnish/US architect (Dulles Airport), dies at 51  

Sep 01   USSR tests nuclear bombs in central Asia in the year 1961.  

Sep 02   Greet Koeman, Dutch singer, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

Sep 04   In the year 1961 uS authorizes Agency for International Development  

Sep 05   Ernest Bock, cricketer (Test for S Africa, 1935), dies in the year 1961.  

Sep 07   In the year 1961 pieter S Gerbrandy, lawyer/premier to London 1940-5, dies at 76  

Sep 10   In the year 1961 75th US Womens Tennis: Darlene R Hard beats Ann Haydon Jones (63 64)  

Sep 10   On this day in history leo Carrillo, actor (Pancho-Cisco Kid), dies at 81  

Sep 11   Bob Dylan's first NY performance on this day in history.  

Sep 12   NASA civilian pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 to 34,840 m on this day in history.  

Sep 13   "Car 54 Where are You?" premiers on TV in the year 1961.  

Sep 13   Unmanned Mercury-Atlas 4 launched into Earth orbit in the year 1961.  

Sep 15   In the year 1961 hurricane Carla strikes Texas with winds of 175 mph  

Sep 16   In the year 1961 a P F Chapman, cricketer (26 Tests for England), dies  

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Jan 02   Todd Haynes, American film director was born in the year 1961.  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of erwin Blom, Dutch singer/guitarist (Eton Crop)  

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of lee Curreri, NYC, actor (Bruno Martelli-Fame)  

Jan 05   Curt Bader, Bloomfield Iowa, sprint kayak (Olympics-96) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 07   In the year 1961 birth of andrew Thomson, Australian politician  

Jan 07   In the year 1961 birth of supriya Pathak, Indian actress  

Jan 07   John Thune, American politician was born on this day in history.  

Jan 09   In the year 1961 birth of oliver Goldstick, American screenwriter  

Jan 02   Bob Catterall, cricketer (1555 runs/24 Tests for S Afr 1922-31), dies on this day in history.  

Jan 04   On this day in history barry Fitzgerald, actor (Going My Way), dies at 72  

Jan 06   Regina Ullmann, writer, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

Jan 07   Clarice Baright, 1st woman admitted to American Bar Assn, dies at 74 in the year 1961.  

Jan 09   On this day in history death of emily Greene Balch, American writer, Nobel Peace Prize laureate (b. 1867)  

Jan 10   In the year 1961 dashiell Hammett, US detective writer (Thin Man, Maltese Falcon), dies at 66  

Jan 11   On this day in history death of elena Gerhardt, German mezzo-soprano singer (b. 1883)  

Jan 14   Ernest Thesiger, actor (Brass Monkey, Ghoul), dies at 81 on this day in history.