Historical Events In 1961

Aug 13   Construction of the Berlin Wall begins in East Germany in the year 1961.  

Aug 13   In the year 1961 construction on Berlin Wall begins in East Germany (Dark day)  

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

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

Aug 17   Building of the Berlin Wall begins on this day in history.  

Aug 17   On this day in history carlos Leon Salzedo, composer, dies at 76  

Aug 17   Kennedy administration establishes Alliance for Progress on this day in history.  

Aug 18   Construction on Berlin Wall completed on this day in history.  

Aug 18   On this day in history learned Hand, Chief judge of US court of Appeals, dies at 89  

Aug 20   In the year 1961 vilhjalmur Stefansson, Arctic explorer, dies at 82  

Aug 21   In the year 1961 australian TV current affairs program Four Corners makes TV debut.  

Aug 21   Jomo Kenyatta freed in Kenya in the year 1961.  

Aug 23   US lunar probe Ranger 1 reaches 190 km from Earth, falls back on this day in history.  

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

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" on this day in history.  

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

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

Aug 30   In the year 1961 1st Negro judge of a US District Court confirmed-JB Parsons  

Aug 30   Charles Coburn, actor (Heaven Can Wait, Idiot's Delight), dies at 84 on this day in history.  

Aug 30   The first Negro judge of a US District Court confirmed-JB Parsons in the year 1961.  

Sep 01   Eero Saarinen, Finnish/US architect (Dulles Airport), dies at 51 on this day in history.  

Sep 01   USSR tests nuclear bombs in central Asia on this day in history.  

Sep 02   In the year 1961 greet Koeman, Dutch singer, dies at 54  

Sep 04   On this day in history uS authorizes Agency for International Development  

Sep 05   On this day in history ernest Bock, cricketer (Test for S Africa, 1935), dies  

Sep 07   Pieter S Gerbrandy, lawyer/premier to London 1940-5, dies at 76 in the year 1961.  

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

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   On this day in history "Car 54 Where are You?" premiers on TV  

Sep 13   In the year 1961 unmanned Mercury-Atlas 4 launched into Earth orbit  

Sep 15   On this day in history hurricane Carla strikes Texas with winds of 175 mph  

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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   Lee Curreri, NYC, actor (Bruno Martelli-Fame) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   Curt Bader, Bloomfield Iowa, sprint kayak (Olympics-96) was born in the year 1961.  

Jan 07   On this day in history 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 in the year 1961.  

Jan 09   Oliver Goldstick, American screenwriter was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 04   Barry Fitzgerald, actor (Going My Way), dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Jan 06   On this day in history regina Ullmann, writer, dies at 76  

Jan 07   On this day in history clarice Baright, 1st woman admitted to American Bar Assn, dies at 74  

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

Jan 10   Dashiell Hammett, US detective writer (Thin Man, Maltese Falcon), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Jan 11   Elena Gerhardt, German mezzo-soprano singer (b. 1883) died on this day in history.  

Jan 14   On this day in history ernest Thesiger, actor (Brass Monkey, Ghoul), dies at 81