Historical Events In 1961

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

Aug 13   Construction on Berlin Wall begins in East Germany (Dark day) on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1961.  

Aug 17   In the year 1961 carlos Leon Salzedo, composer, dies at 76  

Aug 17   On this day in history kennedy administration establishes Alliance for Progress  

Aug 18   In the year 1961 construction on Berlin Wall completed  

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

Aug 20   Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Arctic explorer, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

Aug 21   Australian TV current affairs program Four Corners makes TV debut on this day in history.  

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   Official Intl Hockey Hall of Fame opens in Toronto in the year 1961.  

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

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

Aug 28   Thomas Connolly, 1st baseball umpire elected to hall of fame, dies in the year 1961.  

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   On this day in history eero Saarinen, Finnish/US architect (Dulles Airport), dies at 51  

Sep 01   On this day in history uSSR tests nuclear bombs in central Asia  

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

Sep 04   US authorizes Agency for International Development in the year 1961.  

Sep 05   In the year 1961 ernest Bock, cricketer (Test for S Africa, 1935), dies  

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   In the year 1961 leo Carrillo, actor (Pancho-Cisco Kid), dies at 81  

Sep 11   Bob Dylan's first NY performance in the year 1961.  

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

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

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of todd Haynes, American film director  

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

Jan 04   In the year 1961 birth of lee Curreri, NYC, actor (Bruno Martelli-Fame)  

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

Jan 07   Andrew Thomson, Australian politician was born on this day in history.  

Jan 07   Supriya Pathak, Indian actress was born on this day in history.  

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of john Thune, American politician  

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 in the year 1961.  

Jan 04   In the year 1961 barry Fitzgerald, actor (Going My Way), dies at 72  

Jan 06   In the year 1961 regina Ullmann, writer, dies at 76  

Jan 07   In the year 1961 clarice Baright, 1st woman admitted to American Bar Assn, dies at 74  

Jan 09   Emily Greene Balch, American writer, Nobel Peace Prize laureate (b. 1867) died on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 14   Ernest Thesiger, actor (Brass Monkey, Ghoul), dies at 81 in the year 1961.