Historical Events In 1961

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

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 in the year 1961.  

Aug 17   In the year 1961 building of the Berlin Wall begins  

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

Aug 17   In the year 1961 kennedy administration establishes Alliance for Progress  

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

Aug 18   Learned Hand, Chief judge of US court of Appeals, dies at 89 on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1961 jomo Kenyatta freed in Kenya  

Aug 23   In the year 1961 uS lunar probe Ranger 1 reaches 190 km from Earth, falls back  

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

Aug 26   On this day in history official Intl Hockey Hall of Fame opens in Toronto  

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

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

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   On this day in history the first Negro judge of a US District Court confirmed-JB Parsons  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Sep 04   US authorizes Agency for International Development on this day in history.  

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

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

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   In the year 1961 bob Dylan's first NY performance  

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

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

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

Sep 15   Hurricane Carla strikes Texas with winds of 175 mph in the year 1961.  

Sep 16   A P F Chapman, cricketer (26 Tests for England), dies in the year 1961.  

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Jan 02   Todd Haynes, American film director was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   Erwin Blom, Dutch singer/guitarist (Eton Crop) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of curt Bader, Bloomfield Iowa, sprint kayak (Olympics-96)  

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

Jan 07   Supriya Pathak, Indian actress was born in the year 1961.  

Jan 07   John Thune, American politician was born in the year 1961.  

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

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

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 on this day in history.  

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