Page 14: Historical Events In 1961

Oct 11   In the year 1961 uSAF Major Robert M White takes X-15 to 66,100 m   

Oct 11   In the year 1961 uSAF Major Robert M White takes X-15 to 66,100m   

Oct 17   In the year 1961 22nd congress of CPSU opens in Moscow   

Oct 17   NASA civilian pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 to 33,100 m in the year 1961.   

Oct 17   In the year 1961 nY Museum of Modern Art hung Henri Matisse's "Le Bateau" upside-down, It wasn't corrected until December 3rd   

Oct 18   Emergency crisis proclaimed in South Vietnam due to commun attack in the year 1961.   

Oct 18   On this day in history the birth of Wynton Marsalis, Jazz trumpeter   

Oct 19   Benjamin Merkelbach, architect/city builder of Amsterdam, dies at 60 in the year 1961.   

Oct 21   In the year 1961 barbra Striesand opens in "Another Evening with Harry Stones"   

Oct 21   Nils J E Ferlin, Swedish songwriter (Goggles), dies in the year 1961.   

Oct 22   75,000 Flemings demand equal rights & Flemish language in Belgium in the year 1961.   

Oct 24   On this day in history "Evening with Yves Montand" opens at John Golden NYC for 55 perfs   

Oct 24   In the year 1961 malta granted independence from Britain   

Oct 25   On this day in history peter Jensen, co-inventer (loud speaker), dies at 75   

Oct 26   1st Saturn launch vehicle made a flight test in the year 1961.   

Oct 26   Edgar Mayne, cricketer (4 Tests for Australia around WWI), dies on this day in history.   

Oct 27   1st Saturn launch vehicle makes an unmanned flight test on this day in history.   

Oct 27   American Basketball League starts play on this day in history.   

Oct 27   Outer Mongolia & Mauritania become the 102nd & 103rd members of UN in the year 1961.   

Oct 27   The first Saturn launch vehicle makes an unmanned flight test in the year 1961.   

Oct 28   In the year 1961 "Fiorello!" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 796 performances   

Oct 28   Ground broken for Municipal (Shea) Stadium for NY Mets on this day in history.   

Oct 29   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site in the year 1961.   

Oct 30   On this day in history luigi Einaudi, economist/1st president Italy, dies   

Oct 30   In the year 1961 soviet Party Congress unanimously approves a resolution removing Josef Stalin's body from Lenin's tomb in Red Square   

Oct 30   Soviet Union tests a 58 megaton hydrogen bomb in the year 1961.   

Oct 31   In the year 1961 hurricane Hattie, kills 400 in British Honduras   

Nov 01   In the year 1961 alexander Cohen, Dutch anarchist/author, dies at 97   

Nov 02   On this day in history "Kean" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 92 performances   

Nov 02   In the year 1961 james Thurber, humorist (The Male Animal), dies at 66   

Nov 06   In the year 1961 uS government issues a stamp honoring 100th birthday of James Naismith   

Nov 06   US govt issues a stamp honoring 100th birthday of James Naismith in the year 1961.   

Nov 07   On this day in history antonius F "Anton" Coolen, author (Peelwerkers), dies at 64   

Nov 07   In the year 1961 france performs underground nuclear test at Ecker Algeria   

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

Jan 03   Erwin Blom, Dutch singer/guitarist (Eton Crop) was born in the year 1961.   

Jan 04   Lee Curreri, NYC, actor (Bruno Martelli-Fame) was born in the year 1961.   

Jan 05   In the year 1961 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 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   Barry Fitzgerald, actor (Going My Way), dies at 72 in the year 1961.   

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   In the year 1961 death of emily Greene Balch, American writer, Nobel Peace Prize laureate (b. 1867)   

Jan 10   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.