Page 14: Historical Events In 1961

Oct 11   USAF Major Robert M White takes X-15 to 66,100 m in the year 1961.   

Oct 11   USAF Major Robert M White takes X-15 to 66,100m on this day in history.   

Oct 17   22nd congress of CPSU opens in Moscow on this day in history.   

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

Oct 17   NY Museum of Modern Art hung Henri Matisse's "Le Bateau" upside-down, It wasn't corrected until December 3rd on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history barbra Striesand opens in "Another Evening with Harry Stones"   

Oct 21   In the year 1961 nils J E Ferlin, Swedish songwriter (Goggles), dies   

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

Oct 24   In the year 1961 "Evening with Yves Montand" opens at John Golden NYC for 55 perfs   

Oct 24   On this day in history malta granted independence from Britain   

Oct 25   Peter Jensen, co-inventer (loud speaker), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

Oct 26   1st Saturn launch vehicle made a flight test on this day in history.   

Oct 26   Edgar Mayne, cricketer (4 Tests for Australia around WWI), dies in the year 1961.   

Oct 27   In the year 1961 1st Saturn launch vehicle makes an unmanned flight test   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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   Luigi Einaudi, economist/1st president Italy, dies in the year 1961.   

Oct 30   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Oct 31   Hurricane Hattie, kills 400 in British Honduras on this day in history.   

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

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

Nov 02   James Thurber, humorist (The Male Animal), dies at 66 in the year 1961.   

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

Nov 06   On this day in history uS govt issues a stamp honoring 100th birthday of James Naismith   

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

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

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

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   In the year 1961 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   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   In the year 1961 death of elena Gerhardt, German mezzo-soprano singer (b. 1883)   

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