Page 14: Historical Events In 1961

Oct 24   "Evening with Yves Montand" opens at John Golden NYC for 55 perfs.   

Oct 24   Malta granted independence from Britain   

Oct 25   Peter Jensen, co-inventer (loud speaker), dies at 75.   

Oct 26   1st Saturn launch vehicle made a flight test.   

Oct 26   Edgar Mayne, cricketer (4 Tests for Australia around WWI), dies   

Oct 27   1st Saturn launch vehicle makes an unmanned flight test.   

Oct 27   In this year, American Basketball League starts play.   

Oct 27   Outer Mongolia and Mauritania become the 102nd and 103rd members of UN.   

Oct 27   The inaugural Saturn launch vehicle makes an unmanned flight test   

Oct 28   "Fiorello!" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 796 performances.   

Oct 28   Ground broken for Municipal (Shea) Stadium for NY Mets.   

Oct 30   Luigi Einaudi, economist/1st president Italy, dies.   

Oct 30   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   

Oct 31   Hurricane Hattie, results in the deaths of 400 in British Honduras.   

Nov 01   Alexander Cohen, Dutch anarchist/author, dies at 97.   

Nov 02   "Kean" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 92 performances.   

Nov 02   James Thurber, humorist (The Male Animal), dies at 66.   

Nov 06   US government issues a stamp honoring 100th birthday of James Naismith.   

Nov 06   US govt issues a stamp honoring 100th birthday of James Naismith   

Nov 07   Antonius F "Anton" Coolen, author (Peelwerkers), dies at 64.   

Nov 08   Whitey Ford is voted Cy Young Award winner over Warren Spahn.   

Nov 09   PGA eliminates caucasians only rule.   

Nov 09   USAF Major Robert M White takes X-15 to 30970 m   

Nov 12   Olympic gymnast Nadia Comaneci is born   

Nov 13   Fredrik J "Frits" Bakker Jr, Dutch actor (Unknown Woman), dies at 63.   

Nov 13   Wally Brown actor (Jed Fame-Cimarron City), dies at 57.   

Nov 13   WCBB TV channel 10 in Augusta, ME (PBS) begins broadcasting   

Nov 15   Douglas Walton, actor (Bad Lands), dies of heart attack at 51   

Nov 16   Great Britain limits immigration from Commonwealth countries.   

Nov 16   Sam Rayburn, Speaker of the House for 17 years, dies at 79.   

Nov 18   "Gay Life" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 113 performances   

Nov 18   US Ranger 2 launched to Moon; failed.   

Nov 19   Houston George Blanda passes for 7 touchdowns vs NY Titans (49-13)   

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Jan 02   Todd haynes: American film director   

Jan 03   Erwin blom: Dutch singer/guitarist (eton crop)   

Jan 04   Lee curreri: Nyc, actor (bruno martelli-fame)   

Jan 05   Curt bader: Bloomfield iowa, sprint kayak (olympics-96)   

Jan 07   Andrew thomson: Australian politician   

Jan 07   Supriya pathak: Indian actress   

Jan 07   John thune: American politician   

Jan 09   Oliver goldstick: American screenwriter   

Jan 02   Bob catterall: Cricketer (1555 runs/24 tests for s afr 1922-31),    

Jan 04   Barry fitzgerald: Actor (going my way),    

Jan 06   Regina ullmann: Writer,    

Jan 07   Clarice baright: 1st woman admitted to american bar assn,   

Jan 09   Emily greene balch: American writer, nobel peace prize laureate (b. 1867)   

Jan 10   Dashiell hammett: Us detective writer (thin man, maltese falcon),    

Jan 11   Elena gerhardt: German mezzo-soprano singer (b. 1883)   

Jan 14   Ernest thesiger: Actor (brass monkey, ghoul),