Historical Events In 1961

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

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

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

Oct 17   On this day in history nASA civilian pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 to 33,100 m   

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

Oct 18   In the year 1961 emergency crisis proclaimed in South Vietnam due to commun attack   

Oct 18   The birth of Wynton Marsalis, Jazz trumpeter on this day in history.   

Oct 19   On this day in history benjamin Merkelbach, architect/city builder of Amsterdam, dies at 60   

Oct 21   Barbra Striesand opens in "Another Evening with Harry Stones" on this day in history.   

Oct 21   Nils J E Ferlin, Swedish songwriter (Goggles), dies on this day in history.   

Oct 22   On this day in history 75,000 Flemings demand equal rights & Flemish language in Belgium   

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

Oct 24   Malta granted independence from Britain on this day in history.   

Oct 25   Peter Jensen, co-inventer (loud speaker), dies at 75 in the year 1961.   

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 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1961 outer Mongolia & Mauritania become the 102nd & 103rd members of UN   

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 in the year 1961.   

Oct 29   In the year 1961 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

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

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   On this day in history alexander Cohen, Dutch anarchist/author, dies at 97   

Nov 02   "Kean" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 92 performances in the year 1961.   

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

Nov 06   US government issues a stamp honoring 100th birthday of James Naismith on this day in history.   

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

Nov 07   Antonius F "Anton" Coolen, author (Peelwerkers), dies at 64 in the year 1961.   

Nov 07   France performs underground nuclear test at Ecker Algeria in the year 1961.   

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

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

Jan 04   Lee Curreri, NYC, actor (Bruno Martelli-Fame) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   In the year 1961 birth of curt Bader, Bloomfield Iowa, sprint kayak (Olympics-96)   

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of andrew Thomson, Australian politician   

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of supriya Pathak, Indian actress   

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

Jan 09   Oliver Goldstick, American screenwriter was born in the year 1961.   

Jan 02   In the year 1961 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   In the year 1961 death of emily Greene Balch, American writer, Nobel Peace Prize laureate (b. 1867)   

Jan 10   Dashiell Hammett, US detective writer (Thin Man, Maltese Falcon), dies at 66 in the year 1961.   

Jan 11   Elena Gerhardt, German mezzo-soprano singer (b. 1883) died in the year 1961.   

Jan 14   Ernest Thesiger, actor (Brass Monkey, Ghoul), dies at 81 on this day in history.