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

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

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

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   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   Benjamin Merkelbach, architect/city builder of Amsterdam, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

Oct 21   Barbra Striesand opens in "Another Evening with Harry Stones" in the year 1961.   

Oct 21   On this day in history nils J E Ferlin, Swedish songwriter (Goggles), dies   

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

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

Oct 24   Malta granted independence from Britain in the year 1961.   

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

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

Oct 26   On this day in history edgar Mayne, cricketer (4 Tests for Australia around WWI), dies   

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

Oct 27   In the year 1961 american Basketball League starts play   

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

Oct 30   In the year 1961 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 in the year 1961.   

Oct 31   On this day in history hurricane Hattie, kills 400 in British Honduras   

Nov 01   On this day in history alexander Cohen, Dutch anarchist/author, dies at 97   

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

Nov 02   On this day in history james Thurber, humorist (The Male Animal), dies at 66   

Nov 06   On this day in history 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   Antonius F "Anton" Coolen, author (Peelwerkers), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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   Curt Bader, Bloomfield Iowa, sprint kayak (Olympics-96) was born in the year 1961.   

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   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   On this day in history clarice Baright, 1st woman admitted to American Bar Assn, dies at 74   

Jan 09   Emily Greene Balch, American writer, Nobel Peace Prize laureate (b. 1867) died on this day in history.   

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