Historical Events In 1961

Nov 08   In the year 1961 whitey Ford is voted Cy Young Award winner over Warren Spahn   

Nov 09   In the year 1961 pGA eliminates caucasians only rule   

Nov 09   USAF Major Robert M White takes X-15 to 30,970 m on this day in history.   

Nov 12   In the year 1961 olympic gymnast Nadia Comaneci is born   

Nov 13   On this day in history fredrik J "Frits" Bakker Jr, Dutch actor (Unknown Woman), dies at 63   

Nov 13   Wally Brown actor (Jed Fame-Cimarron City), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

Nov 13   WCBB TV channel 10 in Augusta, ME (PBS) begins broadcasting in the year 1961.   

Nov 15   Douglas Walton, actor (Bad Lands), dies of heart attack at 51 on this day in history.   

Nov 16   Great Britain limits immigration from Commonwealth countries on this day in history.   

Nov 16   In the year 1961 sam Rayburn, Speaker of the House for 17 years, dies at 79   

Nov 18   "Gay Life" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 113 performances on this day in history.   

Nov 18   US Ranger 2 launched to Moon; failed on this day in history.   

Nov 19   In the year 1961 houston George Blanda passes for 7 touchdowns vs NY Titans (49-13)   

Nov 22   On this day in history frank Robinson is 1st to win MVPs in both major leagues   

Nov 22   On this day in history mariel Hemingway (actress Delirious, Falling from Grace, Lipstick, Personal Best, The Suicide Club, Superman 4 The Quest for Peace)   

Nov 22   Mariel Hemingway (actress: Delirious, Falling from Grace, Lipstick, Personal Best, The Suicide Club, Superman 4: The Quest for Peace) in the year 1961.   

Nov 24   Ruth Chatterton, actress (Female, Dodsworth), dies after illness at 67 on this day in history.   

Nov 25   NBA's Bob Cousy becomes 2nd player to score 15,000 points in the year 1961.   

Nov 26   In the year 1961 alexander Borisovich Goldenweiser, composer, dies at 86   

Nov 26   For 2nd time in his career, St Louis' Jerry Norton has 4 interceptions in the year 1961.   

Nov 27   Gordie Howe becomes 1st to play in 1,000 NHL games on this day in history.   

Nov 27   In the year 1961 gordie Howe becomes first to play in 1,000 NHL games   

Nov 29   Freedom Riders attacked by white mob at bus station in Miss in the year 1961.   

Nov 29   Mercury-Atlas 5 carries a chimp (Enos) to orbit on this day in history.   

Nov 30   Stanislaw Kazuro, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

Nov 30   On this day in history uSSR vetoes Kuwait's application for UN membership   

Dec 02   Fidel Castro declares he's a Marxist, & will lead Cuba to Communism on this day in history.   

Dec 02   In the year 1961 fidel Castro declares he's a Marxist, and will lead Cuba to Communism   

Dec 03   In the year 1961 anton Geesink becomes 1st not-Japanese judo world champion   

Dec 03   Jekabs Graubins, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

Dec 04   In the year 1961 museum of Modern Art hung Matisse's Le Bateau upside down for 47 days   

Dec 04   Smallest New York Knick, 49th St MSG crowd-1,300 (snowstorm) on this day in history.   

Dec 04   Tanganyika becomes the 104th member of the UN in the year 1961.   

Dec 06   On this day in history 27th Heisman Trophy Award: Ernie Davis, Syracuse (HB)   

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Jan 02   In the year 1961 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   In the year 1961 birth of lee Curreri, NYC, actor (Bruno Martelli-Fame)   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of curt Bader, Bloomfield Iowa, sprint kayak (Olympics-96)   

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

Jan 07   In the year 1961 birth of supriya Pathak, Indian actress   

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of john Thune, American politician   

Jan 09   On this day in history birth of oliver Goldstick, American screenwriter   

Jan 02   Bob Catterall, cricketer (1555 runs/24 Tests for S Afr 1922-31), dies on this day in history.   

Jan 04   On this day in history barry Fitzgerald, actor (Going My Way), dies at 72   

Jan 06   In the year 1961 regina Ullmann, writer, dies at 76   

Jan 07   Clarice Baright, 1st woman admitted to American Bar Assn, dies at 74 in the year 1961.   

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   On this day in history ernest Thesiger, actor (Brass Monkey, Ghoul), dies at 81