Historical Events In 1961

Dec 08   Antwerp Belgium diocese forms in the year 1961.   

Dec 08   In the year 1961 surfin’, The Beach Boys first record, was released on Candix Records. It became a local hit in Los Angeles   

Dec 08   In the year 1961 william Beatton Moonie, composer, dies at 78   

Dec 09   In the year 1961 "From the Second City" closes at Royale Theater NYC after 87 perfs   

Dec 09   In the year 1961 sS Colonel Adolf Eichman found guilty of war crimes in Israel   

Dec 09   Tanganyika gains independence from Britain takes name Tanzania on this day in history.   

Dec 11   In the year 1961 "Please, Mr. Postman" by Marvelettes, released   

Dec 11   Adolf Eichman is found guilty of war crimes, in Israel on this day in history.   

Dec 11   In the year 1961 elvis Presley's "Blue Hawaii," album goes to #1 and stays #1 for 20 wks   

Dec 11   On this day in history jFK provides US military helicopters and crews to South Vietnam   

Dec 12   In the year 1961 daiun Sogaku Harada, Zen founder of Sanbo Kyodan lineage, dies at 91   

Dec 12   Ham radio satellite Oscar 1 launched with military Discoverer 36 in the year 1961.   

Dec 12   On this day in history martin Luther King Jr & 700 demonstrators arrested in Albany GA   

Dec 13   In the year 1961 beatles sign a formal agreement to be managed by Brian Epstein   

Dec 13   Grandma [Anna M] Moses, US painter, dies at 101 in the year 1961.   

Dec 14   On this day in history jimmy Dean's "Big Bad John" is 1st country song to get a gold record   

Dec 15   In the year 1961 adolf Eichmann convicted of crimes against humanity in Israel   

Dec 15   William "Dummy" Hoy, professional baseball player, dies at 99 on this day in history.   

Dec 16   "Evening with Yves Montand" opens at John Golden NYC after 55 perfs in the year 1961.   

Dec 16   Boris Semyonovich Shekhter, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1961.   

Dec 17   On this day in history disgruntled employee set fire to a circus tent in Niteroi Brazil   

Dec 17   In the year 1961 india seizes Goa and 2 other Portuguese colonies   

Dec 17   In the year 1961 marion Perkins, sculptor (Man of Sorrow), dies at 53   

Dec 18   In the year 1961 britain's EMI Records originally rejects the Beatles   

Dec 18   India annexes Portuguese colonies of Goa, Damao and Diu on this day in history.   

Dec 19   On this day in history british govt begins decimal coin system   

Dec 20   On this day in history moss Heart, US dramatist (You can't take it with you), dies at 57   

Dec 21   Beatles record "Sweet Georgia Brown" & "Ready Teddy" on this day in history.   

Dec 22   On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

Dec 23   KICU TV channel 43 in Visalia-Fresno, CA (IND) begins broadcasting in the year 1961.   

Dec 24   Guy de Lioncourt, composer, dies at 76 in the year 1961.   

Dec 24   Houston Oilers beat San Diego Chargers 10-3 in AFL championship game on this day in history.   

Dec 25   In the year 1961 rheinhold Rudenberg, inventor of electron microscope, dies   

Dec 26   On this day in history charlie Frank, cricketer (S Af Test centurion v Aust 1921-22), dies   

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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 in the year 1961.   

Jan 05   In the year 1961 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   In the year 1961 birth of john Thune, American politician   

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

Jan 02   In the year 1961 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   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 in the year 1961.   

Jan 10   In the year 1961 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   On this day in history ernest Thesiger, actor (Brass Monkey, Ghoul), dies at 81