Historical Events In 1961

Dec 08   On this day in history antwerp Belgium diocese forms  

Dec 08   Surfin’, The Beach Boys first record, was released on Candix Records. It became a local hit in Los Angeles on this day in history.  

Dec 08   On this day in history william Beatton Moonie, composer, dies at 78  

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

Dec 09   SS Colonel Adolf Eichman found guilty of war crimes in Israel on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1961 adolf Eichman is found guilty of war crimes, in Israel  

Dec 11   On this day in history elvis Presley's "Blue Hawaii," album goes to #1 and stays #1 for 20 wks  

Dec 11   JFK provides US military helicopters and crews to South Vietnam on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Dec 12   Martin Luther King Jr & 700 demonstrators arrested in Albany GA in the year 1961.  

Dec 13   Beatles sign a formal agreement to be managed by Brian Epstein on this day in history.  

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

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

Dec 15   On this day in history adolf Eichmann convicted of crimes against humanity in Israel  

Dec 15   In the year 1961 william "Dummy" Hoy, professional baseball player, dies at 99  

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

Dec 16   On this day in history boris Semyonovich Shekhter, composer, dies at 61  

Dec 17   Disgruntled employee set fire to a circus tent in Niteroi Brazil on this day in history.  

Dec 17   On this day in history india seizes Goa and 2 other Portuguese colonies  

Dec 17   On this day in history 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   On this day in history kICU TV channel 43 in Visalia-Fresno, CA (IND) begins broadcasting  

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

Dec 24   On this day in history houston Oilers beat San Diego Chargers 10-3 in AFL championship game  

Dec 25   On this day in history 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 in the year 1961.  

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

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 in the year 1961.  

Jan 07   Supriya Pathak, Indian actress was born in the year 1961.  

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

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

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

Jan 04   Barry Fitzgerald, actor (Going My Way), dies at 72 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 07   In the year 1961 clarice Baright, 1st woman admitted to American Bar Assn, dies at 74  

Jan 09   On this day in history 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   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.