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   In the year 1961 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 in the year 1961.  

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

Dec 11   On this day in history "Please, Mr. Postman" by Marvelettes, released  

Dec 11   Adolf Eichman is found guilty of war crimes, in Israel in the year 1961.  

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

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

Dec 12   Daiun Sogaku Harada, Zen founder of Sanbo Kyodan lineage, dies at 91 on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history beatles sign a formal agreement to be managed by Brian Epstein  

Dec 13   Grandma [Anna M] Moses, US painter, dies at 101 on this day in history.  

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

Dec 15   On this day in history 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   In the year 1961 "Evening with Yves Montand" opens at John Golden NYC after 55 perfs  

Dec 16   Boris Semyonovich Shekhter, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

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

Dec 18   Britain's EMI Records originally rejects the Beatles on this day in history.  

Dec 18   On this day in history india annexes Portuguese colonies of Goa, Damao and Diu  

Dec 19   In the year 1961 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   In the year 1961 beatles record "Sweet Georgia Brown" & "Ready Teddy"  

Dec 22   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Dec 24   In the year 1961 houston Oilers beat San Diego Chargers 10-3 in AFL championship game  

Dec 25   Rheinhold Rudenberg, inventor of electron microscope, dies on this day in history.  

Dec 26   In the year 1961 charlie Frank, cricketer (S Af Test centurion v Aust 1921-22), dies  

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Jan 02   Todd Haynes, American film director was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of erwin Blom, Dutch singer/guitarist (Eton Crop)  

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

Jan 05   Curt Bader, Bloomfield Iowa, sprint kayak (Olympics-96) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 07   John Thune, American politician was born on this day in history.  

Jan 09   In the year 1961 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   Barry Fitzgerald, actor (Going My Way), dies at 72 in the year 1961.  

Jan 06   On this day in history 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   Emily Greene Balch, American writer, Nobel Peace Prize laureate (b. 1867) died on this day in history.  

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

Jan 11   In the year 1961 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.