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Page 16: Historical Events In 1961

Friday, 11 July 2025

Dec 08   Antwerp Belgium diocese forms on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Dec 08   William Beatton Moonie, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Dec 09   In the year 1961 "From the Second City" closes at Royale Theater NYC after 87 perfs  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Dec 09   On this day in history sS Colonel Adolf Eichman found guilty of war crimes in Israel  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Dec 09   In the year 1961 tanganyika gains independence from Britain takes name Tanzania  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Dec 11   In the year 1961 "Please, Mr. Postman" by Marvelettes, released  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Dec 11   On this day in history adolf Eichman is found guilty of war crimes, in Israel  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Dec 11   Elvis Presley's "Blue Hawaii," album goes to #1 and stays #1 for 20 wks on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Dec 11   JFK provides US military helicopters and crews to South Vietnam on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Dec 12   In the year 1961 daiun Sogaku Harada, Zen founder of Sanbo Kyodan lineage, dies at 91  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Dec 12   Ham radio satellite Oscar 1 launched with military Discoverer 36 in the year 1961.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Dec 12   In the year 1961 martin Luther King Jr & 700 demonstrators arrested in Albany GA  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Dec 13   Beatles sign a formal agreement to be managed by Brian Epstein in the year 1961.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Dec 13   Grandma [Anna M] Moses, US painter, dies at 101 in the year 1961.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Dec 14   Jimmy Dean's "Big Bad John" is 1st country song to get a gold record in the year 1961.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Dec 15   Adolf Eichmann convicted of crimes against humanity in Israel in the year 1961.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Dec 15   William "Dummy" Hoy, professional baseball player, dies at 99 in the year 1961.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Dec 16   On this day in history "Evening with Yves Montand" opens at John Golden NYC after 55 perfs  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Dec 16   In the year 1961 boris Semyonovich Shekhter, composer, dies at 61  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Dec 17   Disgruntled employee set fire to a circus tent in Niteroi Brazil on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Dec 17   On this day in history india seizes Goa and 2 other Portuguese colonies  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Dec 17   In the year 1961 marion Perkins, sculptor (Man of Sorrow), dies at 53  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Dec 18   Britain's EMI Records originally rejects the Beatles on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Dec 18   On this day in history india annexes Portuguese colonies of Goa, Damao and Diu  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Dec 19   On this day in history british govt begins decimal coin system  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Dec 20   Moss Heart, US dramatist (You can't take it with you), dies at 57 on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Dec 21   In the year 1961 beatles record "Sweet Georgia Brown" & "Ready Teddy"  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Dec 22   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Dec 23   In the year 1961 kICU TV channel 43 in Visalia-Fresno, CA (IND) begins broadcasting  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Dec 24   In the year 1961 guy de Lioncourt, composer, dies at 76  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Dec 24   In the year 1961 houston Oilers beat San Diego Chargers 10-3 in AFL championship game  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Dec 25   Rheinhold Rudenberg, inventor of electron microscope, dies on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Dec 26   On this day in history charlie Frank, cricketer (S Af Test centurion v Aust 1921-22), dies  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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Jan 02   Todd Haynes, American film director was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 03   Erwin Blom, Dutch singer/guitarist (Eton Crop) was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 04   In the year 1961 birth of lee Curreri, NYC, actor (Bruno Martelli-Fame)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of curt Bader, Bloomfield Iowa, sprint kayak (Olympics-96)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 07   In the year 1961 birth of andrew Thomson, Australian politician  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 07   Supriya Pathak, Indian actress was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 07   In the year 1961 birth of john Thune, American politician  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 09   Oliver Goldstick, American screenwriter was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Famous Deaths In 1961

Famous People Died In This Year In History

Jan 02   Bob Catterall, cricketer (1555 runs/24 Tests for S Afr 1922-31), dies in the year 1961.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 04   On this day in history barry Fitzgerald, actor (Going My Way), dies at 72  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 06   Regina Ullmann, writer, dies at 76 in the year 1961.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 07   On this day in history clarice Baright, 1st woman admitted to American Bar Assn, dies at 74  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 09   Emily Greene Balch, American writer, Nobel Peace Prize laureate (b. 1867) died on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 10   In the year 1961 dashiell Hammett, US detective writer (Thin Man, Maltese Falcon), dies at 66  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 11   Elena Gerhardt, German mezzo-soprano singer (b. 1883) died on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 14   Ernest Thesiger, actor (Brass Monkey, Ghoul), dies at 81 in the year 1961.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard


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