Hisdates•ComPage 8: Historical Events In 1961
Tuesday, 19 August 2025
May 02 J C White, cricketer (49 wickets in 15 Tests for Engld 1921-31), dies on this day in history. 
May 03 In the year 1961 maurice [Jean Jacques] Merleau-Ponty, French philosopher, dies at 53
May 04 In the year 1961 13 Freedom riders began bus trip through South
May 04 Anita Stewart, dies of heart attack at 66 on this day in history.
May 04 On this day in history malcolm Ross &Victor Prather reach 34,668 meters (record) in balloon
May 04 In the year 1961 south-Africa ANC-leader John Nkadimeng arrested
May 05 Alan Shepard becomes first American in space (aboard Freedom 7) on this day in history.
May 05 On this day in history alan Shepard becomes the first American into space
May 06 In the year 1961 lucian Blaga, philosopher/poet (Transcendental censor), dies at 65
May 08 In the year 1961 alan Shepard receives NASA Distinguished Service Medal, Washington
May 08 James Fairfax, actor (Gale Storm Show), dies at 63 on this day in history.
May 08 The first practical sea water conversion plant-Freeport TX on this day in history.
May 10 In the year 1961 "Beyond the Fringe" premieres in London
May 12 In the year 1961 botvinnik wins world chess championship for 3rd time
May 13 Gary Cooper, 2 time Acad award winning actor (High Noon), dies at 60 on this day in history.
May 14 In the year 1961 bus with first group of Freedom Riders bombed & burned in Alabama
May 15 36 Unification church couples wed in Korea in the year 1961.
May 16 In the year 1961 13th Emmy Awards Jack Benny Show, Raymond Burr & Barbara Stanwyck
May 16 In the year 1961 13th Emmy Awards: Jack Benny Show, Raymond Burr & Barbara Stanwyck
May 17 Castro offers to exchange Bay of Pigs prisoners for 500 bulldozers in the year 1961.
May 17 In the year 1961 frans van Cauwelaert, Flemish minister/mayor of Antwerp, dies at 81
May 18 Henry O'Neill, actor (Lady Killer, Nothing But Trouble), dies on this day in history.
May 19 On this day in history joe Howard, singer (Gay Nineties Revue), dies at 94
May 19 New pier opens in Scheveningen on this day in history.
May 20 Mauritania adopts constitution on this day in history.
May 20 White mob attacks "Freedom Riders" in Montgomery AL on this day in history.
May 21 On this day in history governor Patterson declares martial law in Montgomery
May 22 In the year 1961 "Mother-In-Law" by Ernie K-Doe hits #1
May 22 On this day in history "Touchables In Brooklyn" by Dickie Goodman hits #42
May 22 In the year 1961 joan Davis, actress (I Married Joan), dies of heart attack at 53
May 22 In the year 1961 the first revolving restaurant (Top Of The Space Needle in Seattle), opens
May 23 On this day in history joan Davis, comedic actress (I Married Joan), dies at 53
May 24 In the year 1961 27 Freedom Riders arrested in Jackson MS
May 24 Explorer (12) fails to reach Earth orbit on this day in history.
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