Page 8: Historical Events In 1961

May 02   On this day in history j C White, cricketer (49 wickets in 15 Tests for Engld 1921-31), dies   

May 03   Maurice [Jean Jacques] Merleau-Ponty, French philosopher, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

May 04   13 Freedom riders began bus trip through South in the year 1961.   

May 04   Anita Stewart, dies of heart attack at 66 in the year 1961.   

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) in the year 1961.   

May 05   Alan Shepard becomes the first American into space on this day in history.   

May 06   In the year 1961 lucian Blaga, philosopher/poet (Transcendental censor), dies at 65   

May 08   Alan Shepard receives NASA Distinguished Service Medal, Washington on this day in history.   

May 08   In the year 1961 james Fairfax, actor (Gale Storm Show), dies at 63   

May 08   In the year 1961 the first practical sea water conversion plant-Freeport TX   

May 10   "Beyond the Fringe" premieres in London in the year 1961.   

May 12   Botvinnik wins world chess championship for 3rd time on this day in history.   

May 13   Gary Cooper, 2 time Acad award winning actor (High Noon), dies at 60 in the year 1961.   

May 14   On this day in history bus with first group of Freedom Riders bombed & burned in Alabama   

May 15   On this day in history 36 Unification church couples wed in Korea   

May 16   13th Emmy Awards Jack Benny Show, Raymond Burr & Barbara Stanwyck in the year 1961.   

May 16   13th Emmy Awards: Jack Benny Show, Raymond Burr & Barbara Stanwyck in the year 1961.   

May 17   Castro offers to exchange Bay of Pigs prisoners for 500 bulldozers in the year 1961.   

May 17   Frans van Cauwelaert, Flemish minister/mayor of Antwerp, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

May 18   In the year 1961 henry O'Neill, actor (Lady Killer, Nothing But Trouble), dies   

May 19   Joe Howard, singer (Gay Nineties Revue), dies at 94 in the year 1961.   

May 19   On this day in history new pier opens in Scheveningen   

May 20   Mauritania adopts constitution in the year 1961.   

May 20   White mob attacks "Freedom Riders" in Montgomery AL in the year 1961.   

May 21   Governor Patterson declares martial law in Montgomery on this day in history.   

May 22   "Mother-In-Law" by Ernie K-Doe hits #1 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1961 explorer (12) fails to reach Earth orbit   

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

Jan 03   In the year 1961 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 in the year 1961.   

Jan 07   In the year 1961 birth of andrew Thomson, Australian politician   

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of supriya Pathak, Indian actress   

Jan 07   John Thune, American politician was born in the year 1961.   

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

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

Jan 04   Barry Fitzgerald, actor (Going My Way), dies at 72 in the year 1961.   

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   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 on this day in history.