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   On this day in history anita Stewart, dies of heart attack at 66   

May 04   In the year 1961 malcolm Ross &Victor Prather reach 34,668 meters (record) in balloon   

May 04   On this day in history 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   Lucian Blaga, philosopher/poet (Transcendental censor), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1961.   

May 13   Gary Cooper, 2 time Acad award winning actor (High Noon), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

May 14   Bus with first group of Freedom Riders bombed & burned in Alabama in the year 1961.   

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

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   On this day in history 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   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 on this day in history.   

May 20   On this day in history white mob attacks "Freedom Riders" in Montgomery AL   

May 21   Governor Patterson declares martial law in Montgomery in the year 1961.   

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

May 22   "Touchables In Brooklyn" by Dickie Goodman hits #42 in the year 1961.   

May 22   Joan Davis, actress (I Married Joan), dies of heart attack at 53 on this day in history.   

May 22   On this day in history the first revolving restaurant (Top Of The Space Needle in Seattle), opens   

May 23   Joan Davis, comedic actress (I Married Joan), dies at 53 in the year 1961.   

May 24   In the year 1961 27 Freedom Riders arrested in Jackson MS   

May 24   On this day in history explorer (12) fails to reach Earth orbit   

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Jan 02   In the year 1961 birth of todd Haynes, American film director   

Jan 03   Erwin Blom, Dutch singer/guitarist (Eton Crop) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Lee Curreri, NYC, actor (Bruno Martelli-Fame) was born in the year 1961.   

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

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of andrew Thomson, Australian politician   

Jan 07   In the year 1961 birth of supriya Pathak, Indian actress   

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

Jan 09   On this day in history 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   In the year 1961 barry Fitzgerald, actor (Going My Way), dies at 72   

Jan 06   Regina Ullmann, writer, dies at 76 in the year 1961.   

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   On this day in history ernest Thesiger, actor (Brass Monkey, Ghoul), dies at 81