Page 8: Historical Events In 1961

May 02   In the year 1961 j C White, cricketer (49 wickets in 15 Tests for Engld 1921-31), dies   

May 03   On this day in history maurice [Jean Jacques] Merleau-Ponty, French philosopher, dies at 53   

May 04   On this day in history 13 Freedom riders began bus trip through South   

May 04   In the year 1961 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   South-Africa ANC-leader John Nkadimeng arrested in the year 1961.   

May 05   On this day in history alan Shepard becomes first American in space (aboard Freedom 7)   

May 05   On this day in history alan Shepard becomes the first American into space   

May 06   Lucian Blaga, philosopher/poet (Transcendental censor), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

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   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   In the year 1961 gary Cooper, 2 time Acad award winning actor (High Noon), dies at 60   

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

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

May 16   On this day in history 13th Emmy Awards Jack Benny Show, Raymond Burr & Barbara Stanwyck   

May 16   13th Emmy Awards: Jack Benny Show, Raymond Burr & Barbara Stanwyck on this day in history.   

May 17   In the year 1961 castro offers to exchange Bay of Pigs prisoners for 500 bulldozers   

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 on this day in history.   

May 19   New pier opens in Scheveningen on this day in history.   

May 20   On this day in history mauritania adopts constitution   

May 20   In the year 1961 white mob attacks "Freedom Riders" in Montgomery AL   

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

May 22   In the year 1961 "Mother-In-Law" by Ernie K-Doe hits #1   

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

May 22   On this day in history 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   27 Freedom Riders arrested in Jackson MS on this day in history.   

May 24   Explorer (12) fails to reach Earth orbit in the year 1961.   

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Jan 02   Todd Haynes, American film director was born in the year 1961.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 07   Supriya Pathak, Indian actress was born on this day in history.   

Jan 07   In the year 1961 birth of john Thune, American politician   

Jan 09   In the year 1961 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 06   In the year 1961 regina Ullmann, writer, dies at 76   

Jan 07   Clarice Baright, 1st woman admitted to American Bar Assn, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   On this day in history death of emily Greene Balch, American writer, Nobel Peace Prize laureate (b. 1867)   

Jan 10   In the year 1961 dashiell Hammett, US detective writer (Thin Man, Maltese Falcon), dies at 66   

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 on this day in history.