Historical Events In 1961

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

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

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

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   In the year 1961 alan Shepard becomes first American in space (aboard Freedom 7)  

May 05   In the year 1961 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   In the year 1961 alan Shepard receives NASA Distinguished Service Medal, Washington  

May 08   James Fairfax, actor (Gale Storm Show), dies at 63 in the year 1961.  

May 08   On this day in history the first practical sea water conversion plant-Freeport TX  

May 10   "Beyond the Fringe" premieres in London on this day in history.  

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   Bus with first group of Freedom Riders bombed & burned in Alabama on this day in history.  

May 15   In the year 1961 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   On this day in history 13th Emmy Awards: Jack Benny Show, Raymond Burr & Barbara Stanwyck  

May 17   Castro offers to exchange Bay of Pigs prisoners for 500 bulldozers on this day in history.  

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   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   On this day in history mauritania adopts constitution  

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   "Touchables In Brooklyn" by Dickie Goodman hits #42 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

May 24   On this day in history 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   In the year 1961 birth of todd Haynes, American film director  

Jan 03   On this day in history 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   In the year 1961 birth of curt Bader, Bloomfield Iowa, sprint kayak (Olympics-96)  

Jan 07   Andrew Thomson, Australian politician was born in the year 1961.  

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

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

Jan 09   In the year 1961 birth of oliver Goldstick, American screenwriter  

Jan 02   Bob Catterall, cricketer (1555 runs/24 Tests for S Afr 1922-31), dies in the year 1961.  

Jan 04   In the year 1961 barry Fitzgerald, actor (Going My Way), dies at 72  

Jan 06   On this day in history regina Ullmann, writer, dies at 76  

Jan 07   In the year 1961 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 10   In the year 1961 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 in the year 1961.