Historical Events In 1961
Tuesday, 19 March 2024
May 02 J C White, cricketer (49 wickets in 15 Tests for Engld 1921-31), dies on this day in history.
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 Malcolm Ross &Victor Prather reach 34,668 meters (record) in balloon on this day in history.
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 in the year 1961.
May 06 On this day in history 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 On this day in history 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 "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 On this day in history 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 In the year 1961 13th Emmy Awards Jack Benny Show, Raymond Burr & Barbara Stanwyck
May 16 13th Emmy Awards: Jack Benny Show, Raymond Burr & Barbara Stanwyck in the year 1961.
May 17 In the year 1961 castro offers to exchange Bay of Pigs prisoners for 500 bulldozers
May 17 In the year 1961 frans van Cauwelaert, Flemish minister/mayor of Antwerp, dies at 81
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 New pier opens in Scheveningen in the year 1961.
May 20 Mauritania adopts constitution in the year 1961.
May 20 In the year 1961 white mob attacks "Freedom Riders" in Montgomery AL
May 21 Governor Patterson declares martial law in Montgomery on this day in history.
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 Joan Davis, actress (I Married Joan), dies of heart attack at 53 on this day in history.
May 22 In the year 1961 the first revolving restaurant (Top Of The Space Needle in Seattle), opens
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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