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

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

May 04   Anita Stewart, dies of heart attack at 66 on this day in history.   

May 04   On this day in history malcolm Ross &Victor Prather reach 34,668 meters (record) in balloon   

May 04   South-Africa ANC-leader John Nkadimeng arrested on this day in history.   

May 05   In the year 1961 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   In the year 1961 lucian Blaga, philosopher/poet (Transcendental censor), dies at 65   

May 08   Alan Shepard receives NASA Distinguished Service Medal, Washington in the year 1961.   

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 on this day in history.   

May 12   In the year 1961 botvinnik wins world chess championship for 3rd time   

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   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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history joe Howard, singer (Gay Nineties Revue), dies at 94   

May 19   In the year 1961 new pier opens in Scheveningen   

May 20   On this day in history mauritania adopts constitution   

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

May 21   On this day in history governor Patterson declares martial law in Montgomery   

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   Joan Davis, comedic actress (I Married Joan), dies at 53 on this day in history.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of john Thune, American politician   

Jan 09   Oliver Goldstick, American screenwriter was born in the year 1961.   

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

Jan 04   On this day in history barry Fitzgerald, actor (Going My Way), dies at 72   

Jan 06   Regina Ullmann, writer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

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   Elena Gerhardt, German mezzo-soprano singer (b. 1883) died on this day in history.   

Jan 14   Ernest Thesiger, actor (Brass Monkey, Ghoul), dies at 81 in the year 1961.