Page 8: Historical Events In 1961

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

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

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 in the year 1961.   

May 08   On this day in history alan Shepard receives NASA Distinguished Service Medal, Washington   

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 in the year 1961.   

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   On this day in history gary Cooper, 2 time Acad award winning actor (High Noon), dies at 60   

May 14   In the year 1961 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   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   Castro offers to exchange Bay of Pigs prisoners for 500 bulldozers in the year 1961.   

May 17   Frans van Cauwelaert, Flemish minister/mayor of Antwerp, dies at 81 in the year 1961.   

May 18   Henry O'Neill, actor (Lady Killer, Nothing But Trouble), dies in the year 1961.   

May 19   In the year 1961 joe Howard, singer (Gay Nineties Revue), dies at 94   

May 19   In the year 1961 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 on this day in history.   

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

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

May 22   In the year 1961 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   On this day in history explorer (12) fails to reach Earth orbit   

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Jan 02   Todd Haynes, American film director was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of erwin Blom, Dutch singer/guitarist (Eton Crop)   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of lee Curreri, NYC, actor (Bruno Martelli-Fame)   

Jan 05   In the year 1961 birth of curt Bader, Bloomfield Iowa, sprint kayak (Olympics-96)   

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

Jan 07   Supriya Pathak, Indian actress was born in the year 1961.   

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

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 in the year 1961.   

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   Elena Gerhardt, German mezzo-soprano singer (b. 1883) died in the year 1961.   

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