Page 9: Historical Events In 1961

May 25   NASA civilian pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 to 32770 meters.   

May 25   President Kennedy announces plan to send men to the Moon   

May 26   Freedom Ride Coordinating Committee establishes in Atlanta.   

May 26   USAF bomber flies the Atlantic in a record of just over 3 hours.   

May 27   In this year, Fiorentina claims inaugural Europe Cup II in Florence.   

May 27   President Kennedy announces US goal to reach the Moon.   

May 27   The inaugural "black light" is sold can disco be far ahead?.   

May 28   Amnesty International is founded (Nobel Peace Prize 1977)   

May 28   Amnesty Intl founded (Nobel Peace Prize 1977).   

May 28   Last ever Orient Express from Paris to Bucharest.   

May 28   Last trip (Paris to Bucharest) on Orient Express (after 78 years)   

May 29   Uuno Kalervo Klami, composer, dies at 60   

May 30   Dutch DC-8 crashes after takeoff at Lisbon, 62 die   

May 30   Rafael L Trujillo Molina, dictator Dom Rep (1930-61), murdered at 69.   

May 31   Chuck Berry's amusement park, Berryland in St Louis, opens   

May 31   Dominican Republic President Trujillo assassinated.   

May 31   JFK visits Charles de Gaulle in Paris   

May 31   Judge Irving Kaufman orders Board of Education of New Rochelle, to integrate.   

May 31   South Africa is recorded as becoming an independent republic   

May 31   Union of South Africa is recorded as becoming a republic, leaves the Commonwealth.   

Jun 02   George S Kaufman, playwright/dir/pulitzer prize winner, dies at 72.   

Jun 07   Robert Griffith, producer of Pajama Game, dies.   

Jun 08   English prince Edward, Duke of Kent, weds Katharine Worsley   

Jun 10   Suzanne Clayton's birthday June 10th 1961.   

Jun 12   The DND buys 66 F-101 Voodoos in exchange for US control of Pinetree Line, plus a Mutual Air Program for purchase of 200 Canadian-built F-104 Starfighters.   

Jun 13   Ben Jones, Missouri, horse trainer (Citation, Whirlaway), dies at 79.   

Jun 16   Ballet performer Rudolf Nureyev defects from the Soviet Union while in Paris   

Jun 16   Dave Garroway is fired as Today Show host.   

Jun 16   O C Scott, cricketer (WI leg-spinner in 8 Tests), dies   

Jun 16   Soviet ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev defects to West in Paris   

Jun 17   Jeff Chandler, [Ira Grossel], actor (Away all boats), dies at 40   

Jun 18   CBS radio cancels Gunsmoke   

Jun 19   Kuwait regains complete independence from Britain   

Jun 19   United Kingdom gives up control of Kuwait   

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

Jan 03   Erwin Blom, Dutch singer/guitarist (Eton Crop) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   In the year 1961 birth of lee Curreri, NYC, actor (Bruno Martelli-Fame)   

Jan 05   Curt Bader, Bloomfield Iowa, sprint kayak (Olympics-96) was born in the year 1961.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   On this day in history 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   In the year 1961 barry Fitzgerald, actor (Going My Way), dies at 72   

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

Jan 07   On this day in history 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 in the year 1961.   

Jan 10   Dashiell Hammett, US detective writer (Thin Man, Maltese Falcon), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.