Page 10: Historical Events In 1961

Jun 19   In the year 1961 kuwait regains complete independence from Britain   

Jun 19   United Kingdom gives up control of Kuwait on this day in history.   

Jun 19   US Supreme Court struck down a provision in Md's constitution requiring state office holders to believe in God on this day in history.   

Jun 22   In the year 1961 beatles record Aint She Sweet, Cry for a Shadow, When the Saints Go Marching In, Why, Nobody's Child &My Bonnie, in Hamburg   

Jun 22   On this day in history betty Elder, actress (Annie Get Your Gun), dies   

Jun 23   In the year 1961 antarctic Treaty goes into effect   

Jun 23   Franz de Backer, Flemish writer (Rubens' Daughter), dies at 70 in the year 1961.   

Jun 23   On this day in history uSAF Maj Robert M White takes X-15 to 32,830 m   

Jun 24   In the year 1961 beatles record "If You Love Me Baby"   

Jun 25   On this day in history iraq announces that Kuwait is a part of Iraq (Kuwait disagrees)   

Jun 26   On this day in history kenneth F Fearing, US, poet (Afternoon of a pawnbroker), dies at 58   

Jun 27   Paul (II) Guilfoyle, actor (Apache, Final Anaylsis), dies at 58 in the year 1961.   

Jun 28   On this day in history phils & SF set then record longest night game (5h11m) 7-7 15 inn tie   

Jun 29   On this day in history launch of Transit 4a, with first nuclear power supply (SNAP-3)   

Jun 30   Explorer (12) fails to reach Earth orbit in the year 1961.   

Jun 30   Lee de Forest, inventor (Electron Tube), dies at 87 in the year 1961.   

Jul 01   On this day in history haleakala National Park established in Hawaii   

Jul 02   Ernest Hemingway shot himself to death in Ketchum Idaho on this day in history.   

Jul 02   In the year 1961 ernest Hemingway, writer, commits suicide at 61   

Jul 04   Franklyn Farnum, dies of cancer at 83 in the year 1961.   

Jul 06   In the year 1961 cuno Amiet, Swiss painter, dies at 93   

Jul 08   Julian Bautista, composer, dies at 60 in the year 1961.   

Jul 08   Portuguese steamer "Save" breaks up off Mozambique, 227 die on this day in history.   

Jul 09   In the year 1961 alan Marshal, actor (Lydia, Irene, Exile Express), dies at 52   

Jul 11   30th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 5-4 in 10 at Candlestick Pk, SF on this day in history.   

Jul 13   Arnold Schoenberg Austrian-US composer (Second Quartet), dies at 86 in the year 1961.   

Jul 14   Astro's Eddie Matthews hits HR #500 in the year 1961.   

Jul 16   Kathy Cornelius wins LPGA Tippecanoe Golf Open on this day in history.   

Jul 16   [Louise] Sophie M E de Vries, actress (English Prof), dies at 88 in the year 1961.   

Jul 17   In the year 1961 john Chancellor becomes news anchor of the Today Show   

Jul 17   Ty Cobb Detroit Tiger hall of fame baseball player, dies at 75 in the year 1961.   

Jul 17   Ty Cobb, baseball great (Det Tigers), dies of cancer at 74 in the year 1961.   

Jul 18   Commissioner Ford Frick rules Babe Ruth's record of 60 HR in 154-game sched in 1927, must be broken in 1st 154 of 162 games on this day in history.   

Jul 18   On this day in history kit Guard, dies of cancer at 67   

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Jan 02   On this day in history 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   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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 09   Oliver Goldstick, American screenwriter was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 04   Barry Fitzgerald, actor (Going My Way), dies at 72 in the year 1961.   

Jan 06   In the year 1961 regina Ullmann, writer, dies at 76   

Jan 07   Clarice Baright, 1st woman admitted to American Bar Assn, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   In the year 1961 death of emily Greene Balch, American writer, Nobel Peace Prize laureate (b. 1867)   

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

Jan 11   In the year 1961 death of elena Gerhardt, German mezzo-soprano singer (b. 1883)   

Jan 14   On this day in history ernest Thesiger, actor (Brass Monkey, Ghoul), dies at 81