Page 11: Historical Events In 1961
Thursday, 20 February 2025
Jul 19 The first in-flight movie shown (TWA) on this day in history.
Jul 21 Launch of Mercury 4 (Liberty Bell) with Grissom on this day in history.
Jul 22 WBNB TV channel 10 in Charlotte Amaile, VI (CBS) begins broadcasting on this day in history.
Jul 23 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Cosmopolitan Golf Open on this day in history.
Jul 23 In the year 1961 esther Dale, actress (Birdie-Ma & Pa Kettle), dies after surgery at 75
Jul 24 A US commercial plane is hijacked to Cuba in the year 1961.
Jul 24 On this day in history edwin Newman becomes news anchor of the Today Show
Jul 25 Maris hits home runs 37, 38, 39 & 40 in a double header on this day in history.
Jul 27 Theodore Chanler, composer, dies at 59 in the year 1961.
Jul 29 On this day in history wallis & Futuna Islands become a French overseas territory
Jul 30 43rd PGA Championship: Jerry Barber shoots a 277 at Olympia Fields IL in the year 1961.
Aug 01 In the year 1961 beatles first gig as house band of Liverpool's Cavern Club
Aug 02 Beatles 1st gig as house band of Liverpool's Cavern Club in the year 1961.
Aug 02 Beatles first gig as house band of Liverpool's Cavern Club in the year 1961.
Aug 02 Giovanni B Angioletti, Italian writer (I grandi ospiti), dies at 64 in the year 1961.
Aug 02 St Louis Cards (NFL) beat Toronto Argonauts (CFL) 36-7 in Toronto on this day in history.
Aug 04 108ø F, Spokane, WA in the year 1961.
Aug 04 108°F, Spokane, WA in the year 1961.
Aug 04 In the year 1961 spokane, Washington reaches 108 degrees Fahrenheit
Aug 05 On this day in history eva JC Beck, actress (Elckerlyc, Resurrection), dies at 63
Aug 05 On this day in history ice Harbor Dam, Washington reaches 118 degrees F (state record)
Aug 06 Gherman S Titov, 2nd Russian in space aboard Vostok 2 (17 orbits) in the year 1961.
Aug 06 Gherman S Titov, 2nd Russian in space aboard Vostok 2 (17 orbits), 1st case of motion sickness in space reported on this day in history.
Aug 06 In the year 1961 jozef E Van Roey, Flemish cardinal/archbishop of Mechelen, dies at 87
Aug 07 In the year 1961 cosmonaut Gherman Titov circles Earth for a full day in Vostok 2
Aug 07 On this day in history russian Cosmonaut Gherman Titov circles Earth for a full day in Vostok 2
Aug 08 Charlie Gemora, actor (who portrayed King Kong), dies at 58 on this day in history.
Aug 09 On this day in history james B Parsons is 1st black appointed to Federal District Court
Aug 09 James B Parsons is first black appointed to Federal District Court on this day in history.
Aug 09 In the year 1961 walter Bedell Smith, US general/WW II chief of staff, dies at 75
Aug 10 England applies for membership in the European Common Market in the year 1961.
Aug 11 Warren Spahn records victory #300, beats Cubs 2-1 in the year 1961.
Aug 13 On this day in history adeline De Walt Reynolds, actress (Son of Dracula), dies at 78
Aug 13 On this day in history border between east and west Berlin sealed off by East Germans
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