Page 11: Historical Events In 1961

Jul 19   In the year 1961 the first in-flight movie shown (TWA)   

Jul 21   Launch of Mercury 4 (Liberty Bell) with Grissom in the year 1961.   

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 in the year 1961.   

Jul 23   Esther Dale, actress (Birdie-Ma & Pa Kettle), dies after surgery at 75 in the year 1961.   

Jul 24   In the year 1961 a US commercial plane is hijacked to Cuba   

Jul 24   Edwin Newman becomes news anchor of the Today Show on this day in history.   

Jul 25   On this day in history maris hits home runs 37, 38, 39 & 40 in a double header   

Jul 27   Theodore Chanler, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

Jul 29   Wallis & Futuna Islands become a French overseas territory in the year 1961.   

Jul 30   43rd PGA Championship: Jerry Barber shoots a 277 at Olympia Fields IL on this day in history.   

Aug 01   Beatles first gig as house band of Liverpool's Cavern Club in the year 1961.   

Aug 02   Beatles 1st gig as house band of Liverpool's Cavern Club on this day in history.   

Aug 02   On this day in history beatles first gig as house band of Liverpool's Cavern Club   

Aug 02   Giovanni B Angioletti, Italian writer (I grandi ospiti), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

Aug 02   In the year 1961 st Louis Cards (NFL) beat Toronto Argonauts (CFL) 36-7 in Toronto   

Aug 04   On this day in history 108ø F, Spokane, WA   

Aug 04   On this day in history 108°F, Spokane, WA   

Aug 04   In the year 1961 spokane, Washington reaches 108 degrees Fahrenheit   

Aug 05   In the year 1961 eva JC Beck, actress (Elckerlyc, Resurrection), dies at 63   

Aug 05   In the year 1961 ice Harbor Dam, Washington reaches 118 degrees F (state record)   

Aug 06   Gherman S Titov, 2nd Russian in space aboard Vostok 2 (17 orbits) on this day in history.   

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   Cosmonaut Gherman Titov circles Earth for a full day in Vostok 2 on this day in history.   

Aug 07   In the year 1961 russian Cosmonaut Gherman Titov circles Earth for a full day in Vostok 2   

Aug 08   On this day in history charlie Gemora, actor (who portrayed King Kong), dies at 58   

Aug 09   James B Parsons is 1st black appointed to Federal District Court on this day in history.   

Aug 09   In the year 1961 james B Parsons is first black appointed to Federal District Court   

Aug 09   In the year 1961 walter Bedell Smith, US general/WW II chief of staff, dies at 75   

Aug 10   In the year 1961 england applies for membership in the European Common Market   

Aug 11   Warren Spahn records victory #300, beats Cubs 2-1 on this day in history.   

Aug 13   On this day in history adeline De Walt Reynolds, actress (Son of Dracula), dies at 78   

Aug 13   Border between east and west Berlin sealed off by East Germans in the year 1961.   

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Jan 02   In the year 1961 birth of todd Haynes, American film director   

Jan 03   Erwin Blom, Dutch singer/guitarist (Eton Crop) was born in the year 1961.   

Jan 04   Lee Curreri, NYC, actor (Bruno Martelli-Fame) was born in the year 1961.   

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

Jan 07   Andrew Thomson, Australian politician was born on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history clarice Baright, 1st woman admitted to American Bar Assn, dies at 74   

Jan 09   On this day in history death of emily Greene Balch, American writer, Nobel Peace Prize laureate (b. 1867)   

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

Jan 11   On this day in history death of elena Gerhardt, German mezzo-soprano singer (b. 1883)   

Jan 14   Ernest Thesiger, actor (Brass Monkey, Ghoul), dies at 81 on this day in history.