Page 14: Historical Events In 1961

Oct 11   USAF Major Robert M White takes X-15 to 66,100 m on this day in history.   

Oct 11   USAF Major Robert M White takes X-15 to 66,100m in the year 1961.   

Oct 17   22nd congress of CPSU opens in Moscow on this day in history.   

Oct 17   In the year 1961 nASA civilian pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 to 33,100 m   

Oct 17   In the year 1961 nY Museum of Modern Art hung Henri Matisse's "Le Bateau" upside-down, It wasn't corrected until December 3rd   

Oct 18   Emergency crisis proclaimed in South Vietnam due to commun attack in the year 1961.   

Oct 18   On this day in history the birth of Wynton Marsalis, Jazz trumpeter   

Oct 19   Benjamin Merkelbach, architect/city builder of Amsterdam, dies at 60 in the year 1961.   

Oct 21   Barbra Striesand opens in "Another Evening with Harry Stones" on this day in history.   

Oct 21   On this day in history nils J E Ferlin, Swedish songwriter (Goggles), dies   

Oct 22   75,000 Flemings demand equal rights & Flemish language in Belgium in the year 1961.   

Oct 24   "Evening with Yves Montand" opens at John Golden NYC for 55 perfs in the year 1961.   

Oct 24   Malta granted independence from Britain on this day in history.   

Oct 25   Peter Jensen, co-inventer (loud speaker), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

Oct 26   On this day in history 1st Saturn launch vehicle made a flight test   

Oct 26   On this day in history edgar Mayne, cricketer (4 Tests for Australia around WWI), dies   

Oct 27   On this day in history 1st Saturn launch vehicle makes an unmanned flight test   

Oct 27   On this day in history american Basketball League starts play   

Oct 27   Outer Mongolia & Mauritania become the 102nd & 103rd members of UN on this day in history.   

Oct 27   In the year 1961 the first Saturn launch vehicle makes an unmanned flight test   

Oct 28   "Fiorello!" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 796 performances on this day in history.   

Oct 28   In the year 1961 ground broken for Municipal (Shea) Stadium for NY Mets   

Oct 29   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site in the year 1961.   

Oct 30   In the year 1961 luigi Einaudi, economist/1st president Italy, dies   

Oct 30   In the year 1961 soviet Party Congress unanimously approves a resolution removing Josef Stalin's body from Lenin's tomb in Red Square   

Oct 30   Soviet Union tests a 58 megaton hydrogen bomb on this day in history.   

Oct 31   On this day in history hurricane Hattie, kills 400 in British Honduras   

Nov 01   Alexander Cohen, Dutch anarchist/author, dies at 97 on this day in history.   

Nov 02   In the year 1961 "Kean" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 92 performances   

Nov 02   On this day in history james Thurber, humorist (The Male Animal), dies at 66   

Nov 06   In the year 1961 uS government issues a stamp honoring 100th birthday of James Naismith   

Nov 06   In the year 1961 uS govt issues a stamp honoring 100th birthday of James Naismith   

Nov 07   On this day in history antonius F "Anton" Coolen, author (Peelwerkers), dies at 64   

Nov 07   In the year 1961 france performs underground nuclear test at Ecker Algeria   

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Jan 02   Todd Haynes, American film director was born in the year 1961.   

Jan 03   In the year 1961 birth of erwin Blom, Dutch singer/guitarist (Eton Crop)   

Jan 04   Lee Curreri, NYC, actor (Bruno Martelli-Fame) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 07   Andrew Thomson, Australian politician was born in the year 1961.   

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of supriya Pathak, Indian actress   

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of john Thune, American politician   

Jan 09   On this day in history birth of oliver Goldstick, American screenwriter   

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

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

Jan 10   In the year 1961 dashiell Hammett, US detective writer (Thin Man, Maltese Falcon), dies at 66   

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

Jan 14   In the year 1961 ernest Thesiger, actor (Brass Monkey, Ghoul), dies at 81