Page 15: Historical Events In 1961

Nov 08   On this day in history whitey Ford is voted Cy Young Award winner over Warren Spahn   

Nov 09   PGA eliminates caucasians only rule in the year 1961.   

Nov 09   On this day in history uSAF Major Robert M White takes X-15 to 30,970 m   

Nov 12   Olympic gymnast Nadia Comaneci is born on this day in history.   

Nov 13   Fredrik J "Frits" Bakker Jr, Dutch actor (Unknown Woman), dies at 63 in the year 1961.   

Nov 13   On this day in history wally Brown actor (Jed Fame-Cimarron City), dies at 57   

Nov 13   In the year 1961 wCBB TV channel 10 in Augusta, ME (PBS) begins broadcasting   

Nov 15   In the year 1961 douglas Walton, actor (Bad Lands), dies of heart attack at 51   

Nov 16   In the year 1961 great Britain limits immigration from Commonwealth countries   

Nov 16   Sam Rayburn, Speaker of the House for 17 years, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

Nov 18   "Gay Life" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 113 performances in the year 1961.   

Nov 18   In the year 1961 uS Ranger 2 launched to Moon; failed   

Nov 19   Houston George Blanda passes for 7 touchdowns vs NY Titans (49-13) on this day in history.   

Nov 22   On this day in history frank Robinson is 1st to win MVPs in both major leagues   

Nov 22   Mariel Hemingway (actress Delirious, Falling from Grace, Lipstick, Personal Best, The Suicide Club, Superman 4 The Quest for Peace) on this day in history.   

Nov 22   Mariel Hemingway (actress: Delirious, Falling from Grace, Lipstick, Personal Best, The Suicide Club, Superman 4: The Quest for Peace) in the year 1961.   

Nov 24   In the year 1961 ruth Chatterton, actress (Female, Dodsworth), dies after illness at 67   

Nov 25   In the year 1961 nBA's Bob Cousy becomes 2nd player to score 15,000 points   

Nov 26   Alexander Borisovich Goldenweiser, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

Nov 26   On this day in history for 2nd time in his career, St Louis' Jerry Norton has 4 interceptions   

Nov 27   Gordie Howe becomes 1st to play in 1,000 NHL games in the year 1961.   

Nov 27   Gordie Howe becomes first to play in 1,000 NHL games in the year 1961.   

Nov 29   In the year 1961 freedom Riders attacked by white mob at bus station in Miss   

Nov 29   Mercury-Atlas 5 carries a chimp (Enos) to orbit on this day in history.   

Nov 30   On this day in history stanislaw Kazuro, composer, dies at 80   

Nov 30   In the year 1961 uSSR vetoes Kuwait's application for UN membership   

Dec 02   On this day in history fidel Castro declares he's a Marxist, & will lead Cuba to Communism   

Dec 02   Fidel Castro declares he's a Marxist, and will lead Cuba to Communism on this day in history.   

Dec 03   In the year 1961 anton Geesink becomes 1st not-Japanese judo world champion   

Dec 03   Jekabs Graubins, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

Dec 04   Museum of Modern Art hung Matisse's Le Bateau upside down for 47 days on this day in history.   

Dec 04   Smallest New York Knick, 49th St MSG crowd-1,300 (snowstorm) on this day in history.   

Dec 04   Tanganyika becomes the 104th member of the UN on this day in history.   

Dec 06   In the year 1961 27th Heisman Trophy Award: Ernie Davis, Syracuse (HB)   

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of todd Haynes, American film director   

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

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

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of curt Bader, Bloomfield Iowa, sprint kayak (Olympics-96)   

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

Jan 07   Supriya Pathak, Indian actress was born on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 06   On this day in history 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   Emily Greene Balch, American writer, Nobel Peace Prize laureate (b. 1867) died on this day in history.   

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

Jan 11   On this day in history 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