January 24th (1961) was a Tuesday. It's the 23rd day of the year (24th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 342 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 24th January, 1961
» 1961 Goldsboro B-52 crash: A bomber carrying two H-bombs breaks up in mid-air over North Carolina. The uranium core of one weapon remains lost.
Famous Birthdays on January 24 in 1961
» Guido Buchwald, German footballer
» Nastassja Kinski, German-American actress
» Vince Russo, American wrestling manager and journalist
» William Van Dijck, Belgian horse racer
January 24th Famous Deaths for 1961
» Alfred Carlton Gilbert, American pole vaulter and businessman, founded the A. C. Gilbert Company (b. 1884)
January 24th Holidays in History
» Christian Feast Day:
» Cadoc (Wales)
» St. Francis de Sales or Francis de Sales
» January 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Li Tim-Oi (Episcopal Church (USA))
» St. Timothy and St. Titus, Apostolic men, (commemoration, Anglicanism)
» Earliest day on which Saturday of Souls can fall, while February 27 (or 28 during Leap Year) is the latest; observed 57 days before Easter. (Eastern Orthodox)
» Feast of Our Lady of Peace (Roman Catholic Church), and its related observances:
» 'Feria de Alasitas' (La Paz)
» First day of the Sementivae, in honor of Ceres (Roman mythology) called Ceres and Gaia (mythology) called Terra (Roman Empire)