What Happened In October 1961 In History

Historical Events for October, 1961

• 1st » East and West Cameroon merge to form the Cameroon or Federal Republic of Cameroon.
• 3rd » 'The Dick Van Dyke Show' premieres on CBS known as CBS-TV in the United States.
• 17th » Scores of Algerian protesters (some claim up to 400) are Paris massacre of 1961 known as massacred by the Paris police at the instigation of former Nazi collaborator Maurice Papon, then chief of the Prefecture of Police.
• 20th » The Soviet Union performs the first armed test of a submarine-launched ballistic missile, launching an R-13 (missile) called R-13 from a Golf-class submarine.
• 27th » NASA tests the first Saturn I rocket in SA-1 (Apollo) named Mission Saturn-Apollo 1.
• 27th » Mauritania and Mongolia join the United Nations.
• 29th » Syria exits from the United Arab Republic.
• 30th » Nuclear testing: The Soviet Union detonates the hydrogen bomb Tsar Bomba over Novaya Zemlya; at 50 megatons of yield, it is still the largest explosive device ever detonated, nuclear or otherwise.

Famous Birthdays on October in 1961

• 1st » Gary Ablett, Sr., Australian footballer
• 1st » Rico Constantino, American wrestler and manager
• 1st » Robert Rey, Brazilian-American surgeon
• 1st » Corrie van Zyl, South African cricketer and coach
• 2nd » Jaan Toomik, Estonian director and producer
• 3rd » Dean Lawrence (actor) known as Dean Lawrence, English actor
• 3rd » Maxx Payne, American wrestler and actor
• 3rd » Rebecca Stephens (climber) e.g Rebecca Stephens, English journalist and mountaineer
• 4th » Philippe Russo, French singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 4th » Kazuki Takahashi, Japanese author and illustrator, created 'Yu-Gi-Oh!'
• 5th » Sharon Cheslow, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Chalk Circle (American band) known as Chalk Circle)
• 5th » Matthew Kauffman, American journalist
• 7th » Brian Mannix, Australian singer and actor (Uncanny X-Men (band) e.g Uncanny X-Men)
• 7th » Matthew Roloff, American farmer and author
• 7th » Tony Sparano, American football player and coach
• 8th » Steven Bernstein (musician) e.g Steven Bernstein, American trumpet player and composer (Sex Mob, The Lounge Lizards, and Spanish Fly (band) known as Spanish Fly)
• 8th » Simon Burke, Australian actor
• 8th » Ted Kooshian, American pianist (Ed Palermo Big Band)
• 9th » Julian Bailey, English race car driver
• 9th » Gyula Hajszán, Hungarian footballer
• 9th » Ellen Wheeler, American actress, director, and producer
• 10th » Jodi Benson, American actress and singer
• 10th » Scott Hoffman, American drummer (38 Special (band) e.g 38 Special)
• 10th » Henrik Jørgensen (athlete) e.g Henrik Jørgensen, Danish runner
• 10th » Martin Kemp, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and actor (Spandau Ballet)
• 11th » Neil Buchanan, English guitarist and actor (Marseille (band) known as Marseille)
• 11th » Amr Diab, Egyptian singer-songwriter
• 11th » Steve Young, American football player and sportscaster
• 12th » Chendo, Spanish footballer
• 13th » Doc Rivers, American basketball player and coach
• 14th » Isaac Mizrahi, American fashion designer
• 16th » Marc Levy, French author
• 16th » Randy Vasquez, American actor, director, and producer
• 18th » Wynton Marsalis, American trumpet player, composer, and educator
• 18th » Rick Moody, American author
• 19th » Sunny Deol, Indian actor and producer
• 20th » Ian Rush, Welsh footballer and manager
• 20th » Les Stroud, Canadian musician and filmmaker
• 20th » Michie Tomizawa, Japanese voice actress and singer
• 22nd » Robert Torti, American actor and singer
• 23rd » Laurie Halse Anderson, American author
• 23rd » Andoni Zubizarreta, Spanish footballer
• 24th » Mary Bono, American politician
• 24th » Bruce Castor, American lawyer and politician
• 25th » Ward Burton, American race car driver
• 25th » Janice Tanton, Canadian illustrator
• 25th » Willie Walsh (Irish businessman) or Willie Walsh, Irish businessman
• 26th » Gerald Malloy, American lawyer and politician
• 26th » Dylan McDermott, American actor
• 26th » Stacy Schiff, American author and critic
• 29th » Randy Jackson (The Jacksons) e.g Randy Jackson, American singer-songwriter and dancer (The Jackson 5)
• 29th » Joel Otto, American ice hockey player and coach
• 30th » Scott Garrelts, American baseball player
• 30th » Giorgos Papakonstantinou, Greek economist and politician, Ministry of Finance (Greece) known as Greek Minister of Finance
• 31st » Alonzo Babers, American runner and pilot
• 31st » Kate Campbell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 31st » Peter Jackson, New Zealand actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 31st » Larry Mullen, Jr., Irish drummer, songwriter, and actor (U2 and Automatic Baby)

Famous Deaths for October 1961

• 1st » Ludwig Bemelmans, Italian-American author and illustrator (b. 1898)
• 4th » Benjamin (Fedchenkov) e.g Benjamin, Russian metropolitan (b. 1880)
• 11th » Lucy Tayiah Eads, Kaw tribal chief (b. 1888)
• 11th » Chico Marx, American actor and singer (b. 1887)
• 13th » Prince Louis Rwagasore, Burundi politician, Prime Minister of Burundi (b. 1932)
• 14th » Paul Ramadier, French politician, 129th Prime Minister of France (b. 1888)
• 14th » Harriet Shaw Weaver, English journalist and activist (b. 1876)
• 18th » Tsuru Aoki, Japanese-American actress (b. 1892)
• 30th » Luigi Einaudi, Italian economist and politician, 2nd President of the Italian Republic (b. 1874)

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