As MAD Magazine pointed out on its cover for the March 1961 issue, this was the first "upside-up" year — i.e., one in which the numerals that form the year look the same as when the numerals are rotated upside down, a strobogrammatic number — since 1881.
1887) December 28 – Edith Wilson, First Lady of the United States from 1915 to 1921 (b.
King, President of Liberia from 1920 to 1930 (b.
1887) December 28 – Edith Wilson, First Lady of the United States from 1915 to 1921 (b.
King, President of Liberia from 1920 to 1930 (b.
1875) September 7 – Pieter Gerbrandy, Prime Minister of the Netherlands 1940 to 1945 (b.
1875) September 7 – Pieter Gerbrandy, Prime Minister of the Netherlands 1940 to 1945 (b.
The Soviet Union resumes nuclear testing, escalating fears over the ongoing Berlin crisis. September 7 – Tom and Jerry make a return with their first cartoon short since 1958, Switchin' Kitten.
Consulate in Rome, and confesses that he was part of the team that forged the Etruscan terracotta warriors in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. * After the 1960 military coup, General Cemal Gürsel forms the new government of Turkey (25th government). January 7 – Following a four-day conference in Casablanca, five African chiefs of state announce plans for a NATO-type African organization to ensure common defense.
Kennedy and Charles de Gaulle meet in Paris. * Benfica beats Barcelona 3–2 at Wankdorf Stadium, Bern and wins the 1960–61 European Cup (football). ===June=== June 1 – Ethiopia experiences its most devastating earthquake of the 20th century, with a magnitude of 6.7.
As MAD Magazine pointed out on its cover for the March 1961 issue, this was the first "upside-up" year — i.e., one in which the numerals that form the year look the same as when the numerals are rotated upside down, a strobogrammatic number — since 1881.
Polaris submarines arrive at Holy Loch in Scotland. March 11 – "Barbie" gets a boyfriend, when the "Ken" doll is introduced in the United States. March 13 * Black and white £5 notes cease to be legal tender in the UK. * 1961 Kurenivka mudslide: A dam bursts in Kiev, USSR, killing 145. * United States delegate to the United Nations Security Council Adlai Stevenson votes against Portuguese policies in Africa. * United States President John F.
These events result in the beginning of the colonial war with Portugal. March 18 * A ceasefire takes effect in the Algerian War of Independence. * Nous les amoureux by Jean-Claude Pascal (music by Jacques Datin, text by Maurice Vidalin) wins the Eurovision Song Contest 1961 for Luxembourg. March 29 – The Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, allowing residents of Washington, D.C.
The record for the shorter season is still held by Babe Ruth. October 10 – A volcanic eruption on Tristan da Cunha causes the whole population to be evacuated to Britain, where they will remain until 1963. October 12 – The death penalty is abolished in New Zealand. October 17 – Paris massacre of 1961: French police in Paris attack about 30,000 protesting a curfew applied solely to Algerians.
Kennedy gives support to the Volta Dam project in Ghana. December 9 * Tanganyika gains independence as a Commonwealth realm, with Julius Nyerere as its first Prime Minister, with Queen Elizabeth II as Queen of Tanganyika, and represented locally by the Governor-General of Tanganyika. * 1961 Australian federal election: Robert Menzies' Liberal/Country Coalition Government is re-elected with a one-seat majority, narrowly defeating the Labor Party led by Arthur Calwell.
The record for the shorter season is still held by Babe Ruth. October 10 – A volcanic eruption on Tristan da Cunha causes the whole population to be evacuated to Britain, where they will remain until 1963. October 12 – The death penalty is abolished in New Zealand. October 17 – Paris massacre of 1961: French police in Paris attack about 30,000 protesting a curfew applied solely to Algerians.
Sweeney, American actor November 16 * Andrea Prodan, Scottish-Italian film actor, composer and musician * Corinne Hermès, French singer, Eurovision Song Contest 1983 winner November 18 * Michael Hawley, American academic and artist (d.
The nation rejoins the organization in 1994. * The Union of Peoples of Angola, led by Holden Roberto, attacks strategic locations in the north of Angola.
After splashdown, the hatch prematurely opens, and the spacecraft sinks (it is recovered in 1999). July 25 – U.S.
One of the closest election results in Australian history, such a result will not be replicated again until 2016.
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