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1961 Calendar Trivia
The next time you can reuse this calendar will be on year 2023. Both calendars will be exactly the same! This is assuming you are not interested in the dates for Easter and other irregular holidays that are based on a solar cycle.
April 4 (4/4), June 6 (6/6), August 8 (8/8), October 10 (10/10), December 12 (12/12), and the last day of February always fall on the same day of the week in any given year. This is called the ‘Doomsday rule’. Check these dates using the full 12-month calendar below to verify.
1961 Calendar
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Historical Events Of 1961
- January 26, 1961 – John F. Kennedy appoints Janet G. Travell to be his physician. This is the first time a woman holds the appointment of Physician to the President.
- February 15, 1961 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Metal Ox in Chinese astrology.
- April 18, 1961 – The Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, a cornerstone of modern international relations, is adopted.
- April 20, 1961 – Failure of the Bay of Pigs Invasion of US-backed Cuban exiles against Cuba.
- May 19, 1961 – Venera program: Venera 1 becomes the first man-made object to fly-by another planet by passing Venus (the probe had lost contact with Earth a month earlier and did not send back any data).
- June 23, 1961 – Cold War: The Antarctic Treaty, which sets aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve and bans military activity on the continent, comes into force after the opening date for signature set for the December 1, 1959.
- August 10, 1961 – First use in Vietnam War of the Agent Orange by the U.S. Army.
- August 11, 1961 – The former Portuguese territories in India of Dadra and Nagar Haveli are merged to create the Union Territory Dadra and Nagar Haveli.
- August 21, 1961 – Motown releases what would be its first #1 hit, “Please Mr. Postman” by The Marvelettes.
- October 1, 1961 – East and West Cameroon merge to form the Federal Republic of Cameroon.
Who Were Born On 1961?
- February 6, 1961 – Bill Lester, American race car driver
- March 29, 1961 – Mike Kingery, American baseball player
- April 8, 1961 – Brian McDermott, English footballer and manager
- April 9, 1961 – Mark Kelly, Irish keyboard player (Marillion and DeeExpus)
- June 5, 1961 – Anthony Burger, American singer and pianist (The Kingsmen Quartet) (d. 2006)
- July 18, 1961 – Pasi Rautiainen, Finnish footballer, coach, and manager
- November 22, 1961 – Stephen Hough, English-Australian pianist and composer
- December 10, 1961 – Nia Peeples, American singer and actress
- December 16, 1961 – LaChanze, American actress, singer, and dancer
- December 28, 1961 – Kent Nielsen, Danish footballer and manager