Date: May 28, 1961
The first congress of the Spanish Trade Union Organisation is inaugurated. Date: February 27, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 27 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Eisenhower Farewell Address Warns Military-Industrial Complex, Deficit Spending, January 17, 1961World’s First Retractable Roof…
Eichmann trial: Adolf Eichmann is sentenced to death after being found guilty by an Israeli court of 15 criminal charges, including charges of crimes against humanity, crimes against the Jewish people, and membership of an outlawed organization. Date: December 15, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 15 📅 Events on…
A Douglas Dakota IV operated by Derby Aviation (later renamed to British Midland International) crashes in Canigou, France, killing 34 people. Date: October 7, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 7 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961U Thant Appointed UN…
At Silchar Railway Station, Assam, 11 Bengalis die when police open fire on protesters demanding state recognition of Bengali language in the Bengali Language Movement. Date: May 19, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 19 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
Civil rights movement: A white mob twice attacks a Freedom Riders bus near Anniston, Alabama, before fire-bombing the bus and attacking the civil rights protesters who flee the burning vehicle. Date: May 14, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 14 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This…
United Nations Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld dies in an air crash while attempting to negotiate peace in the Katanga region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Date: September 18, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 18 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…