Date: January 24, 1961
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Typhoon Nancy, with possibly the strongest winds ever measured in a tropical cyclone, makes landfall in Osaka, Japan, killing 173 people. Date: September 16, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 16 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961K-19 First Soviet Nuclear…
In the Italian Grand Prix, a crash causes the death of German Formula One driver Wolfgang von Trips and 15 spectators who are hit by his Ferrari, the deadliest accident in F1 history. Date: September 10, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 10 📅 Events on this day in 1961…
The Prime Minister of Cuba, Fidel Castro, proclaims Cuba a socialist nation and abolishes elections. Date: May 1, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 1 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Twenty-Third Amendment Ratified, D.C. Gains Presidential Vote – March 29,…
Discovery of the chemical elements: Element 103, Lawrencium, is first synthesized at the University of California. Date: February 14, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 14 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961France Referendum Supports Charles de Gaulle’s Algeria Policy, January…
An allegedly 500,000-year-old rock is discovered near Olancha, California, US, that appears to anachronistically encase a spark plug. Date: February 13, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 13 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Prince Edward Marries Katharine Worsley at York…
Alaska Airlines Flight 779 crashes near Shemya Air Force Base in Shemya, Alaska killing six. Date: July 21, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 21 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Eisenhower Warns of Military-Industrial Complex in Farewell Address, January 17,…