East and West Cameroon Merge into Federal Republic of Cameroon, October 1, 1961
Date: October 1, 1961
Date: October 1, 1961
A military coup in Damascus effectively ends the United Arab Republic, the union between Egypt and Syria. Date: September 28, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 28 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Pakistan Establishes Space Research Commission, Abdus Salam Leads,…
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 1961Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs Signed in New York…
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 1961Sputnik 9 Launches, Demonstrates Soviet Human Spaceflight…
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…
NASA tests the first Saturn I rocket in Mission Saturn-Apollo 1. Date: October 27, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 27 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Greece Joins European Economic Community via Athens Agreement July 9, 1961Konstantinos Dovas Becomes Prime…
Marriage of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent to Katharine Worsley at York Minster. Date: June 8, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 8 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Enos Chimpanzee Launched into Space, Orbits Earth Twice – November 29, 1961Project…