France Referendum Supports Charles de Gaulle’s Algeria Policies, January 8, 1961
Date: January 8, 1961
Date: January 8, 1961
U Thant is unanimously appointed as the 3rd Secretary-General of the United Nations, becoming the first non-European individual to occupy the post. Date: November 3, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 3 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Air France Flight…
The Soviet submarine S-80 sinks when its snorkel malfunctions, flooding the boat. Date: January 27, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 27 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Paris Police Massacre Algerian Protesters, October 17, 1961Soviet Union Launches Venera 1 Toward…
President JΓ’nio Quadros of Brazil resigns after just seven months in power, initiating a political crisis that culminates in a military coup in 1964. Date: August 25, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 25 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Robert…
A protest by agricultural workers in Baixa de Cassanje, Portuguese Angola, turns into a revolt, opening the Angolan War of Independence, the first of the Portuguese Colonial Wars. Date: January 3, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 3 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today)…
Thirteen Italian Air Force servicemen, deployed to the Congo as a part of the UN peacekeeping force, are massacred by a mob in Kindu. Date: November 11, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 11 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Patrice…
Uganda becomes self-governing and holds its first elections. Date: March 1, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 1 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Adolf Eichmann Trial Begins in Jerusalem, April 11, 1961Freedom Riders Begin Southern Bus Trip, Civil Rights Movement,…