Date: May 19, 1961
While on tour with the Kirov Ballet in Paris, Rudolf Nureyev defects from the Soviet Union. Date: June 16, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 16 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Khrushchev Sparks Berlin Crisis at Vienna Summit June 4,…
During the Algiers putsch by French generals, President Charles de Gaulle announces he has assumed emergency powers, and calls on troops and civilians to support him. Date: April 23, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 23 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
In a nationally broadcast speech, Cuban leader Fidel Castro declares that he is a Marxist–Leninist and that Cuba will adopt Communism. Date: December 2, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 2 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Lawrencium First Synthesized at…
The Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs is signed in New York City. Date: March 30, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 30 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Soviet Navy Tests First Armed Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile, October 20, 1961Tanganyika Independence from…
India annexes Daman and Diu, part of Portuguese India. Date: December 19, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 19 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Fidel Castro Declares Cuba Socialist, Abolishes Elections, May 1, 1961U Thant Appointed UN Secretary-General, First Non-European…
American civil rights movement: Alabama Governor John Malcolm Patterson declares martial law in an attempt to restore order after race riots break out. Date: May 21, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 21 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961East Germany…