November 1961 calendar

November 1961
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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in November 1961.
The US president was John F. Kennedy (Democrat), the UK Prime Minister was Harold Macmillan (Conservative), Pope John XXIII was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on November 1961: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of November 1961?

Events

01 Nov 1961 50,000 women in 60 cities participate in the inaugural Women Strike for Peace (WSP) against nuclear proliferation.
02 Nov 1961 Kean opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 92 performances
03 Nov 1961 General Assembly unanimously elects U Thant acting secretary general
04 Nov 1961 Karamanlis becomes Premier of Greece
06 Nov 1961 The U.S. government issues a stamp honoring the 100th birthday of James Naismith.
08 Nov 1961 Whitey Ford is voted Cy Young Award winner over Warren Spahn
09 Nov 1961 USAF Major Robert M White takes X-15 to 30,970m
10 Nov 1961 ''Catch-22'' is first published by Joseph Heller.
11 Nov 1961 Adulterous couple up mestkar through Staphorst riding
13 Nov 1961 WCBB TV channel 10 in Augusta, ME (PBS) begins broadcasting
15 Nov 1961 Comet C / 1961 T1 (Seki) approaches within 0.1019 AUs of Earth
16 Nov 1961 Great Britain limits immigration from Commonwealth countries
17 Nov 1961 Michael Rockefeller, son of New York Governor and later Vice President Nelson Rockefeller, disappears in the jungles of New Guinea.
18 Nov 1961 Gay Life opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 113 performances
20 Nov 1961 WPLG TV channel 10 in Miami, Florida (ABC) begins broadcasting
22 Nov 1961 Frank Robinson is 1st to win MVPs in both major leagues
24 Nov 1961 World Food Program (WFP) formed as a temporary UN program.
26 Nov 1961 Pro Baseball Rules Committee votes 8-1 against legalizing the spitball
27 Nov 1961 KHAW TV channel 11 in Hilo, HI (NBC) begins broadcasting
28 Nov 1961 Ernest Davis is 1st black to win Heisman Trophy
29 Nov 1961 John A McCone replaces Allen W Dulles as 6th Director of CIA
30 Nov 1961 Billy Williams of the Cubs is voted NL Rookie of Year
03 Nov 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.