December 1961 calendar

Events

• 01 Dec 1961 The independent Republic of West Papua is proclaimed in modern-day Western New Guinea.
• 02 Dec 1961 Wind Bell, journal of SF Zen Center, begins publishing
• 03 Dec 1961 Beatles meet future manager Brian Epstein
• 04 Dec 1961 WXGA TV channel 8 in Waycross, Georgia (PBS) begins broadcasting
• 05 Dec 1961 U.S. President John F. Kennedy gives support to the Volta Dam project in Ghana.
• 06 Dec 1961 27th Heisman Trophy Award: Ernie Davis, Syracuse (HB).
• 08 Dec 1961 Antwerp Belgium diocese forms
• 09 Dec 1961 From the Second City closes at Royale Theater NYC after 87 performances
• 10 Dec 1961 Dr Ruth marries Fred Westheimer
• 11 Dec 1961 Please, Mr. Postman by Marvelettes, released
• 12 Dec 1961 Ham radio satellite Oscar 1 launched with military Discoverer 36.
• 13 Dec 1961 Beatles sign a formal agreement to be managed by Brian Epstein
• 14 Dec 1961 The United Republic of Tanzania joins the United Nations.
• 15 Dec 1961 Adolf Eichmann convicted of crimes against humanity in Israel
• 16 Dec 1961 Evening with Yves Montand opens at John Golden NYC after 55 performances
• 17 Dec 1961 India seizes Goa and 2 other Portuguese colonies
• 18 Dec 1961 KAIL TV channel 53 in Fresno, CA (IND) begins broadcasting
• 19 Dec 1961 Indonesian President Sukarno proclaims general mobilization.
• 20 Dec 1961 Moss Heart, US dramatist (You can't take it with you), dies at age 57.
• 21 Dec 1961 Beatles record Sweet Georgia Brown andReady Teddy
• 22 Dec 1961 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
• 23 Dec 1961 KICU TV channel 43 in Visalia-Fresno, CA (IND) begins broadcasting
• 24 Dec 1961 Houston Oilers beat San Diego Chargers 10-3 in AFL championship game.
• 27 Dec 1961 Subways Are for Sleeping opens at St. James Theater NYC for 205 performances
• 30 Dec 1961 Congolese troops capture Albert Kalonji of South Kasai (who soon escapes).
• 31 Dec 1961 lrma La Douce closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 527 performances

Famous Birthday

• Ingrid Betancourt

  Colombian-born politician and kidnap victim, she She is the mother of two children.

• Ann Coulter

  American lawyer journalist and author.

• Bill Hicks

  American comedian actor and singer (d. 1994).

• Yvan Le Bolloch
• Elvis Aaron Presley Jr
• Nia Peeples

  American actress, singer, dancer and choreographer, the star of "Walker, Texas Ranger.

• Annie Pujol
• Joe Lando

  American actor and producer.

• Jeremy Northam

  English actor and singer.

• Tarzan (character)
• Macky Sall

  Senegalese engineer and politician 4th President of Senegal.

• Sean Hannity

  American conservative talk show host, political commentator and writer, he is known for his broadcasts on Fox News Channel since 1996.

• Fanny Bastien
• Marco Pierre White

  English chef and restaurateur.

• Daniel O'Donnell

  Irish singer, television presenter and philanthropist.

• Ben Johnson

  100m runner (1988 Olympics - Gold Medalist, disqualified).

• Jim Reid

  Scottish singer and guitarist for The Jesus and Mary Chain, a feedback-driven guitar band he co-founded with his brother William in 1983.

• Guido Westerwelle
• Sylvie Andrieux

  French politician, member of the National Assembly of France.

• Carol Smillie

  British television personality.

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Famous Deaths

• Frantz Fanon

  French-American psychiatrist and revolutionary writer.

• William Beatton Moonie

  Composer, dies at 78.

• Guy de Lioncourt

  Composer, dies at 76.

• Rheinhold Rudenberg

  Inventor of electron microscope.

• Mary Charleson

  Actress (Upstairs & Downstairs), dies at 76.

• Boris Semyonovich Shekhter

  Composer, dies at 61.

• Daiun Sogaku Harada Zen

  founder of Sanbo Kyodan lineage, dies at age 91.

• Grandma [Anna M] Moses

  US painter, dies at age 101.

• William "Dummy" Hoy

  professional baseball player, dies at age 99.

• Jekabs Graubins

  Composer, dies at 75.

• Marion Perkins

  sculptor (Man of Sorrow), dies at age 53.

• Edith Bolling Galt Wilson

  first lady (1915-21), dies at age 89.

• Jacobus "Ko" van den Bosch Dutch actor (Amsterdamned)/director

  dies at age 53.

• Grandma Moses

  American artist best remembered as "Grandma Moses.

• Owen Brewster

  American captain and politician 54th Governor of Maine (d. 1961).

• Emil Fuchs

  German-born American attorney and baseball team owner (Born 1878).

• Moss Hart

  American director and playwright (d. 1961).

• Kurt Meyer

  German SS officer (Born 1910).

• Cato Engelen-Sewing Dutch soprano singer/primadonna

  dies at age 93.

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Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Jimmy Dean - Big Bad John
2. The Marvelettes - Please Mr. Postman
3. The Tokens - The Lion Sleeps Tonight
4. Dion - Runaround Sue
5. Bobby Vee - Run To Him

Top #5 songs in the UK

1. Frankie Vaughan - Tower Of Strength
2. Johnny Tillotson - Poetry In Motion
3. Danny Williams - Moon River
4. Cliff Richard - I Love You
5. Elvis Presley - His Latest Flame / Little Sisters