Year 1961

1961

Jack Lippes develops the contraceptive intrauterine device (IUD)

1961

OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) formally constituted

1961 April 12

Moscow announces putting first man in orbit around earth, Major Yuri A. Gagarin

1961 April 17

1,200 US-sponsored anti-Castro exiles invade Cuba at the Bay of Pigs; the attackers are all killed or captured by Cuban forces

1961 August 13

East Germany erects the Berlin Wall between East and West Berlin to halt flood of refugees

1961 January 3

US breaks diplomatic relations with Cuba

1961 May 5

First US astronaut, Navy Cmdr. Alan B. Shepard, Jr., rockets 116.5 miles up in 302-mile trip

1961 October 29

USSR detonates 50-megaton hydrogen bomb in the largest man-made explosion in history

1953-1961

Dwight Eisenhower (October 14, 1890-March 28, 1969). 34° President , Repubblican

1961-1963

John F. Kennedy (May 29, 1917-Nov 22, 1963). 35° President , Democratic

1961

Nobel Prizes Physics: Robert Hofstadter, Rudolf Ludwig Moessbauer

1961

Nobel Prizes Literature: Ivo Andric

1961

Nobel Prizes Peace: Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjoeld

1961

Nobel Prizes Physiology or Medicine: Georg Von Bekesy

1961

Nobel Prizes Chemistry: Melvin Calvin, per la sua ricerca sull'assimilazione del diossido di carbonio da parte delle piante

1961

NBA, Basketball NBA Championship: Boston Celtics d. St. Louis Hawks (4-1)

1961

Tennis Wimbledon Women: Angela Mortimer d. C. Truman (4-6 6-4 7-5)

1961

Tennis Wimbledon Men: Rod Laver d. C. McKinley (6-3 6-1 6-4)

1961

Baseball World Series: New York Yankees (AL) 4-1 Cincinnati Reds (NL)

1961

UEFA Champions League, UEFA Champions League: Benfica (Portugal)

1961

1961 Playboy cover

1961 August 04

Barack Obama, President of %USA% (born at Honolulu, Hawaii,USA) Leo

1961 May 06

George Clooney, actor (born at Lexington, Kentucky, USA) Taurus

(1961)

Michael J. Fox, Movie Actor

1961 January 24

Nastassja Kinski, Actress (born at Berlin, Germany) Aquarius

1961 July 02

Alba Parietti , actress (born at Torino,Italy) Cancer

1961 June 02

Alejandro Agresti , actor (born at San Cristóbal, Buenos Aires,Argentina) Gemini

1961 September 16

Alessandro Cecchi Paone , television host Virgo

1961 July 29

Alexandra Paul , actress Leo

(1961)

Ally Sheedy , actress

1961 May 26

Anna Carlucci , television host Gemini

1961 April 28

Anna Oxa , singer Taurus

1961 March 06

Antonella Cumin , journalist Pisces

1961 August 06

Antonella Interlenghi , actress Leo

1961 December 30

Ben Johnson , ex athlete (born at Falmouth, Giamaica) Capricorn

1961 July 25

Bobbie Eakes , actress Leo

1961 July 19

Campbell Scott , actor Cancer

1961 July 01

Carl Lewis , athlete Cancer

1961 March 13

Carlo Conti , television host (born at Italy) Pisces

1961 December 20

Carlo Taranto , actor comic Sagittarius

1961 September 04

Cédric Klapisch , actor Virgo

1961 September 09

Claudio Bertoni , actor (born at Milano,Italy) Virgo

1961 January 26

Daniele Luttazzi , actor comic Aquarius

1961 May 23

Daniele Massaro , soccer player (born at Monza(Milano),Italy) Gemini

1961 February 14

Daria Bignardi , journalist Aquarius

1961 May 13

Denis Rodman , giocatore di pallacanestro Taurus

1961 May 13

Dennis Rodman , WORK Taurus

(1961)

Dennis Rodman , Basketball Player

1961 October 26

Dylan McDermott , actor Scorpio

1961 April 03

Eddie Murphy , actor Aries

1961 July 30

Elio (Belisari) , singer, leader 'Elio e le storie tese' Leo

1961 July 18

Elisabeth McGovern , actress (born at Evanston) Cancer

1961 May 17

Enya , singer Taurus

1961 September 30

Eric Stoltz , actor Libra

1961 July 15

Forest Whitaker , actor Cancer

1961 June 30

Franco Fasano , singer Cancer

1961 July 21

Gianfranco Barbagallo , actor Cancer

1961 September 11

Giovanni Evangelisti , athlete Virgo

1961 September 25

Heather Locklear , actress Libra

1961 June 24

Iain Glen , actor Cancer

1961 December 01

Jeremy Northam , actor Sagittarius

1961 April 26

Joan Chen , actress Taurus

1961 May 09

John Corbett , actor Taurus

1961 December 26

John Lynch , actor Capricorn

1961 July 25

Katherine Kelly Lang , actress Leo

1961 August 17

Kati Outinen , actress Leo

1961 November 29

Kim Delaney , actor Sagittarius

(1961)

Lea Thompson , Movie Actress

1961 July 15

Lolita Davidovich , actress Cancer

1961 March 21

Lothar Matthäus , Soccer player Aries

1961 April 15

Luca Barbarossa , singer Aries

1961 November 11

Luca Zingaretti , actor Scorpio

1961 April 05

Luciano De Luca , actor Aries

1961 June 21

Manu Chao , musician Gemini

(1961)

Marco Armani , singer (born at Bari)

1961 July 23

Marco Milano , actor comic Leo

1961 December 05

Maria De Filippi , television host Sagittarius

1961 November 19

Mary Margaret , actress Scorpio

1961 November 19

Meg Ryan , actress Scorpio

1961 March 29

Michael Winterbottom , actor Aries

1961 March 04

Miriam Makeba , singer Pisces

1961 April 27

Moana Pozzi , pornostar (born at Genova,Italy) (dead 1994 September 15) Taurus

1961 November 12

Nadia Comaneci , athlete (born at Onesti, Romania) Scorpio

1961 April 20

Paolo Barilla , entrepreneur,pilota automobilistico (born at Milano,Italy) Aries

1961 June 14

Paolo Bonolis , television host Gemini

1961 February 05

Paolo Fox , astrologo Aquarius

1961 October 31

Peter Jackson , actor,director Scorpio

1961 November 20

Phil Joanou , actor Scorpio

1961 September 24

Pierre Cosso , actor Libra

(1961)

Princess Diana , Royalty (dead 1997)

1961 November 04

Ralph Macchio , actor Scorpio

1961 February 26

Ringo , radio dj Pisces

1961 April 14

Robert Carlyle , actor Aries

1961 October 01

Stefano Rota , Righeira, singer (born at Torino,Italy) Libra

1961 December 26

Tahnee Welch , actress Capricorn

1961 April 25

The Beach Boys , PPP Taurus

1961 May 14

Tim Roth , actor Taurus

1961 August 27

Tom Ford , stylist Virgo

1961 December 20

Tommaso Chieffi , velista Sagittarius

1961 July 23

Woody Harrelson , actor Leo

1961 May 13

Gary Cooper, actor (born 1901 May 07) Taurus

1961 June 06

Carl Gustav Jung , Psychiatrist

1961 02

Ernest Hemingway , author and Nobel laureate (dead at Ketchum, Idaho, USA) (born 1899 July 21) Cancer

1961 04

Erwin Schrodinger , physicist and Nobel Laureate

1961 October 11

Leonard Chico Marx , comedian (Marx Brothers)

1961 November 02

Luigi Amato , painter (born 1898 January 01) Capricorn