What happened in 1961?

First human spaceflight

Major Events · Baikonur, USSR

Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human to travel into outer space aboard Vostok 1.

Construction of the Berlin Wall

Major Events · Berlin, Germany

East Germany builds a wall dividing Berlin, becoming a defining symbol of the Cold War.

Portuguese Colonial War

Wars & Conflicts

1961–1974 armed conflicts in Africa between Portugal and independence movements

Siege of Jadotville

Wars & Conflicts · Likasi

1961 Irish UN troops defend against attack by Belgian and Kanganese soldiers

Kachin conflict

Wars & Conflicts · Shan State

Armed conflict in Myanmar

Battle of Djbel Bouk'hil

Wars & Conflicts · Djelfa Province

1961 battle

Battle of Adal

Wars & Conflicts · Gash-Barka Region

1961 battle of the Eritrean War of Independence

Battle of Omal

Wars & Conflicts · Gash-Barka Region

1961 battle of the Eritrean War of Independence

Battle of Ban Pa Dong

Wars & Conflicts

1961 battle

Battles of the French evacuation from Tunisia

Wars & Conflicts · Remada

1961 battles

Paris massacre of 1961

Wars & Conflicts · Paris

A crime committed in 1961 by the French National Police against hundreds of French Algerians, which was kept secret for decades

Eritrean War of Independence

Wars & Conflicts · Eritrea

1961–1991 conflict within Ethiopia

1961 in the Vietnam War

Wars & Conflicts · Mainland Southeast Asia

Massacre at 11th Parallel

Wars & Conflicts · 11th parallel south

1963 mass killing of indigenous people in Brazil

Bay of Pigs invasion

Wars & Conflicts · Bay of Pigs

Failed landing operation of Cuba in 1961

1961 Paris massacre

Wars & Conflicts · Paris

1961 massacre of Algerian protesters by police

Annexation of Goa

Wars & Conflicts · Portuguese India

Indian military operation in December 1961 to annex Goa into Indian Republic

Operation Trikora

Wars & Conflicts · Western New Guinea

1961–1962 Indonesian military operation

Incident at Checkpoint Charlie in October 1961

Wars & Conflicts

Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs

Politics & Government

International treaty on recreational drugs

Algiers putsch of 1961

Politics & Government

1961 attempted coup in French Algeria during the Algerian War

1961 Syrian coup d'état

Politics & Government · Syria

Military coup in Syria, splitting it away from the UAR

Erwin Schrödinger died

People · Vienna

Austrian physicist (1887–1961)

Percy Williams Bridgman died

People · Randolph

American physicist

Jules Bordet died

People · Brussels

Belgian immunologist and microbiologist (1870-1961)

Michael Rockefeller died

People · Asmat

American anthropologist and art collector (1938–1961)

Olav Bjaaland died

People · Sauherad

Norwegian skier and Antarctica explorer (1873-1961)

Gary Cooper died

People · Beverly Hills

American actor (1901–1961)

Thomas Nixon Carver died

People · Santa Monica

American economist (1865-1961)

Lee de Forest died

People · Hollywood

American inventor (1873–1961)

Boris Vilkitsky died

People · Brussels metropolitan area

Russian polar explorer (1885–1961)

Edna Gladney died

People · Fort Worth

American activist (1886–1961)

Barry Fitzgerald died

People · Dublin

Irish actor (1888–1961)

Anna May Wong died

People · Santa Monica

Chinese American actress (1905-1961)

H.D. died

People

American Imagist poet (1886–1961)

Charles Coburn died

People · Manhattan

American film, theater actor (1877–1961)

Léon Bekaert died

People · Zwevegem

Industrialist, politician (1891-1961)

Louis Barrabé died

People · 14th arrondissement of Paris

French geologist

Nina Bari died

People · Moscow

Russian mathematician (1901–1961)

Morris Travers died

People · Stroud

English chemist (1872–1961)

Rudolph Martin Anderson died

People · Decorah

American-Canadian explorer

José María Sobral died

People · Buenos Aires

Argentine scientist (1880-1961)

Michael Barne died

People · Sotterley Hall

Explorer (1877–1961)

Artur Carlos de Barros Basto died

People · Porto

Portuguese military officer (1887-1961)

Mary Montgomerie Bennett died

People · Kalgoorlie

(1881-1961) teacher and advocate of Aboriginal rights

Livia Gouverneur died

People · Caracas

Venezuelan emblem of social justice

Fatima Bedar died

People · Paris

Algerian independence activist

Anna Guérin died

People · Vallon-Pont-d'Arc

Originator of Remembrance Poppy Day (1878-1961)

Otto Huiswoud died

People · Amsterdam

Surinamese political activist (1893–1961)

Fe del Valle died

People · Havana

Cuban activist

Channing Heggie Tobias died

People · Manhattan

American civil rights activist (1882–1961)

Ferdinand Smith died

People · Savannah-la-Mar

Jamaican labour activist (1893-1961)

Manuela Gómez died

People · Hollywood

Empresaria, Chica reality (1989)

Chico Marx died

People · Hollywood

American comedian (1887–1961)

Ruth Chatterton died

People · Norwalk

American actress (1892–1961)

Jeff Chandler died

People · Los Angeles

American actor and singer (1918–1961)

Philibert Jacques Melotte died

People · Camden Town

British astronomer (1880-1961)

Ludwik Fleck died

People · Jaffa

Died in Jaffa. Polish physician (1896–1961).

Ion Barbu died

People · Colentina Hospital

Romanian mathematician and poet (1895–1961)

Alfred Carlton Gilbert died

People · New Haven

American athlete, inventor, and businessman (1884-1961)

Anton Flettner died

People · New York City

German aviation pioneer (1885–1961)

William Astbury died

People · Leeds

British biochemist (1898-1961)

Giulio Cabianca died

People · Modena

Italian racing driver (1923–1961)

Beppo Levi died

People · Rosario

Italian mathematician (1875-1961)

Francesco Severi died

People · Rome

Italian mathematician (1879-1961)

Paul W. Merrill died

People · Los Angeles County

American astronomer (1887–1961)

Howard P. Robertson died

People · Pasadena

American mathematician and physicist (1903–1961)

Elda Emma Anderson died

People · Oak Ridge

American physicist (1899-1961)

Charles Erwin Wilson died

People · Norwood

American secretary of Defence (1890-1961)

Anne Sewell Young died

People · Claremont

American astronomer (1871-1961)

Émile Henriot died

People · Uccle

French chemist (1885-1961)

Carl Hermann died

People · Marburg

German physicist (1898-1961)

Simion Stoilow died

People · Bucharest

Romanian diplomat and mathematician (1887–1961)

Edgar Krahn died

People · Rockville

Estonian mathematician (1894–1961)

Kariamanickam Srinivasa Krishnan died

People · Watrap

Indian physicist (1898-1961)

Yusif Mammadaliyev died

People · Baku

Azerbaijani chemist (1905–1961)

Eduardo Torroja died

People · Madrid

Spanish structural engineer (1899–1961)

Al Keller died

People · Phoenix

Racecar driver (1920–1961)

Matthew A. Hunter died

People · Troy

Metallurgist and inventor of the Hunter process

Erich Kamke died

People · Rottenburg am Neckar

German mathematician (1890-1961)

George W. Malone died

People · Washington, D.C.

American politician (1890–1961)

Heinrich Vollmer died

People · Tübingen

German firearm designer (1885–1961)

Abraham Plessner died

People · Moscow

Russian mathematician (1900-1961)

Earle Dickson died

People · Kitchener

American engineer (1892–1961)

Alastair Denniston died

People · Lymington

British cryptographer and Royal Navy Commander (1881-1961)

Filippo Zappi died

People · Udine

Italian explorer (1896-1961)

George Washington Vanderbilt III died

People · Mark Hopkins Hotel

Died in Mark Hopkins Hotel. American scientist (1914–1961).

Algot Lange died

People · United States

Swedish explorer

Stuart Paine died

People · Burlingame

Antarctic explorer (1910-1961)

Alfonso Fernando Gonzalez died

People · Daytona Beach

American explorer (1874–1961)

Richard Mason died

People · Brazil

British explorer

Max van Rysselberghe died

People · Santiago

Belgian-born Chilean engineer and Antarctic explorer

Mei Lanfang died

People · Beijing

Peking opera artist (1894-1961)

Nita Naldi died

People · New York City

American actress (1895–1961)

Paul Wittgenstein died

People · Manhasset

Austrian pianist of Jewish heritage, emigrant from Nazi Austria to USA (1887-1961)

George S. Kaufman died

People · New York City

American writer (1889-1961)

Václav Talich died

People · Beroun

Czech conductor, violinist, music educator, professor, university educator and director conductor of Czech philharmony (1883–1961)

Anita Stewart died

People · Los Angeles

American actress, film producer (1895-1961)

Gail Russell died

People · Brentwood

Actress (1924-1961)

Vladimir Sofronitsky died

People · Moscow

Russian pianist (1901-1961)

Tsuru Aoki died

People · Tokyo

Japanese actress (1892–1961)

Belinda Lee died

People · San Bernardino

English actress (1935-1961)

George Formby died

People · Preston

English actor, singer-songwriter and comedian (1904–1961)

Alexander Goldenweiser died

People · Moscow

Russian musician (1875-1961)

Clarence Pinkston died

People · Detroit

American diver (1900–1961)

George Irving died

People · Hollywood

American actor, director (1874-1961)

Barack Obama born

People · Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children

Born in Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children. President of the United States from 2009 to 2017.

Ilham Aliyev born

People · Baku

Born in Baku. President of Azerbaijan since 2003.

George Clooney born

People · Lexington

Born in Lexington. American-French actor and filmmaker (born 1961).

Joko Widodo born

People · Surakarta

Born in Surakarta. 7th President of the Republic of Indonesia.

Julia Gillard born

People · Barry

Born in Barry. Prime Minister of Australia from 2010 to 2013.

Eddie Murphy born

People · Brooklyn

Born in Brooklyn. American actor and comedian.

Peter Jackson born

People · Wellington

Born in Wellington. New Zealand film director, screenwriter, producer and actor (born 1961).

Arundhati Roy born

People · Shillong

Born in Shillong. Indian novelist, essayist, and activist.

Sanae Takaichi born

People · Tenri

Born in Tenri. Japanese politician, Prime Minister of Japan since 2025.

Stephen Hillenburg born

People · Fort Sill

Born in Fort Sill. American marine science educator and artist (1961-2018).

Bidya Devi Bhandari born

People · Mane Bhanjyang

Born in Mane Bhanjyang. President of Nepal.

Erna Solberg born

People · Bergen

Born in Bergen. Prime Minister of Norway from 2013 to 2021.

Carl Lewis born

People · Birmingham

Born in Birmingham. US track & field athlete.

Macky Sall born

People · Fatick

Born in Fatick. 4th President of Senegal, formerly Prime Minister.

John Key born

People · Auckland

Born in Auckland. Prime Minister of New Zealand from 2008 to 2016.

Petr Pavel born

People · Planá

Born in Planá. Czech general and statesman, 4th president of the Czech Republic.

Uhuru Kenyatta born

People · Nairobi

Born in Nairobi. 4th President of Republic of Kenya (2013–2022).

Élisabeth Borne born

People · 15th arrondissement of Paris

Born in 15th arrondissement of Paris. Prime Minister of France from 2022 to 2024.

Ricky Gervais born

People · Reading

Born in Reading. British comedian.

Guido Westerwelle born

People · Bad Honnef

Born in Bad Honnef. German politician (FDP), Foreign Minister of Germany (1961-2016).

Lawrence Lessig born

People · Rapid City

Born in Rapid City. American academic, political activist.

Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan born

People · Al Ain

Born in Al Ain. President of the United Arab Emirates.

Yanis Varoufakis born

People · Athens

Born in Athens. Greek economist and politician.

Mylène Farmer born

People · Pierrefonds

Born in Pierrefonds. French singer and songwriter (born 1961).

Ferenc Gyurcsány born

People · Pápa

Born in Pápa. Prime Minister of Hungary from 2004 to 2009.

Bill de Blasio born

People · Manhattan

Born in Manhattan. 109th Mayor of New York City from 2014 to 2022.

Joseph Kony born

People · Gulu City

Born in Gulu City. Ugandan Leader of the Lord's Resistance Army.

Ingrid Betancourt born

People · Bogotá

Born in Bogotá. Colombian-French politician.

Liu Gang born

People · Liaoyuan

Born in Liaoyuan. Chinese scientist and revolutionary (born 1961).

Bill English born

People · Lumsden

Born in Lumsden. Prime Minister of New Zealand from 2016 to 2017.

Ann Coulter born

People · New York City

Born in New York City. American author, political commentator.

Aaron Sorkin born

People · New York City

Born in New York City. American filmmaker (born 1961).

Andrey Korotayev born

People · Moscow

Born in Moscow. Russian anthropologist, economic historian, comparative political scientist, and sociologist.

Laurel Clark born

People · Ames

Born in Ames. NASA astronaut, medical doctor, United States Navy Captain, and Space Shuttle mission specialist (1961-2003).

Henry Rollins born

People · Washington, D.C.

Born in Washington, D.C.. American musician.

Aziz Akhannouch born

People · Tafraout

Born in Tafraout. Prime Minister of Morocco since 2021.

William Hague born

People · Rotherham

Born in Rotherham. British politician (born 1961).

Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf born

People · Torqabeh

Born in Torqabeh. Iranian conservative politician, professor, and former air force pilot.

Mohsen Fakhrizadeh born

People · Qom

Born in Qom. Iranian general and physicist (1961–2020).

Abdourahamane Tchiani born

People · Toukounous

Born in Toukounous. Nigerien army general and commander of the Nigerien presidential guard.

William C. McCool born

People · San Diego

Born in San Diego. U.S. Navy Commander, NASA astronaut and the pilot of Space Shuttle Columbia which was destroyed during re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere in 2003.

Pamela Melroy born

People · Palo Alto

Born in Palo Alto. American astronaut.

Yuri Malenchenko born

People · Svitlovodsk

Born in Svitlovodsk. Russian cosmonaut.

Abderrahmane Sissako born

People · Kiffa

Born in Kiffa. Mauritanian film director and film producer (born 1961).

Mohammad Pakpour born

People · Arak

Born in Arak. Iranian military officer and ex-commander of the IRGC (1961–2026).

Alexander Dvornikov born

People · Ussuriysk

Born in Ussuriysk. Russian military officer (born 1961).

Rebecca Solnit born

People · Bridgeport

Born in Bridgeport. American writer.

Margaret Mazzantini born

People · Dublin

Born in Dublin. Italian writer and actress.

Mike J. Dunleavy born

People · Scranton

Born in Scranton. Governor of Alaska since 2018.

Frank De Winne born

People · Ghent

Born in Ghent. Belgian astronaut.

Jurga Ivanauskaitė born

People · Vilnius

Born in Vilnius. Lithuanian writer (1961-2007).

Kjell Westö born

People · Helsinki

Born in Helsinki. Swedish-speaking writer and journalist from Finland.

Alan G. Poindexter born

People · Pasadena

Born in Pasadena. American test pilot and astronaut (1961-2012).

Stefan Ruzowitzky born

People · Vienna

Born in Vienna. Austrian film director and screenwriter.

Simon Russell Beale born

People · United Kingdom

Born in United Kingdom. British actor and music historian.

Christopher Ferguson born

People · Philadelphia

Born in Philadelphia. American astronaut.

Daniel C. Burbank born

People · Manchester

Born in Manchester. American astronaut.

Ronald J. Garan born

People · Yonkers

Born in Yonkers. American astronaut.

Mohammad-Reza Zahedi born

People · Isfahan

Born in Isfahan. Iranian brigadier general (1961-2024).

Charles O. Hobaugh born

People · Bar Harbor

Born in Bar Harbor. American astronaut, fighter pilot.

Alexander Bard born

People · Motala Municipality

Born in Motala Municipality. Swedish musician, author, and activist.

Alonzo Babers born

People · Montgomery

Born in Montgomery. American athletics competitor.

Frederick W. Sturckow born

People · La Mesa

Born in La Mesa. American astronaut.

Susan Stryker born

People · Fort Sill

Born in Fort Sill. American professor, historian, author, and filmmaker.

Mark Phillips born

People · Georgetown

Born in Georgetown. Guyanese politician and retired military officer.

Scott Ritter born

People · Gainesville

Born in Gainesville. Former US military and UN inspector, now author, geopolitical analyst and convicted sex offender.

Riad al-Asaad born

People · Idlib

Born in Idlib. Syrian military officer and politician (born 1961).

Yossi Cohen born

People · Jerusalem

Born in Jerusalem. Former director of Mossad, the national intelligence agency of Israel.

Zog I of Albania died

People · Suresnes

Died in Suresnes. Albanian prime minister, president and king (1895-1961) (r.1922-1939).

Mohammed V of Morocco died

People · Rabat

Died in Rabat. King of Morocco (1909-1961).

Hari Singh I of Kashmir died

People · Mumbai

Died in Mumbai. Last King of Kashmir (1925-1952).

Heiner Wilmer born

People · Schapen

Born in Schapen. German theologian and bishop.

Musbah bint Nasser died

People · Irbid

Died in Irbid. Queen consort of Jordan (1884–1961).

Salman II of Bahrain died

People · Bahrain

Died in Bahrain. Ruler of Bahrain (1894–1961).

Ahmed Chami born

People · Casablanca

Born in Casablanca. Moroccan politician.

Fayçal Laraichi born

People · Meknes

Born in Meknes. Moroccan business executive.

Andrey Shokhin born

People · Vladimir

Born in Vladimir. Russian politician.

Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center

Science & Technology

NASA field center in Houston, Texas, United States

CNES

Science & Technology

French space agency

University of Twente

Science & Technology · Stadsdeel Noord

University in Enschede, Netherlands

Parkes Observatory

Science & Technology

Radio telescope observatory, located 20 kilometres north of the town of Parkes, New South Wales, Australia

Florida Atlantic University

Science & Technology

Public university in Boca Raton, Florida

University of Antananarivo

Science & Technology

Public university in Madagascar

University of Texas at Dallas

Science & Technology

Public university in Richardson, Texas

Goddard Institute for Space Studies

Science & Technology · New York City

Unit of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center and of Columbia University's Earth Institute

Plovdiv University

Science & Technology · Plovdiv

Bulgarian university

Omar Al-Mukhtar University

Science & Technology

University in Bayda, Libya

Barzilai Medical Center

Science & Technology

Hospital in Israel

Reykjavík Botanic Garden

Science & Technology

Botanical garden

Christopher Newport University

Science & Technology

Public university in Newport News, Virginia, United States

CUNY Graduate School and University Center

Science & Technology

Doctoral-granting institution of the City University of New York in New York City, US

Medical University of Varna

Science & Technology

University in Bulgaria

Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

Science & Technology

National laboratory for plasma physics and nuclear fusion science at Princeton, New Jersey

Jindai Botanical Garden

Science & Technology

Garden in Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan

Syiah Kuala University

Science & Technology

National university in Aceh, Indonesia

Cayetano Heredia University

Science & Technology

Private university located in Lima, Peru

Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre

Science & Technology

University in Porto Alegre, Brazil

Finnish Institute of International Affairs

Science & Technology · Etu-Töölö

Finnish research institute and think tank

Oldbury Nuclear Power Station

Science & Technology

Decommissioned nuclear power station in Gloucestershire, England, UK

Poltava University of Economics and Trade

Science & Technology

Public university in Poltava, Ukraine

St. Thomas University

Science & Technology

Private, nonprofit, Catholic university in Miami, Florida, USA

Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory

Science & Technology · Gauteng

Radio astronomy observatory located in South Africa

Central Siberian Botanical Garden

Science & Technology

Facility in Novosibirsk, Russia

Kameshwar Singh Darbhanga Sanskrit University

Science & Technology

State public university in Darbhanga, Bihar, India

Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration

Science & Technology

University in Ghana

Petra Christian University

Science & Technology

Private university located in Surabaya, Indonesia.

National Botanical Garden

Science & Technology

Plant conservation centre in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences

Science & Technology

Hospital in Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Hannover Medical School

Science & Technology

University medical center in the city of Hanover

National Institute of Statistics and Applied Economics

Science & Technology

Moroccan engineering school

Al-Nasser Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in Gaza

Lagos University Teaching Hospital

Science & Technology · Lagos

Hospital in Nigeria

Université Pedagogique Nationale

Science & Technology

Public higher education and university establishment in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Sri Venkateswara College

Science & Technology

Constituent college of Delhi University

Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies

Science & Technology · Villa I Tatti

Research center

CTO Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in Italy

Okinawa University

Science & Technology

Higher education institution in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan

Seisen University

Science & Technology

Higher education institution in Nagano Prefecture, Japan

Adventist University of the Antilles

Science & Technology · Mayagüez Arriba

Private, coeducational, Christian, and non-profit university in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico

Kyoto Notre Dame University

Science & Technology

Higher education institution in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

Louisiana State University of Alexandria

Science & Technology · Alexandria

Public college in Alexandria, Louisiana, U.S.

University of Durban-Westville

Science & Technology

University in South Africa

College of Language and Culture Studies

Science & Technology

School at the Royal University of Bhutan

Federal Medical Centre, Birnin Kudu

Science & Technology · Jigawa State

Federal Medical Centre in Nigeria

Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research

Science & Technology

Nonprofit research institute in Italy

Cheshire Home

Science & Technology

Hospital in Hong Kong

Christopher Columbus Power Plant

Science & Technology

Operation Groza

Science & Technology · Kapustin Yar

1961 nuclear weapons test

Raduga

Science & Technology · Novaya Zemlya

1961 nuclear weapons test

Bayamón Central University

Science & Technology

Private, Catholic, and non-profit university in Bayamón, Puerto Rico

Centro de Enseñanza Técnica y Superior

Science & Technology

Private institute of higher education in Baja California, Mexico

College of Coastal Georgia

Science & Technology

College in Brunswick, Georgia, United States

Williston State College

Science & Technology

Public community college in Williston, North Dakota, United States

Hiroshima Institute of Technology

Science & Technology

Higher education institution in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan

K.D. College of Commerce and General Studies

Science & Technology

College in West Bengal

Belarusian-Russian University

Science & Technology

Education organization in Mogilev, Belarus

West Virginia University at Parkersburg

Science & Technology

Public college in Parkersburg, West Virginia, U.S.

Hanoi University of Pharmacy

Science & Technology

University in Vietnam

North East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat

Science & Technology

It is a very amazing research centre

Universidad Nacional de Piura

Science & Technology

Public university in Piura, Peru

Cyprus College

Science & Technology

Agricultural Academy

Science & Technology

Bulgarian agricultural academy

Center for Hellenic Studies

Science & Technology

Research institute in Washington, D.C.

Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre

Science & Technology

Mental health facility in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Dhaka Dental College and Hospital

Science & Technology

Governmental dental school and hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Georgetown Hospital

Science & Technology · Georgetown

Hospital in Canada

Inova Fairfax Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in Virginia, United States

V. Bakul Institute for Superhard Materials

Science & Technology

Research institute in Kyiv, Ukraine

Giardino Botanico Alpino San Marco

Science & Technology

Botanical garden in Italy

Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens

Science & Technology

Gardens in Fort Bragg, California

Defence Food Research Laboratory

Science & Technology

State University of Makassar

Science & Technology · Makassar

Public university in Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia

Faculty of Medicine Al-Azhar University Girls Branch Cairo

Science & Technology

School of Medicine Al-Azhar

Al-Azhar University

Science & Technology

Public university in Cairo, Egypt

University of Sussex

Science & Technology

University in Brighton and Hove, UK

University of Erlangen–Nuremberg

Science & Technology

Public research university in the cities of Erlangen and Nuremberg in Bavaria, Germany, 1961-

Islamic University of Madinah

Science & Technology

University in Saudi Arabia

City University of New York

Science & Technology · New York City

Public university system in New York City

University of Maribor

Science & Technology

Slovene public university

California Institute of the Arts

Science & Technology

Private university in Santa Clarita, California, United States

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Science & Technology

Public research university located in Delhi

Hudson Institute

Science & Technology

American think tank

European University Cyprus

Science & Technology

University in Nicosia, Cyprus

Strathmore University

Science & Technology

Private university in Kenya

Moravian Gallery in Brno

Science & Technology

Museum in Brno

Feng Chia University

Science & Technology

University in Xitun District, Taichung, Taiwan

Rafael Landívar University

Science & Technology

Catholic university if Guatemala

Rabindra Bharati University

Science & Technology · Jorasanko

State public university in Kolkata, West Bengal, India

National Institute of Technology Calicut

Science & Technology

Public engineering institute located in Kerala, India

Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences

Science & Technology

Public university in Heilbronn, Germany

National Sanskrit University

Science & Technology

Central university at Tirupati

Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

Science & Technology · Velenjak

University in Tehran, Iran

National Intelligence University

Science & Technology

Research university in Bethesda, Maryland, USA

Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

Science & Technology

Engineering institute of higher education

Mindanao State University

Science & Technology

Public research university in Marawi, Philippines

Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad

Science & Technology

Institute of technology in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh

Technological University of Pereira

Science & Technology

Public research university in Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia

University of Mobile

Science & Technology

Universitiy in Mobile, Alabama

National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Science & Technology

Engineering college

Takayama College of Car Technology

Science & Technology

Central Institute of Fisheries Education

Science & Technology

Institution of higher learning in Mumbai, India

PLA Army Service Academy

Science & Technology

University in China

Catholic University of Santa María

Science & Technology

Private University in Peru

Shalom University of Bunia

Science & Technology

Private university in the DRC

Don Juan Pond

Exploration & Discovery

Shallow salt lake in Antarctica

New Athos Cave

Exploration & Discovery

Cave in Georgia

Pilate Stone

Exploration & Discovery · Israel Museum

1st-century piece of limestone with inscription mentioning Pontius Pilate

Seated Woman of Çatalhöyük

Exploration & Discovery · Turkey

Neolithic sculpture found in Turkey

Amud cave

Exploration & Discovery

Cave

Snezhanka cave

Exploration & Discovery

Cave in Bulgaria

Amman Citadel Inscription

Exploration & Discovery · Jordan Archaeological Museum

Ammonite inscription

Sarir field

Exploration & Discovery

Oilfield in Libya

Sima Humboldt

Exploration & Discovery

Cave in Venezuela

Arlanpe

Exploration & Discovery

Archaeological cave in Lemoa (Spain)

Viet Khe boat grave

Exploration & Discovery · Phù Ninh

Coffin from Dong Son culture

Sima Martel

Exploration & Discovery

Cave in Venezuela

Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Taipei

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Taipei, Taiwan

Keur Moussa abbey

Religion & Belief Systems

Catholic monastery in Senegal

Centre islamique de Genève

Religion & Belief Systems

Organization

Basilica of don Bosco

Religion & Belief Systems · Colle Don Bosco

Catholic church in the birthplace of Saint John Bosco

Masjid Tentera Diraja

Religion & Belief Systems

Mosque in Singapore

Synagogue of Charleroi

Religion & Belief Systems

Building in Belgium

Nakhalpara Sapra Mosque

Religion & Belief Systems

Mosque in Bangladesh

Peninsula Temple Sholom

Religion & Belief Systems

Reform Jewish synagogue in Burlingame, California, US

Guildford Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Anglican cathedral at Guildford, Surrey, England, UK

Cathedral of Saint Thomas More

Religion & Belief Systems

Cathedral in Arlington, Virginia

Basilica of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Lodonga

Religion & Belief Systems

1961 building in Lodonga, Uganda

Our Lady of Fatima in Vigentino Church

Religion & Belief Systems · Vigentino

Parish church in Milan

cathedral of St Mary and All Saints, Harare

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Harare, Zimbabwe

Reformed Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Muhen in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland

Holy Spirit catholic parish church

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Suhr in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland

Igreja São Paulo Apóstolo

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Blumenau, Brazil

Rantakylä Chapel

Religion & Belief Systems · Rantakylä Cemetery

Cemetery chapel in Liminka, Finland

Kui Xing Temple

Religion & Belief Systems

Baiji Fuxing Temple

Religion & Belief Systems

Ichthuskerk, Bennekom

Religion & Belief Systems · Bennekom

Church in Bennekom, Netherlands

Holy Transfiguration Monastery

Religion & Belief Systems · Brookline

Monastery in Brookline, Massachusetts

Kruiskapel

Religion & Belief Systems · Doenrade

Chapel in Doenrade, Netherlands

McLean Bible Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church in Virginia, United States

First Baptist Church, Kingston

Religion & Belief Systems

Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. USA.

Agios Georgios Selinari

Religion & Belief Systems

Monastery in Agios Nikolaos Municipality, Greece

Bruder Klaus

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Basel

Belle-Croix

Religion & Belief Systems · Grande Fagne

Wayside cross in Jalhay, Belgium

Creu del Brull

Religion & Belief Systems

Wayside cross in El Brull

Saint Peter and Paul

Religion & Belief Systems

Parish church of the roman Catholic parish of Utzenstorf in the canton of Bern, Switzerland

Saint Stephen Martyr Catholic Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in D.C., United States

St. Maria Königin catholic church

Religion & Belief Systems · Sitterdorf

Church building in Sitterdorf in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland

St. Ignatius

Religion & Belief Systems

Sigma Corporation

Economy & Trade · Kawasaki

Japanese photography equipment manufacturer

Parmalat

Economy & Trade · Collecchio

Italian company

Martin Marietta

Economy & Trade · Bethesda

American manufacturing company

Six Flags

Economy & Trade · Arlington

Former amusement park operator

Yemenia

Economy & Trade · Sanaa

National airline of Yemen

Funai

Economy & Trade · Daitō-shi

Company

Brembo

Economy & Trade · Curno

Italian automotive brake systems manufacturer

China Ocean Shipping Co., Ltd.

Economy & Trade · Shanghai

Chinese shipping and logistics services supplier

Broadcom

Economy & Trade · Palo Alto

American semiconductor company

Ranbaxy Laboratories

Economy & Trade · Gurgaon

Former Indian pharmaceutical company

Luxottica

Economy & Trade · Milan

Italian eyewear company

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

Economy & Trade · Commerce Court

Canadian banking institution

Mylan

Economy & Trade · Canonsburg

Former pharmaceutical company

Japan Credit Bureau

Economy & Trade · Minato

Company

Expo 61

Economy & Trade

Specialized exhibition in Turin celebrating the centenary of Italian unification

Frito-Lay

Economy & Trade · Plano

American food company

KGHM Polska Miedź

Economy & Trade · Lubin

Company listed on the Polish Stock Exchange

Humana

Economy & Trade · Louisville

American managed health care company

Interpublic Group of Companies

Economy & Trade · New York City

Advertising company

Mothercare

Economy & Trade · Watford

British manufacturer of products for expectant mothers and young children

ABKCO Records

Economy & Trade · New York City

American independent record label

Unipol Gruppo

Economy & Trade · Bologna

Italian holding company

Plantronics

Economy & Trade · Santa Cruz

Company

Unicharm

Economy & Trade · Minato

Japan Company

Gardena AG

Economy & Trade · Ulm

German company

WEG Industries

Economy & Trade · Jaraguá do Sul

Company

Telespazio

Economy & Trade · Rome

Italian company

CoverGirl

Economy & Trade · Maryland

American cosmetics brand

Industrial Bank of Korea

Economy & Trade · Seoul

Company

Acron Group

Economy & Trade · Veliky Novgorod

Russian group of interrelated companies

Samyang Foods

Economy & Trade · Seoul

South Korean food company

CeWe

Economy & Trade · Oldenburg

German printing company

Sinn

Economy & Trade · Frankfurt

Company

J. B. Hunt

Economy & Trade · Lowell

American trucking and logistics company

1961 New South Wales earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics

Earthquake in Australia

Night of Fire

Disasters & Pandemics · Bolzano

1961 terrorist incident in Italy

Kindu atrocity

Disasters & Pandemics · Kinshasa

Event that took place on 11 or 12 November 1961 when thirteen Italian airmen, members of the United Nations Operation in the Congo (ONUC) were murdered

1961 Vitry-Le-François train bombing

Disasters & Pandemics · Blacy

Bomb attack on a Strasbourg–Paris train

1961 Elbarusovo school fire

Disasters & Pandemics · Q4531439

Historical event

Niterói circus fire

Disasters & Pandemics · Niterói

1961 fire disaster in Brazil

assassination of Patrice Lumumba

Disasters & Pandemics · Lubumbashi

1961 killing of Congolese independence leader

Kungälv school shooting

Disasters & Pandemics · Kungälv

1961 school shooting in Kungälv, Sweden

El Barcelonazo

Social Movements & Revolutions

Venezuelan military uprising

Rebellion of the Pilots

Social Movements & Revolutions · Cibao

1961 rebellion

Cambridge movement

Social Movements & Revolutions · Dorchester County

American social movement in Dorchester County, Maryland

San Diego Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Former stadium in San Diego, California

Accra Sports Stadium

Architecture & Engineering · Victoriaborg

Stadium in Accra, Ghana

Civic Arena

Architecture & Engineering

Arena in Pittsburgh

Flamurtari Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Multi-use stadium in Vlorë, Albania

Gerbrandy Tower

Architecture & Engineering · IJsselstein

Partially guyed tower in Utrecht province, the Netherlands

Ala'ab Damanhour Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Building in Egypt

Notre-Dame des Vents

Architecture & Engineering · Port-aux-Français

Chapel in Port-aux-Français, Kerguelen Islands

Abdurrahman Roza Haxhiu Stadium

Architecture & Engineering · Lushnjë

Multipurpose stadium in Lushnja, Albania

Estadio Municipal Nelson Oyarzún Arenas

Architecture & Engineering · Chillán

Stadium

Hyvinkää Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Hyvinkää, Finland

Futuna Chapel

Architecture & Engineering

Heritage church building in Wellington, New Zealand

Estádio Ismael Benigno

Architecture & Engineering

Estadio Amazonia

Skallelv Chapel

Architecture & Engineering

Chapel in Vadsø, Norway

Saigon Bridge

Architecture & Engineering

Bridge in Vietnam

Grigory Fedotov Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Sports venue in Moscow, Russia

Valderøy Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Giske, Norway

Tonsen Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Oslo, Norway

Lyse Chapel

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Forsand, Rogaland, Norway

Fotbalový stadion Josefa Masopusta

Architecture & Engineering

Formerly known as Letní stadion, in Most

Biskopsgården Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church of Sweden church building in Gothenburg, Sweden

Oppsal Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Oslo, Norway

Futase Dam

Architecture & Engineering

Dam in Japan

Hillevåg Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway

Rabindra Sarobar Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Stadium of West Bengal

Nuvsvåg Chapel

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Loppa, Norway

14th of July Bridge

Architecture & Engineering

Suspension bridge over the Tigris in Baghdad, Iraq

Révész Street Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Stadium in Siófok, Hungary

Skarsvåg Church

Architecture & Engineering · Skarsvåg

Church in Nordkapp, Norway

Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Singapore

Trinity Church

Architecture & Engineering · Esbjerg

Church in Esbjerg

Torre de Herveo

Architecture & Engineering

National monument of Colombia

İskenderun 5 Temmuz Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Multi-purpose stadium in İskenderun, Turkey

St Ambrose's Church, Speke

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK

Trud Stadium

Architecture & Engineering · Podolsk

Stadium in Podolsk, Russia

Estadio Tlahuicole

Architecture & Engineering

Estadio de fútbol en la Ciudad de Tlaxcala de Xicohténcatl

First Congregational Church of Albany

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Albany, United States of America

Sainik School, Kapurthala

Architecture & Engineering

Former palace, now a school, in Kapurthala, India

San Martino Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Cinisello Balsamo, Italy

St. Michael's Abbey

Architecture & Engineering

Norbertine monastery in Silverado, California

Saint Barnabas on the Desert

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Arizona, United States

St Mary's Church, Windermere

Architecture & Engineering · Windermere

Church in Windermere, Cumbria, England, UK

N.G.V.B. StadionMgr. Aloysius Zichem Sportcentrum

Architecture & Engineering

St. Frances X. Cabrini Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Scituate, United States of America

St David Lutheran Church

Architecture & Engineering · Fairwater

Church in Fairwater, Cardiff, Wales

Thomas Creek Bridge

Architecture & Engineering

Bridge in United States of America

Woolsey Finnell Bridge

Architecture & Engineering

Bridge in United States of America

Immaculate Heart Church,

Architecture & Engineering

Building in India

Fort Necessity National Battlefield

Architecture & Engineering

Historic fort and battlefield in Pennsylvania USA

Selamat Datang Monument

Architecture & Engineering

Monument in Jakarta, Indonesia

Mound of the Unbeaten

Architecture & Engineering

Memorial complex in Prilep, Macedonia

Park of Friendship

Architecture & Engineering

Park in Belgrade, Serbia

El Alamein Fountain

Architecture & Engineering · Kings Cross

WWII memorial fountain in Kings Cross, Sydney, Australia

Monument to fallen Krajina soldiers

Architecture & Engineering

War memorial

Vakhtang Gorgasali's statue, Tbilisi

Architecture & Engineering

Monument in Tbilisi, Georgia

Freedom Monument

Architecture & Engineering

Monument in Baghdad

Monument to Karl Marx at the Revolution Square

Architecture & Engineering

Statue of Karl Marx in Moscow, Russia

Michael Faraday Memorial

Architecture & Engineering

Memorial in London to Michael Faraday

Wasserturm Flensburg-Mürwik

Architecture & Engineering · Volkspark

Water tower in Germany

Finnish Red Guards Monument in Vyborg

Architecture & Engineering

Stele, historic site, monument in Vyborg, Russia

Kronprinz-Rupprecht-Brunnen (Münchner Residenz)

Architecture & Engineering · Munich Altstadt

Water well in Munich

P. E. Svinhufvud statue

Architecture & Engineering · Etu-Töölö

Statue in Helsinki of president Pehr Evind Svinhufvud, created 1961 by Wäinö Aaltonen

Italian National Ossario

Architecture & Engineering · Murchison

Ossuary and memorial for Italians interned in World War II in Murchison, Victoria, Australia

El Alamein War Cemetery

Architecture & Engineering

Commonwealth cemetery located in Egypt

Fort Davis National Historic Site

Architecture & Engineering

Historic site in Fort Davis, Jeff Davis County, Texas

Malo-Krestovsky Bridge

Architecture & Engineering

Bridge in Saint Petersburg, Russia

Fort Smith National Historic Site

Architecture & Engineering

US National Historic Site in Arkansas

Canaan Baptist Church

Architecture & Engineering

church building in Alabama, United States of America

Berlin Wall

Architecture & Engineering

Barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic, enclosing West Berlin (1961–1989)

Church of Nuestra Señora de los Desamparados, Vitoria

Architecture & Engineering

Zemstvo of Kamyshin

Architecture & Engineering · Kamyshin

Museum, tourist attraction, museum building in Kamyshin, Russia

Irbenskiy (lightship)

Architecture & Engineering

Russian lightship

Louisiana Purchase State Park

Architecture & Engineering

Historic site in Arkansas, United States

Kronprinz-Rupprecht-Brunnen

Architecture & Engineering · Munich Altstadt

Water well in Munich

Sopot International Song Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Sopot

Music festival in Sopot, Poland

1961 Cannes Film Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Cannes

Film festival edition

Monte-Carlo Television Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Monte Carlo

Annual festival held in Montecarlo

Kraków Film Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Kraków

Annual film festival held in Kraków, Poland

Nara Dreamland

Sports & Entertainment · Nara

Former themepark in Nara, Japan

11th Berlin International Film Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Berlin

1961 film festival edition

Ohrid Summer Festival

Sports & Entertainment · North Macedonia

National Theatre of Northern Greece

Sports & Entertainment

Greek national theater organization

22nd Venice International Film Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Venice

1961 film festival edition

Guča Trumpet Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Guča

Annual music festival in Serbia

Bobbejaanland

Sports & Entertainment · Lichtaart

Amusement park in Lichtaart, Belgium

Zlín Film Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Zlín

Film festival

Rossiya Theatre

Sports & Entertainment

Cinema and music venue in Moscow, Russia

2nd Moscow International Film Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Moscow

1961 film festival edition

Rip Curl Pro

Sports & Entertainment · Bells Beach

Australian surfing competition

Lappia Hall

Sports & Entertainment

Theatre and congress centre in Rovaniemi, Finland

Sanremo Music Festival 1961

Sports & Entertainment · Sanremo Casino

Italian song contest (11th edition)

Music Biennale Zagreb

Sports & Entertainment · Zagreb

The biggest Croatian festival dedicated to the adventure of contemporary music.

Tama Tech

Sports & Entertainment · Hino

Former Japanese amusement park

1961 San Sebastián International Film Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Victoria Eugenia Theater

1961 film festival edition

Mariposa Folk Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Toronto Islands

Folk music festival

European Canoe / Kayak Sprint Championships 1961

Sports & Entertainment · Poznań

Niagara Amusement Park and Splash World

Sports & Entertainment

Amusement park in Grand Island, New York

Deutsche Schlager-Festspiele

Sports & Entertainment

Music festival

Golden Rose Bulgarian Feature Film Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Varna

Film festival

Festival Omladina

Sports & Entertainment · Subotica

Music festival held in Subotica, Serbia

Musical Evenings in St. Donatus

Sports & Entertainment · Church of St. Donatus

Ghost Town in the Sky

Sports & Entertainment

Amusement park

Regional Drama Theatre Ryazan

Sports & Entertainment

Theatre in Ryazan, Russia

Criterion Theatre

Sports & Entertainment

Theatre in Coventry, England

Canadian Grand Prix

Sports & Entertainment · Circuit Gilles Villeneuve

Formula 1 Grand Prix

1961 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games

Sports & Entertainment · Yangon

2nd Southeast Asian Peninsular Games

Ostrava Golden Spike

Sports & Entertainment · Ostrava

Annual track and field meeting

Bass Pro Shops Night Race

Sports & Entertainment · Bristol Motor Speedway

Auto race held at Bristol, United States

athletics at the 1961 Summer Universiade

Sports & Entertainment · Vasil Levski National Stadium

International athletics championship event

1961 European Figure Skating Championships

Sports & Entertainment · Berlin Sportpalast

Figure skating competition

IBM international chess tournament

Sports & Entertainment · Amsterdam

1961–1981 event in Amsterdam, Netherlands

1961 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final

Sports & Entertainment · Rome

Football match

1961 Pan Arab Games

Sports & Entertainment · Casablanca

Multi-sport event

1961 Copa del Generalísimo Final

Sports & Entertainment · Bernabéu

59th final of the King's Cup

1961 DFB-Pokal Final

Sports & Entertainment · Glückauf-Kampfbahn

Association football match

Australian cricket team in England in 1961

Sports & Entertainment · England

International cricket tour

Israel Festival

Sports & Entertainment · New York City

Annual arts festival held in Israel

Utah Shakespearean Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Southern Utah University

Annual theatrical festival at Southern Utah University in Cedar City, Utah, United States

American Golf Classic

Sports & Entertainment · Akron

Golf tournament formerly on the PGA Tour

Lucky International Open

Sports & Entertainment · San Francisco

Golf tournament

Tanganyika founded

Empires & Countries · Dar es Salaam

Tanganyika was founded, with its capital at Dar es Salaam.

Union of South Africa dissolved

Empires & Countries · Pretoria

Union of South Africa ceased to exist, having been centered at Pretoria.

United Arab States dissolved

Empires & Countries · Cairo

United Arab States ceased to exist, having been centered at Cairo.

British Cameroons dissolved

Empires & Countries · Buea

British Cameroons ceased to exist, having been centered at Buea.

South Kasai dissolved

Empires & Countries · Mbuji-Mayi

South Kasai ceased to exist, having been centered at Mbuji-Mayi.

Second Republic of South Korea dissolved

Empires & Countries · Seoul

Second Republic of South Korea ceased to exist, having been centered at Seoul.

Sheikhdom of Kuwait dissolved

Empires & Countries · Kuwait City

Sheikhdom of Kuwait ceased to exist, having been centered at Kuwait City.

Commonwealth realm of Sierra Leone founded

Empires & Countries · Freetown

Commonwealth realm of Sierra Leone was founded, with its capital at Freetown.

The Apartheid Regime in South Africa founded

Empires & Countries · Cape Town

The Apartheid Regime in South Africa was founded, with its capital at Cape Town.

Darkhan founded

Empires & Countries

Darkhan was founded.

West Cameroon founded

Empires & Countries

West Cameroon was founded.