September 18th (1961) was a Monday. It's the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 105 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 18th September, 1961
» U.N. Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld dies in a plane crash while attempting to negotiate peace in the war-torn Katanga Province or Katanga region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Famous Birthdays on September 18 in 1961
» James Gandolfini, American actor (d. 2013)
» Konstantin Kakanias, Greek-American painter
» Mark Olson (musician) e.g Mark Olson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Jayhawks and Original Harmony Ridge Creekdippers)
» Lori and George Schappell, American conjoined twins
September 18th Famous Deaths for 1961
» Dag Hammarskjöld, Swedish economist and diplomat, 2nd Secretary-General of the United Nations, Nobel Peace Prize known as Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1905)
September 18th Holidays in History
» Christian feast day:
» Constantius (Theban Legion)
» Edward Bouverie Pusey (Episcopal Church (USA))
» Eustorgius I
» Joseph of Cupertino
» Methodius of Olympus
» Richardis
» September 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Public holidays in Azerbaijan Other observances named Day of National Music (Azerbaijan)
» Ryukyuan languages Status e.g Island Language Day (Okinawa Prefecture, Japan)
» National Day or 'Dieciocho', the date of the first Government Chilean War of Independence First Junta e.g Junta after the Chilean independence on February 12, 1818 (Chile)