What Happened In August 1961 In History

Historical Events for August, 1961

• 3rd » The New Democratic Party (Canada) known as New Democratic Party of Canada is founded by the merger of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation and the Canadian Labour Congress.
• 10th » First use in Vietnam War of the Agent Orange by the United States Army or U.S. Army.
• 11th » The former Portuguese territories in India of Dadra DNH e.g Dadra and Nagar Haveli DNH called Nagar Haveli are merged to create the Union Territory Dadra and Nagar Haveli.
• 15th » Border guard Conrad Schumann flees from East Germany while on duty guarding the construction of the Berlin Wall.
• 21st » Motown releases what would be its first 1 hit, "Please Mr. Postman" by The Marvelettes.
• 22nd » Ida Siekmann dies attempting to cross the Berlin Wall.

Famous Birthdays on August in 1961

• 2nd » Cold 187um, American rapper and producer (Above the Law (group) known as Above the Law)
• 2nd » Pete de Freitas, Spanish drummer and producer (Echo & the Bunnymen) (d. 1989)
• 3rd » Molly Hagan, American actress
• 3rd » Nick Harvey, English politician, Minister of State for the Armed Forces
• 3rd » Lee Rocker, American bassist (Stray Cats)
• 4th » Eddie James, American murderer and sex offender
• 4th » Barack Obama, American lawyer and politician, 44th President of the United States, Nobel Peace Prize e.g Nobel Prize laureate
• 4th » Peter Reichert, German footballer
• 4th » Lauren Tom, American actress and singer
• 5th » Roly Keating, English businessman
• 5th » Tawny Kitaen, American actress
• 5th » Janet McTeer, English actress
• 5th » Athula Samarasekera, Sri Lankan cricketer and coach
• 5th » Tim Wilson (comedian) or Tim Wilson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2014)
• 6th » Cara Lott, American porn actress and model
• 6th » Mary Ann Sieghart, English journalist and radio host
• 7th » Brian Conley, English actor and singer
• 7th » Yelena Davydova, Russian gymnast
• 7th » Walter Swinburn, English jockey and trainer
• 7th » Maggie Wheeler, American actress
• 8th » The Edge, Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist (U2)
• 8th » Daniel House, American bass player and producer (10 Minute Warning and Skin Yard)
• 8th » Ron Klain, American lawyer, Chief of Staff to the Vice President of the United States
• 8th » Bruce Matthews (American football) known as Bruce Matthews, American football player and coach
• 8th » Rikki Rockett, American drummer (Poison (American band) or Poison)
• 8th » Annemieke Verdoorn, Dutch actress
• 8th » Simon Weston, Welsh soldier
• 9th » Brad Gilbert, American tennis player
• 9th » John Key, New Zealand politician, 38th Prime Minister of New Zealand
• 9th » Amy Stiller, American actress
• 10th » Jon Farriss, Australian drummer (INXS)
• 11th » David Brooks (journalist) named David Brooks, American journalist and author
• 11th » Craig Ehlo, American basketball player and coach
• 11th » Jukka Tapanimäki, Finnish game programmer (d. 2000)
• 12th » Roy Hay (musician) or Roy Hay, English guitarist, keyboard player, and composer (Culture Club)
• 12th » Lawrence Hayward, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Felt (band) called Felt, Denim (band) named Denim, and Go Kart Mozart)
• 12th » Mark Priest, New Zealand cricketer
• 13th » Chad Brown (poker player) or Chad Brown, American poker player and actor (d. 2014)
• 13th » Sam Champion, American journalist
• 13th » Christos Christodoulou, Greek basketball player
• 13th » Dawnn Lewis, American actress and singer
• 13th » Stuart Maconie, English journalist and author
• 13th » Neil Mallender, English cricketer and umpire
• 13th » Tom Perrotta, American author
• 13th » Sunil Shetty, Indian actor and producer
• 13th » Tomasz Starzewski, English fashion designer
• 13th » Cary Stayner, American serial killer
• 14th » Eddie Gilbert (wrestler) e.g Eddie Gilbert, American wrestler (d. 1995)
• 14th » Susan Olsen, American actress and singer
• 15th » Ed Gillespie, American strategist and politician
• 15th » Gary Kubiak, American football player and coach
• 15th » Suhasini Maniratnam, Indian actress and screenwriter
• 15th » Arjun Sarja, Indian actor and director
• 16th » Michaela Dornonville de la Cour, Swedish singer and actress (Army of Lovers)
• 16th » Christian Okoye, American football player
• 16th » Angela C. Smith, English politician
• 17th » Larry B. Scott, American actor, director, and producer
• 18th » Huw Edwards (journalist) named Huw Edwards, Welsh journalist
• 18th » Timothy Geithner, American banker and politician, 75th United States Secretary of the Treasury
• 18th » Glenn Plummer, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
• 18th » Birol Ünel, Turkish-German actor
• 18th » Bob Woodruff, American journalist
• 19th » Cor Bakker, Dutch pianist
• 19th » Jonathan Coe, English author and academic
• 20th » Amanda Sonia Berry, English businesswoman
• 20th » Greg Egan, Australian author
• 20th » Joe Pasquale, English comedian and game show host
• 21st » V. B. Chandrasekhar, Indian cricketer and coach
• 21st » Stephen Hillenburg, American animator, producer, screenwriter, and voice actor
• 21st » David Morales, American DJ and producer
• 21st » Peter Slaghuis, Dutch DJ and producer (d. 1991)
• 22nd » Andrés Calamaro, Argentinian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Los Abuelos de la Nada and Los Rodríguez)
• 22nd » Iain Coucher, English businessman
• 22nd » Roland Orzabal, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Tears for Fears and Graduate (band) called Graduate)
• 22nd » Debbi Peterson, American singer and drummer (The Bangles and Kindred Spirit (band) or Kindred Spirit)
• 23rd » Dean DeLeo, American guitarist (Stone Temple Pilots, Talk Show (band) called Talk Show, and Army of Anyone)
• 23rd » Alexandre Desplat, French composer and conductor
• 23rd » Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iranian commander and politician, 54th Mayor of Tehran
• 23rd » Gary Mabbutt, English footballer
• 24th » Ingrid Berghmans, Belgian martial artist
• 24th » Jared Harris, English actor
• 25th » Billy Ray Cyrus, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
• 26th » Daniel Lévi, Algerian-French singer-songwriter and pianist
• 26th » Jeff Parrett, American baseball player
• 27th » Yolanda Adams, American singer, producer, and actress
• 27th » Mark Curry (television presenter) called Mark Curry, English television host and actor
• 27th » Tom Ford, American fashion designer, actor, and director
• 27th » Mark McConnell, American drummer (Blackfoot (band) or Blackfoot, Madam X (band) named Madam X, and Southern Rock Allstars) (d. 2012)
• 27th » Urmas Muru, Estonian architect
• 27th » Helmut Winklhofer, German footballer
• 28th » Kim Appleby, English singer-songwriter and actress (Mel and Kim)
• 28th » Cliff Benson, American football player
• 28th » Jennifer Coolidge, American actress
• 28th » Ian Pont, English cricketer and coach
• 28th » Deepak Tijori, Indian actor and director
• 29th » Carsten Fischer, German field hockey player
• 29th » Rodney McCray (basketball) named Rodney McCray, American basketball player
• 31st » Magnus Ilmjärv, Estonian historian and author

Famous Deaths for August 1961

• 8th » Mei Lanfang, Chinese opera singer and actor (b. 1894)
• 10th » Julia Peterkin, American author (b. 1880)
• 11th » Antanas Škėma, Polish-American actor, director, playwright, and author (b. 1910)
• 16th » Abdul Haq (Urdu scholar) named Abdul Haq, Indian linguist and scholar (b. 1870)
• 20th » Percy Williams Bridgman, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize in Physics or Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1882)
• 24th » Günter Litfin, German person that was Deaths at the Berlin Wall named shot at the Berlin Wall (b. 1937)
• 27th » Kálmán Rózsahegyi, Hungarian actor and educator (b. 1873)

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