What Happened In December 1961 In History

Historical Events for December, 1961

• 2nd » In a nationally broadcast speech, Cuban leader Fidel Castro declares that he is a Marxism–Leninism or Marxist–Leninist and that Cuba is going to adopt Communism.
• 9th » Tanganyika becomes independent from Britain.
• 14th » Tanganyika joins the United Nations.
• 15th » Adolf Eichmann is sentenced to death after being found guilty by an Judicial system of Israel or Israeli court of 15 criminal charges, including charges of crimes against humanity, crimes against the Jewish people, and membership of an outlawed organizati
• 17th » Niterói circus fire: Fire breaks out during a performance by the Gran Circus Norte-Americano in the city of Niterói known as Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, killing more than 500.
• 19th » India 1961 Indian annexation of Goa known as annexes Daman and Diu, part of Portuguese India.

Famous Birthdays on December in 1961

• 1st » Safra A. Catz, Israeli-American businesswoman
• 1st » Armin Meiwes, German cannibal and murderer
• 1st » Jeremy Northam, English actor and singer
• 1st » Lynn LeMay, American pornographic actress
• 2nd » Richard Quinn (jockey) called Richard Quinn, Scottish jockey
• 3rd » Adal Ramones, Mexican comedian, actor, and producer
• 4th » Frank Reich, American football player and coach
• 4th » Naomi Robson, American-Australian journalist
• 5th » Ralf Dujmovits, German mountaineer
• 5th » Sophia Vossou, Greek singer
• 6th » David Lovering, American drummer (Pixies, The Martinis, and Cracker (band) named Cracker)
• 6th » Manuel Reuter, German race car driver
• 7th » Mario Miethig, German footballer
• 8th » Ann Coulter, American lawyer, journalist, and author
• 8th » Mikey Robins, Australian comedian and television host
• 9th » David Anthony Higgins, American actor
• 9th » Joe Lando, American actor
• 10th » Nia Peeples, American singer and actress
• 10th » Oded Schramm, Israel-American mathematician and academic (d. 2008)
• 11th » Dave King (Irish singer) named Dave King, Irish-American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Flogging Molly and Fastway (band) called Fastway)
• 11th » Steve Nicol, Scottish footballer and manager
• 11th » Macky Sall, Senegalese engineer and politician, 4th List of Presidents of Senegal named President of Senegal
• 11th » Marco Pierre White, English chef and television host
• 12th » Harriet Green, English businesswoman
• 13th » Harry Gregson-Williams, English composer, conductor, and producer
• 13th » Irene Sáez, Venezuelan model and politician, List of Governors of States of Venezuela Nueva Esparta called Governor of Nueva Esparta
• 13th » Gary Zimmerman, American football player
• 14th » Patrik Sundström, Swedish ice hockey player
• 15th » Karin Resetarits, Austrian journalist and politician
• 16th » LaChanze, American actress, singer, and dancer
• 16th » André Andersen, Russian-Danish keyboard player, songwriter, and producer (Royal Hunt)
• 16th » Shane Black, American actor, director, and screenwriter
• 16th » Bill Hicks, American comedian, actor, and singer (d. 1994)
• 16th » Gretchen Palmer, American actress
• 16th » Sam Robards, American actor
• 16th » Jon Tenney, American actor and director
• 17th » Mansoor Al-Jamri, Bahraini journalist and author
• 17th » Sara Dallin, English singer and bass player (Bananarama)
• 17th » Marek Kaleta, Estonian javelin thrower
• 18th » Brian Orser, Canadian figure skater and coach
• 18th » Leila Steinberg, American singer, producer, author, and poet
• 18th » Daniel S. Loeb, American businessman
• 19th » Eric Allin Cornell, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize in Physics known as Nobel Prize laureate
• 19th » Matthew Waterhouse, English actor and author
• 19th » Reggie White, American football player (d. 2004)
• 20th » Mohammad Fouad, Egyptian singer-songwriter and actor
• 20th » Mike Keneally, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Dethklok)
• 20th » Freddie Spencer, American motorcycle racer
• 21st » Henry Ford Kamel, Ghanaian banker and politician (d. 2012)
• 21st » Francis Ng, Hong Kong actor and director
• 21st » The Patriot (wrestler) known as The Patriot, American wrestler
• 21st » Rein Raud, Estonian scholar and author
• 21st » Ryuji Sasai, Japanese bass player and composer
• 22nd » Andrew Fastow, American businessman
• 22nd » Yuri Malenchenko, Russian colonel, pilot, and astronaut
• 23rd » Ezzat el Kamhawi, Egyptian journalist and author
• 23rd » Carol Smillie, Scottish model and actress
• 23rd » Lorna Tolentino, Filipino actress and producer
• 24th » Ilham Aliyev, Azerbaijani politician, 4th President of Azerbaijan
• 24th » Jay Wright (basketball) or Jay Wright, American basketball player and coach
• 25th » Íngrid Betancourt, Colombian politician
• 26th » Andrew Lock, Australian mountaineer
• 26th » John Lynch (actor) named John Lynch, Irish actor
• 28th » Kent Nielsen, Danish footballer and manager
• 29th » Kevin Granata, American engineer and academic (d. 2007)
• 29th » Jim Reid, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Jesus and Mary Chain and Freeheat)
• 29th » Richard Horton (editor) called Richard Horton, English physician and journalist
• 30th » Douglas Coupland, German-Canadian author and playwright
• 30th » Sean Hannity, American radio and television host
• 30th » Ben Johnson (sprinter) e.g Ben Johnson, Jamaican-Canadian sprinter
• 31st » Rick Aguilera, American baseball player and coach
• 31st » Jeremy Heywood, English civil servant
• 31st » Nina Li (actress) called Nina Li, Chinese actress

Famous Deaths for December 1961

• 5th » Emil Fuchs (baseball) named Emil Fuchs, German-American lawyer and businessman (b. 1878)
• 6th » Frantz Fanon, Martinique-French psychiatrist and author (b. 1925)
• 12th » Oskar Loorits, Estonian author (b. 1900)
• 13th » Grandma Moses, American painter (b. 1860)
• 16th » Hans Rebane, Estonian journalist and politician, 8th Minister of Foreign Affairs (Estonia) known as Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1882)
• 20th » Moss Hart, American director and playwright (b. 1904)
• 20th » Earle Page, Australian soldier and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1880)
• 23rd » Carolyn Sherwin Bailey, American author (b. 1875)
• 23rd » Kurt Meyer, German SS officer (b. 1910)
• 24th » Robert Hillyer, American poet and academic (b. 1895)
• 25th » Owen Brewster, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 54th Governor of Maine (b. 1888)
• 25th » Otto Loewi, German-American pharmacologist and academic, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine e.g Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1873)

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