February 14 » Voting machines are approved by the U.S. Congress for use in federal elections.
March 27 » Emilio Aguinaldo leads Filipino forces for the only time during the Philippine–American War at the Battle of Marilao River.
July 29 » The First Hague Convention is signed.
November 29 » FC Barcelona is founded by Catalan, Spanish and Englishmen. It later develops into one of Spanish football's most iconic and strongest teams.
December 2 » Philippine–American War: The Battle of Tirad Pass, termed "The Filipino Thermopylae", is fought.
Day of death October 8, 1961
The temperature on October 8, 1961 was between 8.9 °C and 16.2 °C and averaged 12.3 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. There was 1.8 hours of sunshine (16%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
April 8 » A large explosion on board the MVDara in the Persian Gulf kills 238.
April 11 » The trial of Adolf Eichmann begins in Jerusalem.
May 16 » Park Chung-hee leads a coup d'état to overthrow the Second Republic of South Korea.
August 13 » Cold War: East Germany closes the border between the eastern and western sectors of Berlin to thwart its inhabitants' attempts to escape to the West, and construction of the Berlin Wall is started.
August 15 » Border guard Conrad Schumann flees from East Germany while on duty guarding the construction of the Berlin Wall.
December 19 » India annexes Daman and Diu, part of Portuguese India.
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