January 4 » Topsy, an elephant, is electrocuted by the owners of Luna Park, Coney Island. The Edison film company records the film Electrocuting an Elephant of Topsy's death.
February 11 » Anton Bruckner's 9th Symphony receives its first performance in Vienna, Austria.
June 19 » Benito Mussolini, at the time a radical Socialist, is arrested by Bern police for advocating a violent general strike.
July 4 » The Philippine–American War is officially concluded.
September 27 » The Wreck of the Old 97, an American rail disaster that became the subject of a popular ballad.
October 13 » The Boston Red Sox win the first modern World Series, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the eighth game.
Day of death March 4, 1961
The average temperature on March 4, 1961 was 6.2 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 7.0 hours of sunshine (63%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
January 25 » 101 Dalmatians premiered from Walt Disney Productions.
March 1 » United States President John F. Kennedy establishes the Peace Corps.
March 24 » Quebec Board of the French Language is established.
April 12 » Cold War: Space Race: The Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human to travel into outer space and perform the first manned orbital flight, Vostok 1.
September 20 » Greek general Konstantinos Dovas becomes Prime Minister of Greece.
October 20 » The Soviet Union performs the first armed test of a submarine-launched ballistic missile, launching an R-13 from a Golf-class submarine.
Day of burial March 8, 1961
The temperature on March 8, 1961 was between 1.9 °C and 5.7 °C and averaged 3.7 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
January 20 » John F. Kennedy is inaugurated the 35th President of the United States of America, becoming the second youngest man to take the office, and the first Catholic.
March 24 » Quebec Board of the French Language is established.
July 12 » Indian city Pune floods due to failure of the Khadakwasla and Panshet dams, killing at least two thousand people.
July 25 » Cold War: In a speech John F. Kennedy emphasizes that any attack on Berlin is an attack on NATO.
October 20 » The Soviet Union performs the first armed test of a submarine-launched ballistic missile, launching an R-13 from a Golf-class submarine.
December 17 » Niterói circus fire: Fire breaks out during a performance by the Gran Circus Norte-Americano in the city of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, killing more than 500.
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