Historical figures in 1961
The atlas holds 97 people and 167 moments here, in 1961. The most recorded lives are Yuri Gagarin, John F. Kennedy and Grace Kelly. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Performers.
Notable people
Pelé
in 1961
1 moment here
Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known as Pelé, was a Brazilian footballer who starred for Santos, Brazil and the New York Cosmos.…
Pervez Musharraf
in 1961
1 moment here
Pakistani military officer and politician who served as Pakistan’s chief executive after the 1999 coup and as president from 2001 to 2008.…
P. L. Travers
in 1961
1 moment here
Pamela Lyndon Travers, born Helen Lyndon Goff, was an Australian-British writer, actress, journalist, and creator of the Mary Poppins books.…
P. Ramlee
in 1961
2 moments here
Teuku Zakaria bin Teuku Nyak Puteh, known as P. Ramlee, was a Malaysian actor, singer, composer, and filmmaker.…
Pumpuang Duangjan
in 1961
1 moment here
Pumpuang Duangjan (Ramphueng Chithan) was a Thai singer and actress widely known as the “Queen of Luk Thung.” Her documented movements include her…
Richard Nixon
in 1961
1 moment here
Richard Milhous Nixon was an American lawyer, naval officer, congressman, senator, vice president, and the 37th president of the United States.…
Robert Mugabe
in 1961
1 moment here
Zimbabwean nationalist leader, Prime Minister of Zimbabwe from 1980 to 1987 and President from 1987 to 2017.…
Robin Warren
in 1961
1 moment here
Australian pathologist whose observations of curved bacteria in gastric biopsies and subsequent collaboration with Barry Marshall transformed…
Rosa Parks
in 1961
1 moment here
American civil-rights activist whose lifelong work against racial segregation included local NAACP organizing in Montgomery, the 1955 bus protest and…
Salvador Dalí
in 1961
1 moment here
Spanish painter, sculptor, writer, designer, filmmaker, and leading exponent of Surrealism. Born in Figueres, Dalí trained in Madrid, joined the…
Silvio Berlusconi
in 1961
1 moment here
Italian media entrepreneur, owner of AC Milan, and politician who served three terms as prime minister of Italy (1994–1995, 2001–2006, and…
Sirimavo Bandaranaike
in 1961
1 moment here
Sri Lankan stateswoman and three-time prime minister of Ceylon/Sri Lanka. Born Sirima Ratwatte in Ratnapura, she became the world’s first woman…
Stanley Kubrick
in 1961
1 moment here
American filmmaker and photographer whose career began in New York photojournalism, expanded through Hollywood productions and European location…
Suharto
in 1961
1 moment here
Indonesian army officer and politician who served as acting president from 1967 and president of Indonesia from 1968 until his resignation in 1998.…
Sukarno
in 1961
2 moments here
Sukarno (1901–1970) was an Indonesian nationalist, revolutionary, engineer, and the first president of Indonesia.…
Thích Nhất Hạnh
in 1961
1 moment here
Vietnamese Thiền Buddhist monk, teacher, author, and peace activist. Thích Nhất Hạnh helped develop engaged Buddhism, founded the Plum Village…
Tony Curtis
in 1961
2 moments here
American actor Tony Curtis (born Bernard Schwartz) worked in film, television, theatre, and painting over a career spanning six decades.…
Toshiro Mifune
in 1961
2 moments here
Japanese actor, producer, and director whose career spanned 1947–1995. Born in Qingdao, he grew up in Dalian, served in the Imperial Japanese Army…
Tunku Abdul Rahman
in 1961
1 moment here
Malaysian statesman, UMNO leader, chief minister of the Federation of Malaya, and first prime minister of Malaya and Malaysia.…
William Faulkner
in 1961
1 moment here
American novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter, and Nobel laureate whose work was closely associated with Oxford and north Mississippi.…
Willy Brandt
in 1961
1 moment here
German Social Democratic politician, born Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm in Lübeck. He lived in exile in Norway and Sweden during the Nazi era, became…
Yasser Arafat
in 1961
1 moment here
Palestinian political leader, founding member of Fatah, chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization from 1969 to 2004, and president of the…
Yasunari Kawabata
in 1961
1 moment here
Japanese novelist and short-story writer, Nobel laureate in Literature in 1968. His documented movements include an Osaka and Ibaraki childhood,…
Yayoi Kusama
in 1961
1 moment here
Japanese avant-garde artist, novelist, and performance artist known for polka dots, Infinity Net paintings, immersive mirror rooms, and public…
Moments
- 1961 Meets President Kennedy Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1961 World Youth Festival Congress Mikhail Gorbachev
- 1961 Student protest in Sabha Muammar Gaddafi
- 1961 Command of the 1st Division Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
- 1961 Train arrival while traveling to Taras Bulba filming Tony Curtis
- 1961 Visited Ghana despite security fears Elizabeth II
- 1961 Meeting with Nasser and Tito Jawaharlal Nehru
- 1961 State visit to Ethiopia Jomo Kenyatta
- 1961 State dinner in Tokyo Park Chung Hee
- 1961 Arrival for India tour Yuri Gagarin
- 1961 Nobel Peace Prize visit Albert Luthuli
- 1961 Arrived in Bogotá John F. Kennedy
- 1961 Arrived in Caracas John F. Kennedy
- 1961 Conferred in Bermuda John F. Kennedy
- 1961 Low-altitude flight incident over southern Spain John McCain
- 1961 Arrested in Albany campaign Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1961 TRIKORA speech in Yogyakarta Sukarno