Historical Events
- 1st conference of neutral countries held in Belgrade
- The Eritrean War of Independence officially begins with the shooting of the Ethiopian police by Hamid Idris Awate
- USSR performs nuclear test at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in northeast Kazakhstan
Famous Birthdays
- Scott "Bam Bam" Bigelow, American WWF wrestler (Wrestlemania XI), born in Secaucus, New Jersey (d. 2007)
Famous Divorces
Rita Hayworth
American "Gilda" actress Rita Hayworth (42) divorces American film producer James Hill (45) after 3-1/2 years of marriage
Famous Deaths
- Eero Saarinen, Finnish-American architect (Dulles Airport (Virginia); Gateway Arch (St. Louis, Missouri); IBM Building (Rochester, Minnesota); MIT Chapel (Cambridge, Massachusetts)), dies while undergoing surgery for a brain tumor at 51 [1]
- William Z. Foster, American labor organizer and US Communist Party president (1945-57), dies at 80
1961 Highlights
About September 1, 1961
Day of the Week: Friday
How Long Ago? 62 years, 7 months and 15 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Ox
Star Sign: Virgo
Music Charts
#1 Song: Michael - The Highwaymen
#1 Song: Johnny Remember Me - John Leyton
