Historical Events
US Open Women's Tennis
75th US National Championship Women's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Defending champion Darlene Hard beats England's Ann Jones 6-3, 6-4
- American Ferrari driver Phil Hill wins Italian Grand Prix at Monza to clinch F1 World Drivers Championship; first American F1 world champion
- Italian F1 Grand Prix, Monza: a crash causes the death of German driver Wolfgang von Trips and 15 spectators hit by his Ferrari
Sports History
Mickey Mantle becomes 7th to hit HR # 400
US Men's Tennis Open
US National Championship Men's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: In an all-Australian final Roy Emerson beats Rod Laver 7-5, 6-3, 6-2; Emerson's second Grand Slam title
- USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR
Famous Weddings
Ted Williams
Baseball player Ted Williams marries model Lee Howard (divorced 1967)
Chinua Achebe
Nigerian novelist, critic and academic Chinua Achebe ("Things Fall Apart") marries Christie Okoli
Famous Deaths
- Leo Carrillo, American actor (American Empire, Cisco Kid), dies at 80
- Wolfgang von Trips, German auto racer (29 x F1 GP, 2 wins), dies in 1961 Italian Grand Prix (with 15 spectators) at 33
Died in 1961 1961 Highlights
About September 10, 1961
Day of the Week: Sunday
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: Take Good Care Of My Baby - Bobby Vee
#1 Song: Johnny Remember Me - John Leyton
