Today in History for 1st August 1961

Historical Events

Events 1 - 4 of 4

- Benaud rips through England team for Aussie win at Old Trafford
- German DR limits traffic to West Berlin
- New SF Hall of Justice opens
- Whitney Young Jr named executive director of National Urban League

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 6 of 6

- Andrew Nicholson, UK, NZ equestrian 3 day event (Olympics-96)
- Bart Conner, US, parallel bars gymnist (Olympic-gold-1984)
- Bradford John Faxon Jr, Oceanport NJ, PGA golfer (1986 Provident)
- Danny Blind, Dutch soccer star (Sparta/Ajax)
- Mark "Red" Mitchell, actor (JFK, 8 Sceonds, I Want to Live)
- Mike Watkinson, cricketer (England off-spinner all-rounder v WI 1995)

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