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1961 in the United Kingdom

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1961 in the United Kingdom
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Popular culture

Events from the year 1961 in the United Kingdom.

Incumbents

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Events

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January–March

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April–June

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July–September

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October–December

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Unverified

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Publications

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Births

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January–April

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May–August

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September–December

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Unknown dates

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Deaths

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  • 26 January – Stan Nichols, English cricketer (born 1900)
  • 30 January – John Duncan Fergusson, Scottish Colourist painter (born 1874)
  • 4 February – Sir Philip Game, British Army officer, colonial governor and police officer (born 1876)
  • 6 February – Lawrence Dundas, 2nd Marquess of Zetland, English politician (born 1876)
  • 6 March – George Formby, Lancashire comic singer and performer (born 1904)
  • 8 March – Sir Thomas Beecham, English orchestral conductor (born 1879)
  • 12 March
    • Victor d'Arcy, English sprinter (born 1887)
    • Belinda Lee, English screen actress, killed in automobile accident in the United States (born 1935)
  • 18 March – E. Arnot Robertson, English novelist (born 1903)
  • 7 April – Vanessa Bell, English artist and interior designer, member of the Bloomsbury Group (born 1879)
  • 9 April – Oliver Onions (George Oliver), English novelist and ghost story writer (born 1873)
  • 10 April – Sir John Hope Simpson, English public servant and politician (born 1868)[38]
  • 13 April – Dickie Dale, English motorcycle road racer, died as result of racing accident in Germany (born 1927)
  • 22 April – Joanna Cannan, English pony book writer and detective novelist (born 1896)
  • 4 June – William Astbury, English physicist and molecular biologist (born 1898)
  • 28 June – Huw Menai, Welsh poet (born 1886)
  • 3 September – Richard Mason, English explorer, killed in Brazil (born 1934)
  • 27 September – Bentley Purchase, London coroner (born 1890)
  • 1 October – Sir William Reid Dick, Scottish sculptor (born 1879)
  • 13 October
  • 14 October – Harriet Shaw Weaver, English political activist (born 1876)
  • 3 November – Thomas Flynn, English Roman Catholic bishop of Lancaster (born 1880)
  • 25 November – Adelina de Lara, English classical pianist and composer (born 1872)
  • 2 December – Herbert Pitman, English merchant seaman, third officer on RMS Titanic (born 1877)
  • 24 December – Charles Hamilton, prolific English children's story writer (born 1876)

See also

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References

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  2. ^ Thurlow, Richard (1987). Fascism in Britain. London. p. 246. ISBN 1-86064-337-X.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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  6. ^ "Lumumba rally clashes with UK police". BBC News. 19 February 1961. Archived from the original on 7 March 2008. Retrieved 10 February 2008.
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  8. ^ "Five Britons accused of spying for Moscow". BBC News. 13 March 1961. Archived from the original on 5 March 2008. Retrieved 10 February 2008.
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  12. ^ "Sierra Leone wins independence". BBC News. 27 April 1961. Archived from the original on 7 March 2008. Retrieved 10 February 2008.
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  14. ^ Bolton Evening News, 2 May 1961.
  15. ^ "Ratification of the Convention on the OECD". Archived from the original on 24 June 2007. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
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  18. ^ "Panda replaces zebra at road crossing". BBC News. 14 June 1961. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
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  30. ^ "Birth control pill available to all". BBC News. 4 December 1961. Archived from the original on 7 March 2008. Retrieved 10 February 2008.
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  34. ^ "Whittle, Peter Robin". Whittle, Peter Robin, (Born 6 Jan. 1961), author, journalist and broadcaster; Member (UK Ind), London Assembly, Greater London Authority, since 2016 (Leader, UK Independent Group, since 2016); Founder and Director, New Culture Forum, since 2006. Who's Who. 2016. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U287927.
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