Rulers:
• Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952-)
• Dwight David Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States (1953-1961)
• John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 35th President of the United States (1961-1963)
Events:
• Musée d’art moderne André Malraux founded in Le Havre.
Births:
• Belvaux, Lucas (1961)
• Frades, Jordi (1961)
• Gedeck, Martina (1961)
• Grévill, Laurent (1961)
• Lowell, Carey (1961)
• McGovern, Elizabeth (1961)
• Obama, Barack (1961)
• Roth, Tim (1961)
• Ryan, Meg (1961)
• Stoltz, Eric (1961)
• Winick, Gary (1961-2011)
Deaths:
• Coburn, Charles (1877-1961)
• Cooper, Gary (1901-1961)
• Hemingway, Ernest (1899-1961)
Music:
• Audrey Hepburn Singing Moon River (1961)
• Mancini, Henry (1924-1994): Breakfast At Tiffany’s (1961)
• Mancini, Henry (1924-1994): Moon River (1960-61)
• Rózsa, Miklós (1907-1995): El Cid (1961)
• Rózsa, Miklós (1907-1995): King of Kings (1961)
Art:
• Chagall, Marc (1887-1985): Daphnis et Chloé: La Fable de Syringe (1959-61)
• Ernst, Max (1891-1976): Hommage à Rimbaud (1961)
Film:
• Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961)
• Come September (1961)
• El Cid (1961)
• Le comte de Monte-Cristo (1961)
• The Parent Trap (1961)