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1961
The Year of My BirthBy: Holly Rosen
Leaders of 1961• United States
– President - John F. Kennedy (1961-1963)
• Iran– Monarch - Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran (1941–
1979)– Prime Minister -
• Jafar Sharif-Emami, Prime Minister of Iran (1960–1961)• Ali Amini, Prime Minister of Iran (1961–1962)
• Iraq– Head of State - Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i,
Chairman of the Sovereignty Council of Iraq (1958–1963)– Prime Minister - Abd al-Karim Qasim, Prime Minister of Iraq
(1958–1963)
• Israel– President - Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, President of Israel (1952–1963)– Prime Minister - David Ben-Gurion, Prime Minister of Israel
(1955–1963)
• Japan– Monarch - Hirohito, Emperor of Japan (1926–1989)– Prime Minister - Hayato Ikeda, Prime Minister of Japan
(1960–1964)
• Jordan– Monarch - Hussein, King of Jordan (1952–1999)– Prime Minister - Bahjat Talhouni, Prime Minister of Jordan
(1960–1962)
• North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)– Communist Party Leader - Kim Il-sung,
General Secretary of the Korean Workers' Party (1948–1994)
– Head of State - Choi Yong-kun, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea (1957–1972)
– Premier - Kim Il-sung, Premier of North Korea (1948–1972)
• South Korea (Republic of Korea)– President - Yun Bo-seon, President of South Korea
(1960–1962)– Head of Government-
• Chang Myon, Prime Minister of South Korea (1960–1961)• Jang Do-yeong, Chief Cabinet Minister of South Korea
(1961)• Song Yo Chan, Chief Cabinet Minister of South Korea
(1961–1962)
• Kuwait– the Sheikhdom of Kuwait gained independence on 19
June 1961– Politician agent - John Richmond,
Political agent in Kuwait (1959–1961)– Monarch - Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah,
Emir of Kuwait (1950–1965)
Popular Culture: Films
Popular Culture: TV
The Andy Griffith Show Mr. Ed Bonanza Perry Mason
Popular Culture: Music
• Top ten Pop Songs– “Dedicated to the One I Love” – The
Shirelles– “The Mountain’s High” – Dick & Dee Dee– “Apache” – Jorgen Ingmann & His Guitar– “Wooden Heart” – Joe Dowell– “The Boll Weevil” – Brook Benton– “Michael” – The Highwaymen– “I’ve Told Ev’ry Little Star” – Linda Scott– “Moody River” – Pat Boone– “Run to Him” – Bobby Vee– “Exodus” – Ferrante & Teicher
• Top ten Country Songs– “Walk on By” – Leroy VanDyke– “Big Bad John” – Jimmy Dean– “Don’t Worry” – Marty Robbins– “Hello Walls” – Faron Young– “North to Alaska”- Johnny Horton– “I Fall to Pieces” – Patsy Cline– “Sea of Heartbreak” – Don Gibson– “Tender Years” – George Jones– “Foolin’ Around” – Buck Owens– “San Antonio Rose” – Floyd Cramer
People Born in 1961
• Scott Baio• Barack Obama• George Clooney• Lawrence Fishburne• Michael J. Fox• Wayne Gretzky• Woody Harrelson
Technology of 1961• U S and USSR puts man
in space• First inflight movie
shown on TWA• First electric toothbrush
• Niagara Falls starts producing hydroelectric powder
• First quasar is discovered by Allan Sandage at Mt. Palomar, CA
• IBM introduces the Selectric typewriter Golfball
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