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10 November 1961 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 10 November 1961 was a Friday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame / Little Sister” by Elvis Presley.
- Top Film of 1961
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1961 was One Hundred and One Dalmatians.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 10 November is Scorpio.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 10 November 1961 fell in the Year of the Ox.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for November is Topaz.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 10 November 1961 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 10 November
- 1954 U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower dedicates the USMC War Memorial (Iwo Jima memorial) in Arlington Ridge Park in Arlington County, Virginia.
- 1958 The Hope Diamond is donated to the Smithsonian Institution by New York diamond merchant Harry Winston.
- 1967 The Nauru Independence Act 1967 passed the Parliament of Australia, giving independence to the UN Trust Territory of Nauru with effect from 31 January 1968.
- 1969 National Educational Television (the predecessor to the Public Broadcasting Service) in the United States debuts Sesame Street.
- 1970 Luna 17: uncrewed space mission launched by the Soviet Union.
Famous people born on 10 November
- Zoey Deutch, American actress (born 1994)
- Drew Lock, American football player (born 1996)
- Brittany Murphy, American actress and singer (1977–2009)
- Walton Goggins, American actor and producer (born 1971)
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Events of 1961 in the United Kingdom
A selection from Wikipedia's '1961 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.
- 7 January – The Avengers television series first screened on ITV.
- 15 March – The Jaguar E-Type, a sports car capable of reaching speeds of 150 mph, is launched as a two-seater roadster or 2+2 coupé (at the Geneva Motor Show). On 3 April it makes its racing debut by winning at Oulton Park.
- 20 March – Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, becomes the Royal Shakespeare Theatre and its company the Royal Shakespeare Company (Peter Hall (director)).
Life in 1961
Prime Minister
Harold Macmillan
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Pint of Beer
11p
Loaf of Bread
7p
Average House
£2,670
Weekly Wage
£14.90
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Famous Faces Born in the 1960s
Well-known people born in the same decade as you, not on your birthday.
Guy Ritchie10 September 1968FilmmakerView their day →Diana, Princess of Wales1 July 1961Member of the British royal familyView their day →Nigella Lawson6 January 1960Food writer & television cookView their day →Jason Statham26 July 1967ActorView their day →Catherine Zeta-Jones25 September 1969ActressView their day →Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer20 May 1964Peer & authorView their day →Kenneth Branagh10 December 1960Actor & filmmakerView their day →George Michael25 June 1963SingerView their day →Sources: Wikidata and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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