Daman was incorporated into the Republic of India in December 1961 after a battle between the Portuguese and the Indians.
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Abubakar Atiku Bagudu (born 26 December 1961) is a Nigerian politician who was elected Senator for the Kebbi Central constituency of Kebbi State, Nigeria in a by-election after Senator Adamu Aliero was appointed Minister of the Federal Capital Territory in December 2008.
Seeking professional recognition for their design work on the GE proposal, George Arthur and Jacob Abel publicly presented their papers documenting the GE D-2 design in December 1961 at a special symposium of the American Astronautical Society in Denver, Colorado.
Christian Zirkelbach (born 20 December 1961 in Würzburg) is a retired West German sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.
David Pablo Boder (9 November 1886 Liepāja, Latvia – 18 December 1961), was a professor of psychology at Illinois Institute of Technology when, in 1946, he traveled to Europe to record the experiences of Holocaust survivors.
Sides one and three of Great White Wonder were entirely given over to songs from an informal ninety-minute tape that Dylan recorded in the apartment of Bonnie Beecher in Minneapolis in December 1961.
Guðmundur "Gunni" Torfason (born 13 December 1961 in Vestmannaeyjar) is a retired Icelandic footballer.
He joined the Kennedy administration in December 1961 working in the State Department on cultural and educational issues.
Jim Reid (born 29 December 1961) is the lead singer for the alternative rock band The Jesus and Mary Chain, which he formed with his elder brother and guitarist William Reid.
Kristofer Oliver Uppdal (19 February 1878 – 26 December 1961), born Opdal, was a Norwegian poet and author, born in Beitstad, Nord-Trøndelag.
Lillian Hunt Trasher (27 September 1887–17 December 1961) was a Christian missionary to Asyut, Egypt, as well as the founder of the first orphanage in Egypt.
Mauro Geraldo Galvão (born 19 December 1961 in Porto Alegre) is a Braziian retired footballer who played as a sweeper, and a current manager.
Philippe Favre (11 December 1961 − 6 December 2013) was a Swiss racing driver.
Richard Niederbacher (born 7 December 1961 in Gleisdorf) is a retired Austrian football player.
In December 1961, the Ministry of Transport ordered the first in a new class of 6,000-ton military supply vessels from Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company of Govan.
Viçenc Mateu Zamora (born 3 December 1961, Les Escaldes) is an Andorran diplomat.