Historical Events
- Albania disavows Chinese "Revisionism"
- Henk van der Grift (Neth) becomes world champ all-round skater
Famous Birthdays
- Andy Wallace, English race car driver
- Justin Fashanu, English soccer forward (first openly gay pro footballer; first black footballer to command £1 million transfer fee), born in London, England (d. 1998)
1961 Highlights
About February 19, 1961
Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 61 years, 5 months and 17 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Ox
Star Sign: Pisces
Music Charts
#1 Song: Pony Time - Chubby Checker- #1 Song: Sailor - Petula Clark
#1 Song: Pony Time - 
#1 Song: Sailor - Petula Clark
