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# 1961 in France

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Events from the year 1961 in France.

## Incumbents

* President: Charles de Gaulle
* Prime Minister: Michel Debré

## Events

* 8 January – French referendum on Algerian self-determination is approved by three-quarters of voters.
* 18 March – A ceasefire takes effect in the Algerian War of Independence.
* 21 April-26 April – Algiers putsch, failed coup d'état attempt organized by four retired French army generals.
* 31 May
** Rebel generals Maurice Challe and Andre Zelelr are sentenced to 15 years in prison.
** President John F. Kennedy and Charles De Gaulle meet in Paris.
* 17 June – A Paris-to-Strasbourg train derails near Vitry-le-François; 24 are killed, 109 injured.
* 29 August – A military aircraft clips a cable of the aerial tramway connecting Pointe Helbronner and the Aiguille du Midi in the French Alps. Three cars of the tramway fall, killing five people, but the remaining 63 cable car passengers are rescued and the pilot lands his plane safely.
* 21 September
** Organisation armée secrète (OAS) slips an anti-de Gaulle message into TV programming.
** Fashion brand Yves Saint Laurent is launched by Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé in Paris.
* October – The Renault 4, a small estate car similar in concept to the Citroen 2CV saloon, is launched at the Paris Salon.
* 10 October – Simca launches the Simca 1000, a small rear-engined four-door family saloon.
* 17 October – Paris massacre, French police attack an unarmed and peaceful demonstration of some 30,000 Algerians. Government acknowledges 40 deaths in 1998, although there are estimates of up to 200.
* 14 November – The Yves Saint Laurent luxury fashion brand is founded in Rue La Boetie, Paris, by Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé.

## Arts and literature

* 4 May – Phenomenological philosopher Maurice Merleau-Ponty dies, age 53, of a stroke, apparently while preparing for a class on Descartes.

## Sport

* 18 June – French Grand Prix won by Giancarlo Baghetti of Italy.
* 25 June – Tour de France begins.
* 19 July – Tour de France ends, won by Jacques Anquetil.

## Births

* 2 April – François Gernigon, politician
* 15 April – José Anigo, soccer player and sporting director
* 16 May – Solveig Dommartin, actress (died 2007)
* 21 September – Philippe Anziani, soccer player and coach
* 29 September – Jean-Marie Neff, racewalker
* 9 October – Martial Fesselier, racewalker
* 25 December – Ghislaine Maxwell, British socialite

## Deaths

* 3 May – Maurice Merleau-Ponty, phenomenological philosopher (born 1908)
* 29 June – Georges Guillain, neurologist (born 1876)
* 1 July – Louis-Ferdinand Céline, writer (born 1894)
# William Steer

William Henry Owen Steer (10 October 1888 – 25 November 1969) was an English amateur footballer who played in the Football League for Chelsea as an inside right.
He represented England at amateur level, netting 8 goals in just 6 caps. Steer made his debut for the team against Belgium on 26 March 1910, scoring once in a 2–2 draw. Notably, he scored four goals in a 10–1 trashing of France. Steer was the author of England's only goal in a 1–2 loss to Denmark, which was the amateur's first-ever defeat in almost 4 four years.

## Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Queens Park Rangers | 1909–10 | Southern League First Division | 38 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 49 | 29 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 1910–11 | Southern League First Division | 30 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 37 | 12 |
| Queens Park Rangers | Total | Total | 68 | 31 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 86 | 41 |
| Chelsea | 1912–13 | First Division | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 1 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 72 | 32 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 90 | 42 |
* ↑ 3 appearances and 1 goal in London Challenge Cup, 1 appearance and 1 goal in London Professional Charity Fund
* ↑ 4 appearances and 1 goal in Southern Professional Charity Cup, 1 appearance in London Challenge Cup, 1 appearance in London Professional Charity Fund

### International goals

    England Amateurs score listed first, score column indicates score after each Steer goal.
List of international goals scored by William Steer :
| No. | Cap | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 1 | 26 March 1910 | Sukkelweg, Bruxelles, Belgium | Belgium | ? | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 2 | 2 | 9 April 1910 | Park Royal Stadium, London, England | Switzerland | ? | 6–2 | Friendly |
| 3 | 2 | 9 April 1910 | Park Royal Stadium, London, England | Switzerland | ? | 6–2 | Friendly |
| 4 | 3 | 16 April 1910 | Goldstone Ground, Brighton, England | France | 2–0 | 10–1 | Friendly |
| 5 | 3 | 16 April 1910 | Goldstone Ground, Brighton, England | France | 5–0 | 10–1 | Friendly |
| 6 | 3 | 16 April 1910 | Goldstone Ground, Brighton, England | France | 6–0 | 10–1 | Friendly |
| 7 | 3 | 16 April 1910 | Goldstone Ground, Brighton, England | France | 7–0 | 10–1 | Friendly |
| 8 | 4 | 5 May 1910 | Kjøbenhavns Boldklub's ground, København, Denmark | Denmark | 1–1 | 1–2 | Friendly |
# Société Nigérienne de Transports de Voyageurs

The Société Nigérienne de Transports de Voyageurs or SNTV (English: Nigerien Passenger Transport Company) is the Nigerien government owned bus and public transport company.

## Operation

The SNTV operates an inter-city and limited international coach system, as well as the "Gare Routieres" or "Autogares": Coach, truck, and taxi stations found in most Nigerien cities. In a nation with no rail system and low automobile ownership, SNTV and private coaches, buses, and taxis are the primary means of intracity travel for most Nigeriens.

## History

The SNTV was hived off from the older STNN in the mid-1960s. The STNN sense focuses on commercial cargo haulage, but the SNTV still maintains a package service, while the STNN transport passengers in some more remote routes.
As of 2009, the United States government reports that SNTV "has experienced no known major accidents since 2001."

## Routes

Domestic service routes:
* Niamey – Maradi – Zinder
* Niamey – Tahoua – Agadez - Arlit
* Zinder – Agadez – Arlit
* Zinder – Diffa – N'guigmi
International service routes:
* Niamey – Cotonou – Lomé – Accra
* Niamey – Ouagadougou
* Niamey – Bamako
* Niamey – Gao
# Atractaspis battersbyi

Atractaspis battersbyi, also known commonly as Battersby's burrowing asp and Battersby's mole viper, is a species of venomous snake in the family Atractaspididae. The species is native to Central Africa.

## Etymology

Both common names and the specific epithet, battersbyi, are in honor of James Clarence Battersby (1901–1993), herpetologist at the British Museum (Natural History) for 46 years.

## Geographic range

A. battersbyi is endemic to Africa. It is found in the Central African countries of Congo and Democratic Republic of Congo.

## Reproduction

A. battersbyi is oviparous.
# Bartkiewicz

Bartkiewicz is a Polish surname. Notable people with this surname include:
* Andrzej Bartkiewicz (born 1991), Polish cyclist
* Drew Bartkiewicz, American business executive
# Britannia Park (Girl Guides Victoria)

Britannia Park is a campsite belonging to Girl Guides Victoria. It is located near Yarra Junction in Victoria, Australia. It is 72 km east of Melbourne. The site covers 42 acres (approx 10 hectares), although the original purchase was smaller.
The site had originally been part of the Britannia Creek Wood Distillation Plant.
Fundraising to buy the site began in 1934 and continued until 1938. Helen Storrow contributed £100. A competition was held for a typically Australian round, to be sold to raise funds. The winning song, Kookaburra, by Marion Sinclair, was sung at the 1934 Scout Jamboree in the presence of Lord and Lady Baden-Powell.
The opening ceremony was planned to be held in January 1939, with Lord Hampton representing Lord Baden-Powell, the founder of Guiding worldwide. Bushfires in Victoria made this impossible, and the event was rescheduled for September 1939. The outbreak of World War II forced the cancellation of the ceremony entirely. Despite this, the first camps on the site were held in 1939. A large fête called 'Walkabout' had been planned to be held in the Melbourne Town Hall in the same year to raise money for the camp. The fête was held as planned, but the money raised (£1,000) was given to the Red Cross and to the Guide War Work for British evacuee children.

## Name

At the time of purchase, the property was known as "Britannia House". For many years after, both the house and the wider property were called simply "Guide House". In 1965, it was decided that this was too confusing. After much consideration, the name "Britannia Park" was chosen, incorporating the initials of the Founder and the old name of the property. The house is still called "Guide House"

## Facilities

Guide House sleeps twenty-eight people. The Camberwell Room is the main living room in Guide House and is named after the Camberwell District who originally gave the money to furnish it. A blanket made from the wool of a Confederate soldier's uniform, donated by Helen Storrow, hangs in the Camberwell Room. There are several other smaller buildings that to accommodate other groups sizes and for some memorabilia kept on site.

## Events
### Southern Cross

Southern Cross was an international camp held here in 1970.

### State Camps

State Camps were held approximately every three years during the January school holidays. At some time this was changed (possibly due to water restrictions and bush fire danger) to be held in the September School Holidays. 1964, State Camp 'Tartandi' 1967. 1970 1973 : 'Wirake' 1976 1979 1982, 'Alterama' 1987, 'Milpara'. 2007 'Tikana' was held, commemorating 100 years since Baden-Powell's initial Brownsea Island camp in 1907 2010 'ACE' camp transferred to Geelong due to fire risk during the January school holidays.

### Australian Centenary Event

The Australian Centenary Event (ACE), an international camp, was to be held at Britannia Park in January 2010. Due to increased potential fire risk at Britannia Park during the summer months, it was relocated by the organising committee to the Marcus Oldham College in Geelong.
# 1961 in Estonian television

This is a list of Estonian television related events from 1961.

## Events

* 30 December – first edition of the newspaper "Televisioon" was issued. The newspaper was in both, in Estonian- and in Russian-language.
# William Knox (Queensland politician)

Sir William Edward Knox OSJ, KSJI (14 December 1927 – 22 September 2001) was born in Kew, Victoria, Australia and was the Member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland representing the district of Nundah for the Liberal Party between from 1957 to 1989. He was Liberal leader in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1976 to 1978 and again from 1983 to 1988 and was given life membership that same year.

## Early life

He was born in Kew, Victoria to Edward Knox and Bessie Alice (née Thomas).
Knox was one of the founders of the Liberal Party in Queensland and together with Sir James Killen established the Young Liberal movement in this state in 1949.
A company secretary and manager by profession, Knox was Vice President of the Queensland Liberal Party between 1956 and 1957.

## Political career
### Member of Parliament

In 1957 he elected as the member for Nundah defeating Queensland Labor Party incumbent Jim Hadley, taking advantage of a split within Labor.

### Government Minister

Knox entered the Ministry in 1965 as Transport Minister. He would later hold the portfolios of Health, Justice and Attorney-General.
After the retirement of Peter Delamothe in 1971 he was elected Deputy Liberal Leader, and in 1976 he succeeded Gordon Chalk as leader.
The Liberal's lost a net 6 seats at the 1977 election which led to his ousting as leader in favour of Llew Edwards in the hope that he would be more publicly assertive with Premier Bjelke-Petersen.

### Return to the Leadership

When the Ginger Group replaced Llew Edwards with Terry White in 1983, Knox joined the rest of the Liberals in moving to crossbench. Following their heavy defeat at the 1983 election he was once again elected as leader to lead the rump group of 8 members.
He was replaced as leader by his deputy Angus Innes in 1988, and at the 1989 election he was by defeated the ALP's Phil Heath on a 13.4% swing.

## Post Political career

Upon losing his seat to the Labor he became involved in community groups.

## Personal life

He had 2 sons, 2 daughters with his wife Doris Ross.
He was State Chairman of the St John Ambulance Association and the President of the Association of Independent Schools of Queensland.
A state funeral was held for him.
# Simon Germyn

Simon Germyn or Germain(1656–1709), was a Dutch Golden Age painter.

## Biography

Germain was born and died in Dordrecht. According to Houbraken he was born the same day as William III of Orange, on November 14, 1650. He was a pupil of Godfried Schalcken and later of Ludowyk Smits, called Hartkamp, who taught him the new way of fruit painting. He was successful at this, but switched to painting landscapes in garden pergola's and other such household decorations. Germyn was still living when Houbraken was writing and had stopped painting in order to devote himself entirely to art dealing.
According to the RKD though he is registered as a pupil of Godfried Schalcken and Caspar Smits, no known works survive that are attributed to him.
# August Bromeis

August Bromeis, a landscape painter, who was born at Wilhelmshöhe in 1813, first studied in the academy of his native town, then at Munich, from 1831 to 1833, in which year he went to Rome, where he was much influenced by the style of J. A. Koch. Bromeis returned to Germany in 1848, and resided at Frankfurt am Main and Düsseldorf, and at Cassel [sic], where he was made Instructor and Professor of Painting at the Academy in 1867. He died at Cassel in 1881. His most successful pictures were idealized landscapes, for example:
* The Campagna at Rome (in the Town Gallery at Cassel).
* Italian Landscape, 1869 (in the National Gallery at Berlin)
* The Grave of Archimedes in Sicily.
* Stormy Landscape.
* Forest near Düsseldorf.
He is associated with the Düsseldorf school of painting.
# Vinarc i Poshtëm

Vinarc i Poshtëm (in Albanian) or Donje Vinarce (in Serbian: Доње Винарце) is a village in the municipality of Mitrovica in the District of Mitrovica, Kosovo. According to the 2011 census, it has 959 inhabitants.

## Demography

According to the 2011 census, the village has in total 959 inhabitants, from whom 955 (99.58%) are Albanians and four (0,42%) Bosnian.

## Notable Locations

* Mitrovica Lake
* Olympic Stadium Adem Jashari
# Volvarina pulchralinetata

Volvarina pulchralinetata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.

## Description

The length of the shell attains 4.5 mm.

## Distribution

This marine species occurs off Natal, South Africa.
# Broadmoor Skating Club

The Broadmoor Skating Club is a figure skating club based in Colorado Springs, Colorado that has long been a major training center for the sport of figure skating. Founded in 1939, it was originally known as the Pikes Peak Skating Club, and was based in the Broadmoor World Arena on the grounds of The Broadmoor resort. When that facility was demolished in 1994, the club moved to its current home at the Broadmoor World Arena (1998).
Notable skaters who trained at or represented the Broadmoor Skating Club include:
* Max Aaron
* Mirai Nagasu
* Jeremy Abbott
* Ryan Bradley
* Vincent Zhou
* Nicole Bobek
* Scott Davis
* Todd Eldredge
* Rachael Flatt
* Peggy Fleming
* Isabella Flores & Dimitry Tsarevski
* Piper Gilles
* Ryan Jahnke
* David Jenkins
* Hayes Alan Jenkins
* Vivian Joseph & Ronald Joseph
* Caryn Kadavy
* Karol & Peter Kennedy
* Alexa Scimeca Knierim & Chris Knierim
* Ann Patrice McDonough
* Keauna McLaughlin & Rockne Brubaker
* Melissa & Mark Militano
* Brandon Mroz
* Colleen O'Connor and Jim Millns
* Renée Roca & Gorsha Sur
* Elizabeth Punsalan & Jerod Swallow
* Garrett Swasey
* Jill Trenary
* Tiffany Vise & Derek Trent
* Stephanie Westerfeld
* Tim Wood
* Paul Wylie
* Eva Pawlik
* Amber Glenn
Prominent coaches associated with the club have included Tom Dickson, Carlo Fassi, Sandy Hess, Edi Scholdan, Tom Zakrajsek, Janet Champion, Eddie Shipstad, and Tammy Gambill. The club has benefitted in recent years from its proximity to both the United States Figure Skating Association headquarters and the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.
The club hosted the U.S. Figure Skating Championships six times between 1948 and 1976, and the World Figure Skating Championships five times during the same period, at the Broadmoor World Arena facility. More recently, the club has hosted events such as the World Junior Figure Skating Championships, the Four Continents Championships, Skate America, and the Grand Prix Final.
# Tony Barratt

Anthony Barratt (born 18 October 1965) is an English former footballer. He played for Billingham Town, Grimsby Town, Hartlepool United, York City and Bishop Auckland.
# 1961 in Dutch television

This is a list of Dutch television related events from 1961.

## Television shows
### 1950s

* Dappere Dodo(1955-1964)
* NOS Journaal (1956–present)
* Pipo de Clown (1958-1980)

## Births

* 4 August - Harm Edens, writer & TV presenter

## Deaths

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# William Lawrence House

William Lawrence House may refer to:
* William Lawrence House (Taunton, Massachusetts), listed on the NRHP in Taunton, Massachusetts
* William Lawrence House (Bellefontaine, Ohio), listed on the NRHP in Ohio
# Singafrotypa

Singafrotypa is a genus of African orb-weaver spiders first described by Pierre L.G. Benoit in 1962.

## Species

As of April 2019 it contains four species:
* Singafrotypa acanthopus (Simon, 1907) (type) – Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea (Bioko), Congo
* Singafrotypa mandela Kuntner & Hormiga, 2002 – South Africa
* Singafrotypa okavango Kuntner & Hormiga, 2002 – Botswana
* Singafrotypa subinermis (Caporiacco, 1940) – Ethiopia
# Augusta University Building

The Augusta University Building, formerly known as the Wells Fargo Building and Georgia Railroad Bank Building, is a commercial and financial skyscraper in Augusta, Georgia, in the United States. After its completion, the building was the tallest building in Augusta from 1967 to 1976, when the Lamar Building surpassed it due to the completion of the penthouse. Today, it is the third tallest building in the city. The building's exterior surface is made completely in aluminum steel glass.
The Pinnacle Club, a member-based restaurant, has continuously operated on the 16th and 17th floors since the building's opening in 1967.

## History

The building was planned in 1965 by Georgia Railroad Bank & Trust. When announced, the structure planned to be 14 storeys tall and cost of $5 million. Robert McCreary designed the building, which has been described as having a "Miesian" architectural style, after the prominent architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe who championed glass curtain buildings. The building opened with 170,000 square feet of space. The building displaced the Town Tavern, a restaurant famous for serving golfers during the Masters Tournament, which moved and closed in 1993.
The building was purchased in 1986 by First Union Bank, which changed the building's name.
In 2003, the building's name was changed to the Wachovia Bank Center, making it the official headquarters of Wachovia in the eastern part of Georgia and the Central Savannah River Area. In 2008, the building's name was changed again to the Wells Fargo Building and was the official headquarters of Wells Fargo in the Augusta region.
Augusta University's health department bought the naming rights in 2017 after leasing two floors of the building.
Part of the film Agent Game were filmed at the building.
# Batocera lineolata

Batocera lineolata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Louis Alexandre Auguste Chevrolat in 1852. It is known from China, Korea, Japan and Taiwan.

## Varietas

* Batocera lineolata var. flachi Schwarzer
* Batocera lineolata var. hauseri Schwarzer
* Batocera lineolata var. variecollis Schwarzer
# Washington Township, Harrison County, Iowa

Washington Township is a township in Harrison County, Iowa, United States.
# The Prisoner (Howard Jones song)

"The Prisoner" is a song written and performed by British singer-songwriter Howard Jones. It was included on his 1989 album Cross That Line and released as a single in 1989, reaching number 30 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was the second single from Cross That Line, following "Everlasting Love", a number-one Adult Contemporary hit.
"The Prisoner" also appears on several of Jones' compilation albums, including 1993's The Best of Howard Jones and 2004's The Very Best of Howard Jones.

## Track listings

7"
    A. "The Prisoner" - 4:38
    B. "Rubber Morals" - 4:18
12" / CD
    A. "The Prisoner (The Portmeirion Mix)" - 6:59
    B1. "Rubber Morals" - 4:18
    B2. "Have You Heard the News" - 3:55
12" Elektra – ED-5385 PROMO LP
    A1. "The Prisoner (Edit of LP Version)" - 4:16
    A2. "The Prisoner (LP Version)" - 4:38
    B1. "The Prisoner (The Portmeirion Mix)" - 6:59

## Personnel

* Howard Jones – vocals, keyboards
* Ian Stanley – keyboards
* Chris Hughes – drums
* Andy Ross – guitar
# Thomas Forsyth (New Zealand politician)

Thomas Forsyth (17 May 1868 – 6 February 1941) was a Reform Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.

## Early life

Forsyth was born in Dunedin in 1868. He was the third son of James Forsyth of Dunedin. He received his education at schools in Dunedin and attended the University of Otago. He was prominent in rugby and represented Otago and Wellington.

## Professional life

In 1884, Forsyth started to work for Dodgshun and Company, woollen importers. In 1891, when the head office transferred to Wellington, he moved to New Zealand's capital city. He was the manager of Dodgshun and Co. from 1894 to 1898. In 1898, he became the accountant and secretary for the Te Aro House Drapery Company Ltd. He became that company's assistant manager in 1905 and general manager in 1914, a position that he held until 1922, when he started his private accountancy practice.

## Public roles

Forsyth was a member of the Wellington Education Board for 18 years, and for 16 of those, he was its chairman. He held governance roles with the Technical College, Wellington College, and Victoria College.
Forsyth was first elected onto Wellington City Council in 1919 and had almost continuous membership until his death. The Civic League nominated him as their candidate for the 1925 mayoralty, but he withdrew in favour of Charles Norwood, who was the successful candidate.
Forsyth first stood in a general election in 1922, when he was one of four candidates in the Wellington East electorate. He came second, beaten by Labour's Alec Monteith. He won the Wellington East electorate in the 1925 general election by defeating Monteith. Forsyth was defeated in the next general election in 1928 by Labour's Bob Semple. He stood once more in 1931 but was again beaten by Semple.
In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.

## Family and death

On 30 August 1894, Forsyth married Elizabeth Smith at Dunedin. She was the eldest daughter of Alexander Smith of Gracefield in County Londonderry, Ireland.
Elizabeth Forsyth died on 26 September 1935 at their Wellington home and was buried at Karori Cemetery in Wellington. Thomas Forsyth died at his son's house in Masterton on 6 February 1941. He is also buried at Karori Cemetery. He was survived by one son and three daughters.