page_title: 1961
section_title: October
hierarchical_section_title: 1961 / Births / October
caption_attribution_description: English: One Billion Rising - West Hollywood is part of the V-Day global movement to end violence against women and girls. The gathering occured at Sal Guarriello Memorial Park this morning, February 14 to RISE RELEASE DANCE! with featured speakers Jane Fonda &amp; Dylan McDermott (son of Eve Ensler). Mayor Abbe Land via a city news release said, “I hope that you will join me … as we rise and dance for justice for the 1 billion women who are victims of violence and rape. Rise with us to show the world that West Hollywood respects the rights and dignity of every woman and girl to stand for justice.” Lindsey Horvath, Outreach Coordinator for V-Day/One Billion Rising provided the introductions. The event also featured a musical performance by Lili Hadyn with vocalist Durga McBroom-Hudson, and Flash Mob America lead the crowd in a performance of the official campaign dance, “Break the Chain,” choreographed by Debbie Allen. Jane Fonda also attended WeHo’s One Billion Rising event in 2013, when she was joined by Anne Hathaway, Marisa Tomei and Frances Fisher. For more information about One Billion Rising or V-Day, please visit www.onebillionrising.org ©2014 Rebecca Dru Photography All Rights Reserved www.rebeccadru.com www.flickr.com/rebeccadru www.twitter.com/rebeccadru www.facebook.com/rebeccadruphotography www.instagram.com/rebeccadru
context_page_description: 1961 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1961st year of the Common Era and Anno Domini designations, the 961st year of the 2nd millennium, the 61st year of the 20th century, and the 2nd year of the 1960s decade.
  As MAD Magazine pointed out on its cover for the March 1961 issue, this was the first "upside-up" year — i.e., one in which the numerals that form the year look the same as when the numerals are rotated upside down, a strobogrammatic number — since 1881. The next such year will be 6009.
context_section_description: October 1
  Gary Ablett, Australian rules footballer
  Rico Constantino, American professional wrestler
  October 3 – Ludger Stühlmeyer, German cantor, composer and musicologist
  October 4
  Philippe Russo, French singer
  Jon Secada, Cuban-American singer and songwriter
  October 5 – Matthew Kauffman, American journalist and George Polk Award winner
  October 6 – Mark Shasha, American artist, author, illustrator
  October 10 – Jodi Benson, American actress and singer
  October 11
  Amr Diab, Egyptian singer
  Steve Young, American football player
  October 12 – Diego García, Spanish long-distance athlete (d. 2001)
  October 13
  Rachel De Thame, English gardener and television presenter
  Doc Rivers, American basketball player and coach
  October 14
  Jim Burns, British science-fiction illustrator
  D. B. Sweeney, American actor
  October 15 – Meera Sanyal, Indian banker (d. 2019)
  October 16
  Scott O'Hara, American pornographic performer, author, poet, editor and publisher (d. 1998)
  Randy Vasquez, American actor
  Paul Vaessen, English footballer (d. 2001)
  Chris Doleman, American football player (d. 2020)
  Kim Wayans, American actress, comedian, producer, writer and director
  October 18
  Wynton Marsalis, African-American trumpeter and composer
  Rick Moody, American writer
  Gladstone Small, Barbadian-English cricketer
  October 19 – Cliff Lyons, Australian rugby league player
  October 20
  Les Stroud, Canadian survival expert, filmmaker and musician
  Michie Tomizawa, Japanese voice actress
  October 22
  Todd Oldham, American designer
  Robert Torti, American actor and singer
  October 24 – Dave Meltzer, American wrestling journalist
  October 25
  Ward Burton, American NASCAR driver
  Pat Sharp, British radio DJ and host
  Chad Smith, American musician
  October 26 – Dylan McDermott, American actor
  October 29 – Randy Jackson, African-American musician (The Jackson 5)
  October 31
  Alonzo Babers, American runner
  Peter Jackson, New Zealand film director
  Larry Mullen, Jr., Irish rock drummer (U2)
caption: Dylan McDermott
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