January 1961121 items
Highlights of the month
- 1/7The AvengersTV
- 1/12Stray DogFilms
- 1/12Sokol AirportOpenings
- 1/24La NotteFilms
- 1/31Mercury-Redstone 2Events
Life that month (prices, weather)Tokyo avg 3.6°C
U.S. prices, January 1961All years ›
Tokyo weather, January 1961Japan Meteorological Agency ›
Avg temp3.6℃Max temp15.1℃Min temp-4.4℃Rain39mmSunshine183.6 hTyphoons making landfall in Japan0
Tokyo prices in 1961 (annual average)All items ›
Postcard¥5Newspaper (monthly)¥390Movie ticket¥134Public bath¥17
| Date | Type | Title | Country | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/31 | EventsLaunch (UTC) | Mercury-Redstone 2DetailsCrew: Ham · Operator: National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Landing (UTC): January 31, 1961 | United States | Crew: Ham · Operator: National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Landing (UTC): January 31, 1961 |
| 1/20 | EventsOccurred | inauguration of John F. KennedyDetailsPlace: United States Capitol | United States | Place: United States Capitol |
| 1/24 | EventsOccurred | 1961 Goldsboro B-52 CrashDetailsPlace: Wayne County | United States | Place: Wayne County |
| 1/28 | EventsOccurred | American Airlines Flight 1502DetailsPlace: Atlantic Ocean | United States | Place: Atlantic Ocean |
| 1/8 | EventsOccurred | French referendum on Algerian self-determinationSource：Wikidata | France | |
| 1/3 | EventsOccurred | Aero Flight 311Source：Wikidata | Finland | |
| 1/17 | EventsOccurred | January 1961 Zanzibari general electionSource：Wikidata | Tanzania | |
| Jan(day unknown) | EventsOccurred | assassination of Patrice LumumbaDetailsPlace: Lubumbashi | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Place: Lubumbashi |
| 1/17 | EventsOccurred | 1961 NBA All-Star GameDetailsPlace: Oncenter War Memorial Arena | Canada | Place: Oncenter War Memorial Arena |
| 1/15 | EventsOccurred | 1961 Guinean presidential electionSource：Wikidata | Guinea | |
| Jan(day unknown) | EventsOccurred | 1960–61 Four Hills TournamentSource：Wikidata | Unknown | |
| 1/30 | EventsOccurred | John F. Kennedy's First State of the Union AddressSource：Wikidata | United States | |
| 1/30 | EventsOccurred | Dwight D. Eisenhower's Ninth State of the Union AddressSource：Wikidata | United States | |
| 1/1 | EventsOccurred | Vienna New Year's Concert 1961Source：Wikidata | Unknown | |
| 1/24 | EventsOccurred | 1961 Western Australian bushfiresSource：Wikidata | Australia | |
| Jan(day unknown) | EventsOccurred | 1961 Iranian legislative electionSource：Wikidata | Iran | |
| 1/28 | EventsOccurred | Coup of GitaramaSource：Wikidata | Kingdom of Rwanda | |
| 1/24 | EventsOccurred | Garuda Indonesia Flight 424Source：Wikidata | Indonesia | |
| 1/25 | EventsOccurred | 1961 Salvadoran coup d'étatSource：Wikidata | El Salvador | |
| 1/19 | EventsOccurred | Aeronaves de México Flight 401Source：Wikidata | Unknown | |
| 1/7 | EventsOccurred | 1961 New Zealand Grand PrixSource：Wikidata | New Zealand | |
| 1/17 | EventsOccurred | Cassius Clay vs. Tony EspertiDetailsPlace: Fillmore Miami Beach | United States | Place: Fillmore Miami Beach |
| 1/12 | EventsOccurred | Cambodian school holiday referendum, 1961Source：Wikidata | Cambodia | |
| 1/17 | EventsOccurred | 1961 Dominican general electionSource：Wikidata | Dominica | |
| 1/16 | EventsOccurred | Consistory - 1961Source：Wikidata | Vatican City | |
| 1/12 | OpeningsOpened | Sokol AirportDetailsType: airport · Place: Magadan | Russia | Type: airport · Place: Magadan |
| 1/15 | OpeningsOpened | Yokohama Marine TowerJapanOriginal title: 横浜マリンタワーDetailsType: lighthouse · Place: Yamashitachō | Japan | Type: lighthouse · Place: Yamashitachō |
| 1/11 | OpeningsOpened | Throgs Neck BridgeDetailsType: suspension bridge · Place: New York City | United States | Type: suspension bridge · Place: New York City |
| 1/19 | OpeningsOpened | East Park of CaracasDetailsType: urban park · Place: Caracas | Venezuela | Type: urban park · Place: Caracas |
| 1/5 | OpeningsOpened | Comedy TheaterDetailsType: theatre building · Place: Bucharest | Romania | Type: theatre building · Place: Bucharest |
| 1/5 | OpeningsOpened | Jumeirah Carlton TowerDetailsType: hotel · Place: Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea | United Kingdom | Type: hotel · Place: Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea |
| 1/4 | OpeningsOpened | Pukou StationDetailsType: railway station · Place: Taichung | Taiwan | Type: railway station · Place: Taichung |
| 1/11 | OpeningsOpened | Nakano-Kita StationJapanOriginal title: 中野北駅DetailsType: former railway station · Place: Nakano | Japan | Type: former railway station · Place: Nakano |
| 1/6 | OpeningsOpened | Third building of the Grand National Assembly of TurkeyDetailsType: parliament building · Place: Çankaya | Turkey | Type: parliament building · Place: Çankaya |
| 1/7 | SportsHeld | 1961 Five Nations ChampionshipDetailsPlace: France · Winner: France national rugby union team | United Kingdom | Place: France · Winner: France national rugby union team |
| 1/20 | SportsHeld | 1961 Australian ChampionshipsDetailsPlace: Kooyong Stadium | Australia | Place: Kooyong Stadium |
| 1/26 | SportsHeld | 1961 European Figure Skating ChampionshipsDetailsPlace: Berlin Sportpalast | West Germany | Place: Berlin Sportpalast |
| Jan(day unknown) | SportsHeld | 大相撲 1961年初場所JapanDetailsWinner: 柏戸剛 · Record: 13勝2敗 | Japan | Winner: 柏戸剛 · Record: 13勝2敗 |
| Jan(day unknown) | SportsHeld | 1960–61 Volleyball Women's European CupSource：Wikidata | Unknown | |
| 1/9 | SportsHeld | 1961 Women's European CupSource：Wikidata | Unknown | |
| 1/8 | SportsHeld | 1960–61 Balkans CupDetailsPlace: Balkans · Winner: FC Brașov | Albania | Place: Balkans · Winner: FC Brașov |
| 1/11 | SportsHeld | 1961 USSR Chess Championship (28th)DetailsPlace: Moscow · Winner: Tigran Petrosian | Soviet Union | Place: Moscow · Winner: Tigran Petrosian |
| Jan(day unknown) | MusicReleased | Lonely and BlueDetailsArtist: Roy Orbison · Label: Monument Records | United States | Artist: Roy Orbison · Label: Monument Records |
| Jan(day unknown) | MusicReleased | Coltrane JazzDetailsArtist: John Coltrane · Label: Atlantic Records | United States | Artist: John Coltrane · Label: Atlantic Records |
| Jan(day unknown) | MusicReleased | Sinatra's Swingin' Session!!!DetailsArtist: Frank Sinatra · Label: Capitol Records | United States, Italy | Artist: Frank Sinatra · Label: Capitol Records |
| 1/30 | MusicReleased | I Fall to PiecesDetailsArtist: Patsy Cline · Label: Decca | United States | Artist: Patsy Cline · Label: Decca |
| Jan(day unknown) | MusicReleased | Pony TimeDetailsArtist: Chubby Checker · Label: Cameo-Parkway Records | United States | Artist: Chubby Checker · Label: Cameo-Parkway Records |
| Jan(day unknown) | MusicReleased | Dedicated to YouDetailsArtist: Ray Charles · Label: ABC Records | United States | Artist: Ray Charles · Label: ABC Records |
| Jan(day unknown) | MusicReleased | Charles AznavourDetailsArtist: Charles Aznavour · Label: Barclay | France, Armenia | Artist: Charles Aznavour · Label: Barclay |
| Jan(day unknown) | MusicReleased | Curtis Fuller Volume 3DetailsArtist: Curtis Fuller · Label: Blue Note | United States | Artist: Curtis Fuller · Label: Blue Note |
| Jan(day unknown) | MusicReleased | Screamin' the BluesDetailsArtist: Oliver Nelson · Label: Prestige | United States | Artist: Oliver Nelson · Label: Prestige |
| Jan(day unknown) | MusicReleased | There's a Party Goin' OnDetailsArtist: Wanda Jackson · Label: Capitol Records | United States | Artist: Wanda Jackson · Label: Capitol Records |
| Jan(day unknown) | MusicReleased | Connie Francis at the CopaDetailsArtist: Connie Francis · Label: MGM Records | United States | Artist: Connie Francis · Label: MGM Records |
| Jan(day unknown) | MusicReleased | Le mille bolle blu / Che freddoDetailsArtist: Mina · Label: Italdisc | Kingdom of Italy, Italy, Switzerland | Artist: Mina · Label: Italdisc |
| Jan(day unknown) | MusicReleased | Ebony EyesDetailsArtist: The Everly Brothers · Label: Warner Bros. Records | United States | Artist: The Everly Brothers · Label: Warner Bros. Records |
| Jan(day unknown) | MusicReleased | ShowboatDetailsArtist: Kenny Dorham · Label: Time Records | United States | Artist: Kenny Dorham · Label: Time Records |
| Jan(day unknown) | MusicReleased | Sunny Side UpDetailsArtist: Lou Donaldson · Label: Blue Note | United States | Artist: Lou Donaldson · Label: Blue Note |
| 1/1 | MusicReleased | Two Steps from the BluesDetailsArtist: Bobby Bland · Label: Duke Records | United States | Artist: Bobby Bland · Label: Duke Records |
| Jan(day unknown) | MusicReleased | Tonight: In PersonDetailsArtist: The Limeliters · Label: RCA Victor | United States | Artist: The Limeliters · Label: RCA Victor |
| Jan(day unknown) | MusicReleased | Thank You, Charlie ChristianDetailsArtist: Herb Ellis | United States | Artist: Herb Ellis |
| Jan(day unknown) | MusicReleased | Here's the AnswerDetailsArtist: Skeeter Davis · Label: RCA Records | United States | Artist: Skeeter Davis · Label: RCA Records |
| Jan(day unknown) | MusicReleased | Io amo tu ami / Come sinfoniaDetailsArtist: Mina · Label: Italdisc | Kingdom of Italy, Italy, Switzerland | Artist: Mina · Label: Italdisc |
| 1/30 | MusicReleased | Buck OwensDetailsArtist: Buck Owens · Label: Capitol Records | United States | Artist: Buck Owens · Label: Capitol Records |
| 1/30 | MusicReleased | Make WayDetailsArtist: The Kingston Trio · Label: Capitol Records | United States | Artist: The Kingston Trio · Label: Capitol Records |
| 1/16 | FilmsPremiered | The ApartmentFirst premiered: June 1960 (United States)DetailsDirector: Billy Wilder · Cast: Shirley MacLaine, Jack Lemmon, Fred MacMurray · Production: The Mirisch Company | Sweden | Director: Billy Wilder · Cast: Shirley MacLaine, Jack Lemmon, Fred MacMurray · Production: The Mirisch Company |
| 1/12 | FilmsPremiered | Stray DogDetailsDirector: Akira Kurosawa · Cast: Toshirō Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Ishirō Honda · Production: Toho | France | Director: Akira Kurosawa · Cast: Toshirō Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Ishirō Honda · Production: Toho |
| 1/24 | FilmsPremiered | La NotteDetailsDirector: Michelangelo Antonioni · Cast: Umberto Eco, Marcello Mastroianni, Jeanne Moreau | Italy, Milan, Turin | Director: Michelangelo Antonioni · Cast: Umberto Eco, Marcello Mastroianni, Jeanne Moreau |
| 1/3 | FilmsPremiered | Village of the DamnedFirst premiered: June 1960 (London)DetailsDirector: Wolf Rilla · Cast: George Sanders, Peter Vaughan, Barbara Shelley · Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer · Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | Canada | Director: Wolf Rilla · Cast: George Sanders, Peter Vaughan, Barbara Shelley · Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer · Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| 1/18 | FilmsPremiered | The Savage InnocentsFirst premiered: March 1960 (Rome)DetailsDirector: Nicholas Ray · Cast: Peter O'Toole, Anthony Quinn, Anna May Wong | United States | Director: Nicholas Ray · Cast: Peter O'Toole, Anthony Quinn, Anna May Wong |
| 1/5 | FilmsPremiered | Splendid DaysFirst premiered: July 1960 (12th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)DetailsDirector: Georgiy Daneliya · Cast: Sergei Bondarchuk, Irina Skobtseva, Vasili Merkuryev · Production: Mosfilm | Hungary | Director: Georgiy Daneliya · Cast: Sergei Bondarchuk, Irina Skobtseva, Vasili Merkuryev · Production: Mosfilm |
| 1/13 | FilmsPremiered | Adua and Her FriendsFirst premiered: September 1960 (21st Venice International Film Festival)DetailsDirector: Antonio Pietrangeli · Cast: Marcello Mastroianni, Simone Signoret, Domenico Modugno · Distributor: Cineriz | Germany | Director: Antonio Pietrangeli · Cast: Marcello Mastroianni, Simone Signoret, Domenico Modugno · Distributor: Cineriz |
| 1/11 | FilmsPremiered | Bells Are RingingFirst premiered: June 1960 (New York City)DetailsDirector: Vincente Minnelli · Cast: Dean Martin, Judy Holliday, Frank Gorshin · Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer · Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | Argentina | Director: Vincente Minnelli · Cast: Dean Martin, Judy Holliday, Frank Gorshin · Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer · Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| 1/24 | FilmsPremiered | The League of GentlemenFirst premiered: April 1960 (United Kingdom)DetailsDirector: Basil Dearden · Cast: Richard Attenborough, Oliver Reed, Jack Hawkins · Production: Allied Film Makers | Canada, United States | Director: Basil Dearden · Cast: Richard Attenborough, Oliver Reed, Jack Hawkins · Production: Allied Film Makers |
| 1/24 | FilmsPremiered | Portrait in BlackFirst premiered: June 1960 (Chicago)DetailsDirector: Michael Gordon · Cast: Anthony Quinn, Lana Turner, Anna May Wong · Distributor: Universal Pictures | Denmark | Director: Michael Gordon · Cast: Anthony Quinn, Lana Turner, Anna May Wong · Distributor: Universal Pictures |
| 1/26 | FilmsPremiered | Captain BloodFirst premiered: October 1960 (France)DetailsDirector: André Hunebelle · Cast: Jean Marais, Bourvil, Elsa Martinelli | Germany | Director: André Hunebelle · Cast: Jean Marais, Bourvil, Elsa Martinelli |
| 1/7 | FilmsPremiered | A Noisy DayDetailsDirector: Anatoly Efros · Cast: Oleg Tabakov, Vladimir Zemlyanikin, Valentina Sperantova · Production: Mosfilm | Soviet Union | Director: Anatoly Efros · Cast: Oleg Tabakov, Vladimir Zemlyanikin, Valentina Sperantova · Production: Mosfilm |
| 1/25 | FilmsPremiered | Sword of Sherwood ForestFirst premiered: December 1960 (United Kingdom)DetailsDirector: Terence Fisher · Cast: Peter Cushing, Oliver Reed, Desmond Llewelyn · Distributor: Columbia Pictures · Production: Hammer Film Productions | United States | Director: Terence Fisher · Cast: Peter Cushing, Oliver Reed, Desmond Llewelyn · Distributor: Columbia Pictures · Production: Hammer Film Productions |
| 1/23 | FilmsPremiered | Two-Way StretchFirst premiered: February 1960 (London)DetailsDirector: Robert Day · Cast: Peter Sellers, Lionel Jeffries, Wilfrid Hyde-White · Distributor: British Lion Films | United States, New York City | Director: Robert Day · Cast: Peter Sellers, Lionel Jeffries, Wilfrid Hyde-White · Distributor: British Lion Films |
| 1/24 | FilmsPremiered | The Flesh and the FiendsFirst premiered: February 1960 (United Kingdom)DetailsDirector: John Gilling · Cast: Donald Pleasence, Peter Cushing, Billie Whitelaw · Production: Tempean Films | United States | Director: John Gilling · Cast: Donald Pleasence, Peter Cushing, Billie Whitelaw · Production: Tempean Films |
| 1/6 | FilmsPremiered | The Marriage-Go-RoundDetailsDirector: Walter Lang · Cast: Susan Hayward, James Mason, Julie Newmar · Distributor: 20th Century Studios | United States | Director: Walter Lang · Cast: Susan Hayward, James Mason, Julie Newmar · Distributor: 20th Century Studios |
| 1/6 | FilmsPremiered | Forelsket i KøbenhavnFirst premiered: November 1960 (Denmark)DetailsDirector: Finn Henriksen · Cast: Siw Malmkvist, Sif Ruud, Jytte Abildstrøm · Distributor: Nordisk Film | Sweden, West Germany | Director: Finn Henriksen · Cast: Siw Malmkvist, Sif Ruud, Jytte Abildstrøm · Distributor: Nordisk Film |
| 1/5 | FilmsPremiered | The Passionate DemonsDetailsDirector: Nils Reinhardt Christensen · Cast: Toralv Maurstad, Henki Kolstad, Margarete Robsahm · Distributor: Kommunenes Filmcentral · Production: Concord Film | Norway | Director: Nils Reinhardt Christensen · Cast: Toralv Maurstad, Henki Kolstad, Margarete Robsahm · Distributor: Kommunenes Filmcentral · Production: Concord Film |
| 1/15 | FilmsPremiered | The Secret of the FortressDetailsDirector: Alisattar Atakishiyev · Cast: Andrei Fajt, Tamara Kokova, Memmedrza Sheikhzamanov · Production: Azerbaijanfilm | Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union | Director: Alisattar Atakishiyev · Cast: Andrei Fajt, Tamara Kokova, Memmedrza Sheikhzamanov · Production: Azerbaijanfilm |
| 1/19 | FilmsPremiered | The Grand OlympicsDetailsDirector: Romolo Marcellini · Cast: Wilma Rudolph, Rafer Johnson, Livio Berruti · Distributor: Cineriz | Rome | Director: Romolo Marcellini · Cast: Wilma Rudolph, Rafer Johnson, Livio Berruti · Distributor: Cineriz |
| 1/20 | FilmsPremiered | SusanneFirst premiered: March 1960 (Sweden)DetailsDirector: Elsa Stackelberg · Cast: Susanne Ulfsäter · Production: Nordisk Tonefilm | Finland | Director: Elsa Stackelberg · Cast: Susanne Ulfsäter · Production: Nordisk Tonefilm |
| 1/30 | FilmsPremiered | Do You Believe in Angels?DetailsDirector: Lars-Magnus Lindgren · Cast: Jarl Kulle | Sweden | Director: Lars-Magnus Lindgren · Cast: Jarl Kulle |
| 1/26 | FilmsPremiered | My Husband, the Economic MiracleDetailsDirector: Ulrich Erfurth · Cast: Marika Rökk, Cornelia Froboess, Heinz Erhardt | Germany | Director: Ulrich Erfurth · Cast: Marika Rökk, Cornelia Froboess, Heinz Erhardt |
| 1/11 | FilmsPremiered | Hedda GablerDetailsDirector: William Sterling | Australia | Director: William Sterling |
| 1/13 | FilmsPremiered | ManikDetailsCast: Sombhu Mitra, Chhabi Biswas, Tripti Mitra | India | Cast: Sombhu Mitra, Chhabi Biswas, Tripti Mitra |
| 1/23 | FilmsPremiered | Thieves Rejoice Only OnceDetailsDirector: Dimitris Ioannopoulos · Cast: Thanasis Veggos, Dimitris Horn, Dionysis Papagiannopoulos | Greece | Director: Dimitris Ioannopoulos · Cast: Thanasis Veggos, Dimitris Horn, Dionysis Papagiannopoulos |
| 1/28 | FilmsPremiered | The Human Condition III: A Soldier's PrayerJapanOriginal title: 人間の條件 完結篇DetailsDirector: Masaki Kobayashi · Cast: Tatsuya Nakadai, Nobuo Kaneko, Taketoshi Naito | Japan | Director: Masaki Kobayashi · Cast: Tatsuya Nakadai, Nobuo Kaneko, Taketoshi Naito |
| 1/26 | FilmsPremiered | Naruto HichōJapanOriginal title: 鳴門秘帖 (1961年の映画)DetailsDirector: Kōkichi Uchide | Japan | Director: Kōkichi Uchide |
| 1/14 | FilmsPremiered | For This We FightJapanOriginal title: 街から街へつむじ風DetailsDirector: Akinori Matsuo · Cast: Yūjirō Ishihara, Izumi Ashikawa, Jūkichi Uno | Japan | Director: Akinori Matsuo · Cast: Yūjirō Ishihara, Izumi Ashikawa, Jūkichi Uno |
| 1/9 | FilmsPremiered | He Killed DadJapanOriginal title: 俺の血が騒ぐDetailsDirector: Tokujirō Yamazaki · Cast: Eitarō Ozawa, Keiichirō Akagi, Reiko Sasamori | Japan | Director: Tokujirō Yamazaki · Cast: Eitarō Ozawa, Keiichirō Akagi, Reiko Sasamori |
| 1/1 | FilmsPremiered | The Village SongDetailsDirector: Majid Mohseni | Iran | Director: Majid Mohseni |
| 1/18 | FilmsPremiered | The Love Story of Chun-hyangDetailsDirector: Hong Seong-gi | South Korea | Director: Hong Seong-gi |
| 1/3 | FilmsPremiered | The Ginza Three BoysJapanOriginal title: 銀座っ子物語DetailsDirector: Umetsugu Inoue | Japan | Director: Umetsugu Inoue |
| 1/3 | FilmsPremiered | Vagabonds from BadgervilleJapanOriginal title: 花くらべ狸道中DetailsDirector: Tokuzō Tanaka · Cast: Shintarō Katsu, Ayako Wakao, Ichikawa Raizō VIII | Japan | Director: Tokuzō Tanaka · Cast: Shintarō Katsu, Ayako Wakao, Ichikawa Raizō VIII |
| 1/7 | TVFirst aired | The AvengersDetailsNetwork: ITV · Cast: Diana Rigg, Honor Blackman, Patrick Macnee | United Kingdom | Network: ITV · Cast: Diana Rigg, Honor Blackman, Patrick Macnee |
| 1/5 | TVFirst aired | Mister EdDetailsNetwork: broadcast syndication · Cast: Alan Young, Connie Hines, Bamboo Harvester | United States | Network: broadcast syndication · Cast: Alan Young, Connie Hines, Bamboo Harvester |
| 1/28 | TVFirst aired | SupercarDetailsNetwork: ITV | United Kingdom | Network: ITV |
| 1/10 | TVFirst aired | Funkstreife Isar 12DetailsNetwork: Das Erste | Germany | Network: Das Erste |
| 1/6 | TVFirst aired | SportspegelnDetailsNetwork: SVT1 | Sweden | Network: SVT1 |
| 1/23 | TVFirst aired | The AmericansDetailsNetwork: NBC · Cast: Darryl Hickman | United States | Network: NBC · Cast: Darryl Hickman |
| 1/1 | TVFirst aired | Dechrau Canu, Dechrau CanmolSource：Wikidata | United Kingdom | |
| 1/6 | TVFirst aired | Westinghouse PlayhouseDetailsNetwork: NBC · Cast: Nanette Fabray, Wendell Corey | United States | Network: NBC · Cast: Nanette Fabray, Wendell Corey |
| 1/9 | TVFirst aired | タワーバラエティJapanDetailsNetwork: Fuji Television | Japan | Network: Fuji Television |
| 1/3 | TVFirst aired | QuestSource：Wikidata | Canada | |
| 1/23 | TVFirst aired | Miami UndercoverDetailsCast: Lee Bowman | United States | Cast: Lee Bowman |
| 1/30 | TVFirst aired | Number PleaseDetailsNetwork: American Broadcasting Company | United States | Network: American Broadcasting Company |
| 1/13 | TVFirst aired | One Happy FamilyDetailsNetwork: NBC | United States | Network: NBC |
| 1/2 | TVFirst aired | Say When!!DetailsNetwork: NBC | Australia | Network: NBC |
| 1/7 | TVFirst aired | South TodayDetailsNetwork: BBC One | England | Network: BBC One |
| 1/20 | TVFirst aired | You're in the PictureDetailsNetwork: CBS · Cast: Pat Carroll, Jan Sterling, Pat Harrington Jr. | United States | Network: CBS · Cast: Pat Carroll, Jan Sterling, Pat Harrington Jr. |
| 1/27 | TVFirst aired | The House Under the WaterDetailsCast: Margaret Courtenay | United Kingdom | Cast: Margaret Courtenay |
| Jan(day unknown) | BooksPublished | Hai Rui Dismissed from OfficeDetailsAuthor: Wu Han | People's Republic of China | Author: Wu Han |
| 1/5 | BooksPublished | Memoirs of a Peasant BoyDetailsAuthor: Xosé Neira Vilas · Publisher: Ediciós do Castro | Argentina | Author: Xosé Neira Vilas · Publisher: Ediciós do Castro |
| 1/1 | BooksPublished | New York: The Empire StateDetailsAuthor: James A. Frost · Publisher: Prentice Hall | United States | Author: James A. Frost · Publisher: Prentice Hall |
| Jan(day unknown) | Literary prizesAnnounced | 「忍ぶ川」JapanDetailsPrize: Akutagawa Prize (第44回) · Author: 三浦哲郎 | Japan | Prize: Akutagawa Prize (第44回) · Author: 三浦哲郎 |
| Jan(day unknown) | Literary prizesAnnounced | 「はぐれ念仏」JapanDetailsPrize: Naoki Prize (第44回) · Author: 寺内大吉 | Japan | Prize: Naoki Prize (第44回) · Author: 寺内大吉 |
| Jan(day unknown) | Literary prizesAnnounced | 『背徳のメス』JapanDetailsPrize: Naoki Prize (第44回) · Author: 黒岩重吾 | Japan | Prize: Naoki Prize (第44回) · Author: 黒岩重吾 |