What day of the week was February 16, 1961?

The day of the week February 16th, 1961 fell on was a Thursday.

LaGaylia Frazier the American-Swedish singer was born on 16 February in 1961. As was Liu Kang the Chinese footballer and manager (d. 2013) , Eric Red the American screenwriter and director , Andy Taylor the English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Duran Duran and The Power Station) .

Dazzy Vance the American baseball player (b. 1891) died on this day in 1961.

Explorer program: Explorer 9 (S-56a) is launched. The DuSable Museum of African American History is chartered.