March 1961
Wednesday 01:
1961 - Uganda becomes self-governing as its first elections held.
Friday 03:
Hassan II becomes King of Morocco.
Wednesday 08:
Max Conrad circumnavigates the earth in eight days, 18 hours and 49 minutes setting a new world record.
Wednesday 15:
South Africa withdraws from the British Commonwealth.
Saturday 18:
In Cannes, France, Jean-Claude Pascal wins the sixth Eurovision Song Contest for Luxembourg singing "Nous les amoureux" (We the lovers).
Wednesday 29:
The Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, allowing residents of Washington, DC to vote in presidential elections.
Thursday 30:
The Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs is signed at New York.<!--See http://www.incb.org/e/conv/1961/-->
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