Date in year · 1961 · The 1960s
On August 15, 1961, border guard Conrad Schumann flees from East Germany while on duty guarding the construction of the Berlin Wall. The year's #1 song was "Tossin' and Turnin'" by Bobby Lewis. Jane Leeves, John Podhoretz, Don Mattingly would arrive in the same year.
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Featured · August 15, 1961
Hans Conrad Schumann, also known as Konrad Schumann, was an East German Bereitschaftspolizist who escaped to West Germany during the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961.
Around 1961
1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1961st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 961st year of the 2nd millennium, the 61st year of the 20th century, and the 2nd year of the 1960s decade.
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East German soldier and defector (1942–1998)
Hans Conrad Schumann, also known as Konrad Schumann, was an East German Bereitschaftspolizist who escaped to West Germany during the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961.
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