Back 1961 Abkhazian 1961 Afrikaans 1961 ALS 1961 እ.ኤ.አ. Amharic 1961 AN 1961 Arabic 1961 ARY 1961 ARZ 1961 AST 1961 сон AV
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 19th century – 20th century – 21st century |
| Decades: | 1930s 1940s 1950s – 1960s – 1970s 1980s 1990s |
| Years: | 1958 1959 1960 – 1961 – 1962 1963 1964 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1961 MCMLXI |
| Ab urbe condita | 2714 |
| Armenian calendar | 1410 ԹՎ ՌՆԺ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6711 |
| Bahá'í calendar | 117–118 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1882–1883 |
| Bengali calendar | 1368 |
| Berber calendar | 2911 |
| British Regnal year | 9 Eliz. 2 – 10 Eliz. 2 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2505 |
| Burmese calendar | 1323 |
| Byzantine calendar | 7469–7470 |
| Chinese calendar | 庚子年 (Metal Rat) 4657 or 4597 — to — 辛丑年 (Metal Ox) 4658 or 4598 |
| Coptic calendar | 1677–1678 |
| Discordian calendar | 3127 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1953–1954 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5721–5722 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 2017–2018 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1882–1883 |
| - Kali Yuga | 5061–5062 |
| Holocene calendar | 11961 |
| Igbo calendar | 961–962 |
| Iranian calendar | 1339–1340 |
| Islamic calendar | 1380–1381 |
| Japanese calendar | Shōwa 36 (昭和３６年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1892–1893 |
| Juche calendar | 50 |
| Julian calendar | Gregorian minus 13 days |
| Korean calendar | 4294 |
| Minguo calendar | ROC 50 民國50年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | 493 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2504 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳金鼠年 (male Iron-Rat) 2087 or 1706 or 934 — to — 阴金牛年 (female Iron-Ox) 2088 or 1707 or 935 |
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. Its rendering using the Hindu-Arabic numeral system creates a numeral which looks the same when put upside down. The next such year will be 6009.