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• David Lynn Pierce († 1963)
• Antonius Johannes Leonardus Maria Weijermars, Wateringen
• Hilligje Nijboer († 1961)
• Gerarda Renilda Irene Poets, Lommel († 2009)
• Christy Lyn Mithelman, Norway, Benton Co., Iowa († 2018)
• Nancy Kim Etheridge, Columbus County, North Carolina († 2001)
• Paul Richard WILHELM, Harderwijk, Gelderland, Nederland († 1983)
• Eltje Veen, Ten Boer († 2015)
• arien van der molen, hoogwoud († 1986)
• Karst Jan Nieboer († 1961)

• Antonia Verkooijen (60), Bosschenhoofd, Noord-Brabant (Nederland)
• Charles William Ball ABAL01.CHA03RT (35), Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
• Abel VROMEN (66), Lomme (F)
• Antonie van der Velden (66), Rotterdam
• Abraham Roelfzema (66), Hoogkerk,, Groningen, Nederland
• Alberdina (Dini) de Herder (67), Hilversum, Nederland
• Atje Fokkes Seldenrust (80), Roordahuizum, Idaarderadeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Bernardus Wilhelmus SCHENK (84), Aalten, Gelderland, Nederland
• Bregtje Diekhuis (80), Winsum
• Attje Seldenrust (80), Roordahuizum

• 1958 » Dorothy Straight, American children's author
• 1959 » Julian Clary, English comedian, actor, and author
• 1959 » Manolis Kefalogiannis, Greek politician
• 1959 » Rick Wamsley, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1960 » Amy Klobuchar, American lawyer and politician
• 1960 » Anthea Turner, English journalist and television host
• 1962 » Ric Nattress, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager
• 1963 » George Hickenlooper, American director and producer († 2010)
• 1963 » Ludovic Orban, Romanian engineer, and politician, 68th Prime Minister of Romania
• 1963 » Mike Myers, Canadian-American actor, singer, producer, and screenwriter

• 1943 » Nils von Dardel, Swedish painter (b. 1888)
• 1948 » Witold Pilecki, Polish officer and Resistance leader (b. 1901)
• 1951 » Paula von Preradović, Croatian poet and author (b. 1887)
• 1954 » Robert Capa, Hungarian photographer and journalist (b. 1913)
• 1957 » Leo Goodwin, American swimmer, diver, and water polo player (b. 1883)
• 1968 » Georg von Küchler, German field marshal (b. 1881)
• 1970 » Tom Patey, Scottish mountaineer and author (b. 1932)
• 1977 » Yevgenia Ginzburg, Russian author (b. 1904)
• 1979 » Amédée Gordini, Italian-born French racing driver and sports car manufacturer (b. 1899)
• 1979 » Itzhak Bentov, Czech-Israeli engineer, mystic, and author (b. 1923)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Peter
4. Cornelis
5. Robert
6. Hendrik
7. John
8. Willem
9. Pieter
10. Gerrit
11. Ronald
12. Paul
13. Michael
14. Petrus
15. Wilhelmus
16. Dirk

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Elisabeth
4. Anna
5. Cornelia
6. Yvonne
7. Catharina
8. Karin
9. Jacqueline
10. Wilhelmina
11. Ingrid
12. Monique
13. Adriana
14. Petronella
15. Marianne
16. Anita

• Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 11.6 million citizens.
• January 25 » 101 Dalmatians premiered from Walt Disney Productions.
• January 25 » In Washington, D.C., President John F. Kennedy delivers the first live presidential television news conference.
• April 25 » Robert Noyce is granted a patent for an integrated circuit.
• September 16 » Typhoon Nancy, with possibly the strongest winds ever measured in a tropical cyclone, makes landfall in Osaka, Japan, killing 173 people.
• September 20 » Greek general Konstantinos Dovas becomes Prime Minister of Greece.
• October 17 » Directed by their chief Maurice Papon, Paris police massacre scores of Algerian protesters.

The temperature on May 25, 1961 was between 8.0 °C and 20.0 °C and averaged 14.6 °C. There was 7.3 hours of sunshine (45%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest.