About the day » Monday August 21, 1961Calender converter

• Ada Heblij, Bussum († 1993)
• annie franssen, neerkant
• Frank Schoffelen, Sittard, Limburg, Nederland
• Alfred Theodorus Meijlink († 1992)
• Philipe Pieter Martinus Bouweriks, AMSTERDAM, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1961)
• Menno Beekelaar, Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Hans van der Horst, s'Gravenland
• Stephen McDannell Hillenburg, Fort Sill, Comanche, Oklahoma, Verenigde Staten († 2018)
• Joost Rondhuis, Appingedam, Groningen, Nederland († 1967)
• Bertus Bleeker, (FR) Sneek († 2013)

• Adolph Binger (66), Evanston, Cook, Illinois, USA 6429 Claremont Avenue
• Anna Maria Sijbrands (68), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Aartje Bouwmeester (41), Kampen, Overijssel, Nederland
• Adrianus Joannes Heefer (59), Tilburg
• Arentje Willems Boomker (85), Meppel
• Camiel Cyriel Vanhaverbeke (61), Passendale
• Barbara Steneker (71), Boppard (Du)
• Aafje Wigbout (51), Lisse
• Broadus Henderson McSwain (72), Cleveland County, North Carolina
• Catharina Jacobus Edelenbosch (80), Enkhuizen, Nederland

• 1958 » Mark Williams, Australian footballer and coach
• 1959 » Anne Hobbs, English tennis player and coach
• 1959 » Jim McMahon, American football player and coach
• 1961 » Gerardo Barbero, Argentinian chess player and coach († 2001)
• 1961 » Stephen Hillenburg, American marine biologist, cartoonist, and animator († 2018)
• 1961 » V. B. Chandrasekhar, Indian cricketer and coach († 2019)
• 1962 » John Korfas, Greek-American basketball player and coach
• 1962 » Pete Weber, American bowler
• 1963 » Mohammed VI of Morocco, King of Morocco
• 1963 » Nigel Pearson, English footballer and manager

• 1947 » Ettore Bugatti, Italian-French engineer and businessman, founded Bugatti (b. 1881)
• 1951 » Constant Lambert, English composer and conductor (b. 1905)
• 1957 » Harald Sverdrup, Norwegian meteorologist and oceanographer (b. 1888)
• 1957 » Mait Metsanurk, Estonian author and playwright (b. 1879)
• 1957 » Nels Stewart, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1902)
• 1960 » David B. Steinman, American engineer, designed the Mackinac Bridge (b. 1886)
• 1964 » Palmiro Togliatti, Italian journalist and politician, Italian Minister of Justice (b. 1893)
• 1971 » George Jackson, American activist and author, co-founded the Black Guerrilla Family (b. 1941)
• 1974 » Buford Pusser, American police officer (b. 1937)
• 1974 » Kirpal Singh, Indian spiritual master (b. 1894)

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 23 » The Portuguese luxury cruise ship Santa Maria is hijacked by opponents of the Estado Novo regime with the intention of waging war until dictator António de Oliveira Salazar is overthrown.
• February 15 » Sabena Flight 548 crashes in Belgium, killing 73, including the entire United States figure skating team along with several of their coaches and family members.
• May 30 » The long-time Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo is assassinated in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
• June 19 » Kuwait declares independence from the United Kingdom.
• August 21 » American country music singer Patsy Cline returns to record producer Owen Bradley's studio in Nashville, Tennessee to record her vocals to Willie Nelson's "Crazy", which would become her signature song.
• October 31 » In the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin's body is removed from the Lenin's Mausoleum, also known as the Lenin Tomb.

The temperature on August 21, 1961 was between 14.1 °C and 17.2 °C and averaged 15.8 °C. There was 15.2 mm of rain during 5.6 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.