About the day » Saturday January 28, 1961Calender converter

• Marina Corthouts, Zolder († 2012)
• Anna de Boer († 2015)
• Marga van de Beek († 2005)
• Janneke Elisabeth Stroink, Enschede († 1998)
• ERIK MARIMAN, SINT-NIKLAAS,OOST-VLAANDEREN,BELGIE († 1962)
• "Janneke" Elisabeth Stroink, Enschede († 1998)
• Johannes Jan SJOERS, Amsterdam, Noord Holland, Netherlands († 1991)
• Anna de Boer († 2015)
• Johannes (Johan) Luth, Nieuw-Amsterdam
• Karin Groeneveld († 2012)

• Adriana Petronella van Eijk (86), Delft,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Ruighaver (83), Haarlem
• Catharina Christina Doornhof (75), Harderwijk
• Arie Leendert Nelemans (90), Zevenbergen, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands
• Anna Maria Parthoens (65), Tongeren (B)
• Catharina van de Griend (84), Haaren
• Cornelia Johanna Weening (77), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adrianus Waltherus Luijben (68), Tilburg
• Arend Gerrits van der Iest (50), Grouw, Friesland, Nederland
• Antoinetta Kuiper (91), Groningen

• 1956 » Peter Schilling, German singer-songwriter
• 1956 » Richard Danielpour, American composer and educator
• 1957 » Frank Skinner, English comedian, actor, and author
• 1957 » Mark Napier, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
• 1957 » Nick Price, Zimbabwean-South African golfer
• 1959 » Frank Darabont, American director and producer
• 1960 » Loren Legarda, Filipino journalist and politician
• 1961 » Normand Rochefort, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1962 » Sam Phillips, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1964 » David Lawrence, English cricketer

• 1949 » Jean-Pierre Wimille, French race car driver (b. 1908)
• 1950 » Nikolai Luzin, Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1883)
• 1953 » James Scullin, Australian journalist and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1876)
• 1953 » Neyzen Tevfik, Turkish philosopher and poet (b. 1879)
• 1959 » Walter Beall, American baseball player (b. 1899)
• 1960 » Zora Neale Hurston, American novelist, short story writer, and folklorist (b. 1891)
• 1963 » Gustave Garrigou, French cyclist (b. 1884)
• 1965 » Maxime Weygand, Belgian-French general (b. 1867)
• 1965 » Tich Freeman, English cricketer (b. 1888)
• 1971 » Donald Winnicott, English paediatrician and psychoanalyst (b. 1896)

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. Jacqueline
9. Karin
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 27 » The Soviet submarine S-80 sinks when its snorkel malfunctions, flooding the boat.
• April 25 » Robert Noyce is granted a patent for an integrated circuit.
• April 27 » Sierra Leone is granted its independence from the United Kingdom, with Milton Margai as the first Prime Minister.
• May 31 » The South African Constitution of 1961 becomes effective, thus creating the Republic of South Africa, which remains outside the Commonwealth of Nations until 1 June 1994, when South Africa is returned to Commonwealth membership.
• July 19 » Tunisia imposes a blockade on the French naval base at Bizerte; the French would capture the entire town four days later.
• December 17 » Niterói circus fire: Fire breaks out during a performance by the Gran Circus Norte-Americano in the city of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, killing more than 500.

The temperature on January 28, 1961 was between 0.1 °C and 6.6 °C and averaged 2.6 °C. There was 9.7 mm of rain during 7.4 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.