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• O.D. Betaubun, Voorst
• Marc Gustaaf Berthold Hayen, Hasselt, België († 2015)
• "Sébastien" Yves Daum, Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis, France († 2013)
• Steven Paul McLean, Peterboro, Canada († 2019)
• Debra Ann COOK († 1990)
• Richardus Johannes Wilhelmus Manders, Schaijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands († 1964)
• Gerardus Stolk († 2023)
• Frank Cornet, Haarlem († 2061)
• Marcelles Maria van Dijk, Oudewater († 1961)
• Willem Jan Timmer, Harderwijk († 2008)

• Adrianus van Falier (88), Eindhoven
• Albert Leunge (49), Avereest
• Dorman Gabbert (59), Hill, Texas, United States
• Eileen Maud Stewart (46), Cunnamulla Cemetery, Cunnamulla, Queensland, Australia
• Derk Wassink (70)
• Clara Edith Runyon (73), Sidney, Shelby Co.Ohio
• Edith Ann Margaret Trollip (91)
• Adriana van der Gaag (78), Delft
• Amy Mantor Rideout Rust (65), Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland, Verenigde Staten
• Ebelina Kerstholt (60), Muntendam, Groningen, Nederland

• 1958 » Thomas Dolby, English singer-songwriter and producer
• 1959 » A. J. Pero, American drummer († 2015)
• 1960 » Steve Cram, English runner and coach
• 1960 » Zbigniew Kruszyński, Polish footballer and coach
• 1961 » Isaac Mizrahi, American fashion designer
• 1962 » Chris Thomas King, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor
• 1962 » Jaan Ehlvest, Estonian chess player
• 1962 » Trevor Goddard, English-American actor († 2003)
• 1963 » Lori Petty, American actress
• 1964 » Joe Girardi, American baseball player and manager

• 1953 » Émile Sarrade, French rugby player and tug of war competitor (b. 1877)
• 1958 » Douglas Mawson, Australian geologist, academic, and explorer (b. 1882)
• 1959 » Errol Flynn, Australian-American actor, singer, and producer (b. 1909)
• 1959 » Jack Davey, New Zealand-Australian singer and radio host (b. 1907)
• 1960 » Abram Ioffe, Russian physicist and academic (b. 1880)
• 1961 » Harriet Shaw Weaver, English journalist and activist (b. 1876)
• 1961 » Paul Ramadier, French politician, 129th Prime Minister of France (b. 1888)
• 1965 » Randall Jarrell, American poet and author (b. 1914)
• 1965 » William Hogenson, American sprinter (b. 1884)
• 1967 » Marcel Aymé, French author and playwright (b. 1902)

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 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.
• January 31 » Project Mercury: Mercury-Redstone 2: Ham the Chimp travels into outer space.
• March 2 » John F. Kennedy announces the creation of the Peace Corps in a nationally televised broadcast.
• May 1 » The Prime Minister of Cuba, Fidel Castro, proclaims Cuba a socialist nation and abolishes elections.
• May 31 » In Moscow City Court, the Rokotov–Faibishenko show trial begins, despite the Khrushchev Thaw to reverse Stalinist elements in Soviet society.

The temperature on October 14, 1961 was between 5.4 °C and 16.5 °C and averaged 10.4 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 9.2 hours of sunshine (85%). The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east.