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• Jacobus Arie (Jack) Immerzeel, Monster, Nederland († 2020)
• Deena Gay Moore, Arlington, Tarrant, Texas, Verenigde Staten († 2004)
• Jacobus Arie Immerzeel, Monster († 2020)
• Alida Maria Zimmerman, Rhenen, Utrecht, Nederland († 2002)
• Cynthia Sue van der Werf, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa († 2018)
• Gerdy Wubbe († 2006)
• Robertus Wilhelmus Franciscus Fleuren, Haarlem
• David H. NYKAMP († 2019)
• Frank de Groot, Oisterwijk, Netherlands († 1961)
• Laurie Anne Morper, Tucumcari, Quay County, New Mexico, Verenigde Staten († 1961)

• Cornelia Hubertina Beeren (66)
• Alida Wilhelmina Helgering (41), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Cornelis van den Boomgaard (73), Terneuzen
• Antje Egberts Boonstra (79), Blija
• Cornelis Albertsz Vuil (49), unbekannt
• Anthonius Gerardus van den Ende (61), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Antje Scholten (70), Giethoorn
• Aaldert Dekker (80), Hoogeveen nederland
• Aaltje Haan (76), Zaandijk,, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Alida Bernardina Leffers (53), Groningen,, Groningen, Nederland

• 1959 » Chiaki Morosawa, Japanese anime screenwriter († 2016)
• 1959 » Chris Myers, American journalist and sportscaster
• 1959 » Laura Chinchilla, Costa Rican politician, President of Costa Rica
• 1960 » Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt, French-Belgian author and playwright
• 1960 » Chris Barrie, British actor and comedian
• 1960 » José Maria Neves, Cape Verdeian politician, Prime Minister of Cape Verde
• 1961 » Byron Scott, American basketball player and coach
• 1962 » Jure Franko, Slovenian skier
• 1962 » Simon Bazalgette, English businessman
• 1963 » Jan Masiel, Polish politician

• 1949 » Grigoraș Dinicu, Romanian violinist and composer (b. 1889)
• 1953 » Jim Thorpe, American football player and coach (b. 1887)
• 1958 » W. C. Handy, American trumpet player and composer (b. 1873)
• 1962 » Hugo Wast, Argentinian author and screenwriter (b. 1883)
• 1963 » Antonius Bouwens, Dutch target shooter (b. 1876)
• 1965 » Clemence Dane, English author and playwright (b. 1888)
• 1965 » Jack Hoxie, American actor (b. 1885)
• 1969 » Dwight D. Eisenhower, American general and politician, 34th President of the United States (b. 1890)
• 1971 » Robert Hunter, American golfer (b. 1886)
• 1972 » Donie Bush, American baseball player, manager, and team owner (b. 1887)

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 11 » Throgs Neck Bridge over the East River, linking New York City's boroughs of The Bronx and Queens, opens to road traffic.
• April 16 » In a nationally broadcast speech, Cuban leader Fidel Castro declares that he is a Marxist–Leninist and that Cuba is going to adopt Communism.
• May 21 » American civil rights movement: Alabama Governor John Malcolm Patterson declares martial law in an attempt to restore order after race riots break out.
• August 13 » Cold War: East Germany closes the border between the eastern and western sectors of Berlin to thwart its inhabitants' attempts to escape to the West, and construction of the Berlin Wall is started.
• September 1 » The Eritrean War of Independence officially begins with the shooting of Ethiopian police by Hamid Idris Awate.
• September 17 » The world's first retractable roof stadium, the Civic Arena, opens in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

The temperature on March 28, 1961 was between 0.6 °C and 8.6 °C and averaged 5.5 °C. There was 4.7 hours of sunshine (37%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west.