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• Freddy Lamaire, Roeselare († 2004)
• Jolanda MEERTS, Den Haag († 2007)
• Robert Michel Grondel († 1995)
• Arjo Brouns, Roermond,, Limburg, Nederland († 2002)
• Henk Marten van Sluis, Assen († 1992)
• Lalita Violet Asmus, Salt Lake City
• Leo van der Galien, Zwaagwesteinde († 2017)
• Jean-Marie BAUDIN, Mouscron (Moeskroen) († 1993)
• Robert Michel Grondel († 1995)

• Clasina Hermans (25), Zeist
• Arthur-Frans Peeters (75)
• Antonius A. M. van Poppel (51), Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Antonia REYNEN (73), Zandvliet, Antwerpen, Belgie
• Arrena Bolin (73), Kentucky, Verenigde Staten
• Antje Jans Oosterhof (70)
• Barbara Bovenschen (68), Brunssum
• Augustine PORAS (56), Vred,59870,Nord,Hauts-de-France,FRANCE
• Antonius Gerardus Arnts (89), Zevenaar Gld. Nederland
• Aafje RUTGRINK (79), Hoorn

• 1959 » Helmuth Duckadam, Romanian footballer
• 1961 » Mark White, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1961 » Sergio Scariolo, Italian professional basketball head coach
• 1961 » Susan Boyle, Scottish singer
• 1962 » Chris Grayling, English journalist and politician, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
• 1962 » Mark Shulman, American author
• 1962 » Phillip Schofield, English television host
• 1962 » Samboy Lim, Filipino basketball player and manager
• 1963 » Aprille Ericsson-Jackson, American aerospace engineer
• 1963 » Teodoro de Villa Diaz, Filipino guitarist and songwriter († 1988)

• 1946 » Noah Beery, Sr., American actor (b. 1882)
• 1947 » George II, king of Greece (b. 1890)
• 1950 » Charles R. Drew, American physician and surgeon (b. 1904)
• 1950 » Recep Peker, Turkish soldier and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1889)
• 1962 » Jussi Kekkonen, Finnish captain and businessman (b. 1910)
• 1965 » Helena Rubinstein, Polish-American businesswoman (b. 1870)
• 1966 » Brian O'Nolan, Irish author (b. 1911)
• 1968 » Lev Landau, Azerbaijani-Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1908)
• 1976 » Max Ernst, German painter and sculptor (b. 1891)
• 1981 » Eua Sunthornsanan, Thai singer-songwriter and bandleader (b. 1910)

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. Catharina
7. Yvonne
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 3 » Cold War: The United States severs diplomatic relations with Cuba over the latter's nationalization of American assets.
• January 3 » The SL-1 nuclear reactor is destroyed by a steam explosion in the only reactor incident in the United States to cause immediate fatalities.
• February 16 » Explorer program: Explorer 9 (S-56a) is launched.
• May 30 » The long-time Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo is assassinated in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
• 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.
• October 1 » The United States Defense Intelligence Agency is formed, becoming the country's first centralized military intelligence organization.

The temperature on April 1, 1961 was between 5.4 °C and 10.9 °C and averaged 8.4 °C. There was 3.4 mm of rain during 6.9 hours. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (3%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west.