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June 16, 1961Born on Saturday June 17, 1961
- Ingrid Gordts
- Colette De Winne, Zottegem († 1976)
- Adriana Margaretha Hendrika Brakenhoff, Doesburg († 1963)
- Shane Melville, Melbourne, Australia († 2003)
- Lucia Johanna van Haren, Rotterdam
- Brian R Schwab, Waverly, Bremer County, Iowa († 2002)
- levenloos geboren kind († 1961)
- George Homer Lunsford, Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, Verenigde Staten († 2006)
- Kathinka Klobbie, Amsterdam († 1991)
- Carla Wijshake, 's-Graveland († 2009)
Died on Saturday June 17, 1961
- Anne Gerrits Bruinsma (75)
- Adriaan Dannijs (83), Sassenheim, Nederland
- Adrianus Goijarts (66), Blaricum, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Antonetta Maria Gerdina Houtepen (68), Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Adão Matias Sens (73), Ituporanga, Santa Catarina, Brasil
- Alvey Elmer DeShong (72), Fulton County, Pennsylvania
- A.F. Schippers (73), Schiedam
- Arie van IJperen (64), Monster
- Arp de Lange (85), Den Haag
- Annigje de Keijzer (65), Rotterdam
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from June 17, 1961 at Delpher
- Friese koerier : onafhankelijk dagblad voor Friesland en aangrenzende gebieden
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- Nieuw Guinea koerier : de groene : onafhankelijk dagblad voor Ned. Nieuw Guinea
- Gereformeerd gezinsblad / hoofdred. P. Jongeling
- Het vrije volk : democratisch-socialistisch dagblad
- Nieuw Suriname : Surinaams nieuws- en advertentieblad
- De waarheid
- Leeuwarder courant : hoofdblad van Friesland
- De Tijd De Maasbode
- De Telegraaf
Born on June 17
- 1958 » Jello Biafra, American singer-songwriter and producer
- 1958 » Pierre Berbizier, French rugby player and coach
- 1959 » Carol Anderson, American author and historian
- 1959 » Lawrence Haddad, South African-English economist and academic
- 1959 » Nikos Stavropoulos, Greek basketball player and coach
- 1960 » Adrián Campos, Spanish race car driver
- 1960 » Thomas Haden Church, American actor
- 1961 » Kōichi Yamadera, Japanese actor and singer
- 1962 » Michael Monroe, Finnish singer-songwriter and saxophonist
- 1963 » Greg Kinnear, American actor, television presenter, and producer
Died on June 17
- 1952 » Jack Parsons, American chemist and engineer (b. 1914)
- 1954 » Danny Cedrone, American guitarist and bandleader (b. 1920)
- 1956 » Bob Sweikert, American race car driver (b. 1926)
- 1956 » Paul Rostock, German surgeon and academic (b. 1892)
- 1956 » Percival Perry, 1st Baron Perry, English businessman (b. 1878)
- 1957 » Dorothy Richardson, English journalist and author (b. 1873)
- 1957 » J. R. Williams, Canadian-American cartoonist (b. 1888)
- 1961 » Jeff Chandler, American actor (b. 1918)
- 1963 » Aleksander Kesküla, Estonian politician (b. 1882)
- 1968 » José Nasazzi, Uruguayan footballer and manager (b. 1901)
Names that were popular for boys in 1961
- Johannes
- Jan
- Maria
- Cornelis
- Peter
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Petrus
- John
- Gerardus
- Wilhelmus
- Antonius
- Robert
- Jacobus
- Pieter
- Paul
Names that were popular for girls in 1961
- Maria
- Johanna
- Elisabeth
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Wilhelmina
- Catharina
- Marie
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Ann
- Hendrika
- Margaretha
- Helena
- Yvonne
- Jacoba
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1961
- 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 26 » John F. Kennedy appoints Janet G. Travell to be the first woman Physician to the President.
- May 19 » At Silchar Railway Station, Assam, 11 Bengalis die when police open fire on protesters demanding state recognition of Bengali language in the Bengali Language Movement.
- June 19 » Kuwait declares independence from the United Kingdom.
- August 15 » Border guard Conrad Schumann flees from East Germany while on duty guarding the construction of the Berlin Wall.
- November 29 » Project Mercury: Mercury-Atlas 5 Mission: Enos, a chimpanzee, is launched into space. The spacecraft orbits the Earth twice and splashes down off the coast of Puerto Rico.
- December 9 » Tanganyika becomes independent from Britain.
The weather on Saturday June 17, 1961
The temperature on June 17, 1961 was between 13.6 °C and 21.2 °C and averaged 17.4 °C. There was 8.4 hours of sunshine (50%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI