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• Warren Dale Grubbs († 1983)
• Gerrit Jan Boeve († 1987)
• Levenloos geb. van de Kraats, Barneveld,Barneveld,Gelderland,Nederland († 1961)
• Effie Dale Ebanks, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands († 2022)
• Catharina (Carin) Klaphaak, Rotterdam, Nederland († 2001)
• Wilhelmina Dirkje Don, Vlaardingen († 1989)
• Michael Wayne de Vries, Pella, Marion County, Iowa († 2021)
• Maria Machtilda Molenkamp, Hengelo,Overijssel,Niederlande († 2006)
• jacoba henrica maria (cobie) haenraets, helden-beringe
• Adrianus Anthonius Henricus Josephus van Rooij, 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland

• Arnoldus van der Marel (42)
• August Straube Jr (84), Racine, Racine, Wisconsin, Verenigde Staten
• Aafke Jans Swart (72), Amersfoort
• Ouwerling (54), Delft, South Holland, Netherlands
• Adrianus Franciscus Weijters (81), Tilburg
• Aaltje Ensing (69), Heemse
• Anna Cornelia van Wissen (75), 's Gravenhage
• Anna Cornelia van Wissen (75), Den Haag
• Apolonia Hendrica Van der Meer (67), Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Antonie Moonen (59), 's Hertogenbosch

• 1959 » Ramón Díaz, Argentinian footballer and manager
• 1959 » Rebecca De Mornay, American actress
• 1960 » Todd English, American chef and author
• 1960 » Tony MacAlpine, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
• 1961 » Carsten Fischer, German field hockey player
• 1961 » Rodney McCray, American basketball player
• 1962 » Carl Banks, American football player and sportscaster
• 1962 » Hiroki Kikuta, Japanese game designer and composer
• 1962 » Ian James Corlett, Canadian voice actor, writer, producer and author
• 1962 » Simon Thurley, English historian and academic

• 1946 » Adolphus Busch III, American businessman (b. 1891)
• 1946 » John Steuart Curry, American painter and academic (b. 1897)
• 1951 » Sydney Chapman, English economist and civil servant (b. 1871)
• 1952 » Anton Piëch, Austrian lawyer (b. 1894)
• 1958 » Marjorie Flack, American author and illustrator (b. 1897)
• 1966 » Sayyid Qutb, Egyptian theorist, author, and poet (b. 1906)
• 1968 » Ulysses S. Grant III, American general (b. 1881)
• 1971 » Nathan Freudenthal Leopold Jr., American murderer (b. 1904)
• 1972 » Lale Andersen, German singer-songwriter (b. 1905)
• 1975 » Éamon de Valera, Irish soldier and politician, 3rd President of Ireland (b. 1882)

• 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.
• February 12 » The Soviet Union launches Venera 1 towards Venus.
• April 8 » A large explosion on board the MVDara in the Persian Gulf kills 238.
• September 10 » In the Italian Grand Prix, a crash causes the death of German Formula One driver Wolfgang von Trips and 13 spectators who are hit by his Ferrari, the deadliest accident in F1 history.
• September 20 » Greek general Konstantinos Dovas becomes Prime Minister of Greece.
• November 12 » Terry Jo Duperrault is the sole survivor of a series of brutal murders aboard the Ketch Bluebelle.
• November 21 » The "La Ronde" opens in Honolulu, first revolving restaurant in the United States.

The temperature on August 29, 1961 was between 11.0 °C and 27.3 °C and averaged 20.2 °C. There was 12.3 hours of sunshine (89%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast.