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• James Houston Mayfield, Jacksonville, Cherokee, Texas, United States († 2009)
• Cheri Sandra Hudson, Susanville,California,Verenigde Staten († 2006)
• Nn van den Berge
• levenloos geboren kind († 1961)
• Hendrikus de Munnik († 1989)
• Roger Glas, Kalamazoo, Michigan, Verenigde Staten († 2017)
• Roger Wayne Glas, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan († 2017)
• Beatrix Victorina Weijermars, Genne
• Walter Gustaaf Maria Vervloet († 1997)
• Bruce Alan Jungling, Grundy Center, Grundy County, Iowa († 2017)

• Christiaan Hein Moes (74), Enschede
• Augustinus De Ridder (75), Gentbrugge, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
• Arie Markesteijn (84), Ridderkerk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Cornelia Tipkers (84)
• Egidius Josephus Hamers (68), Heerlen
• Albert Antoine Willaert (67), Knokke, 8647, Belgique
• Doodgeboren Kind Reijntjes (0), Venray
• Elizabeth Clark (60), Cookeville, Putnam County, Tennessee, Verenigde Staten
• Anna Maria Mangelschots (75), Eindhout, België
• Dallis Gertrude Pendleton (91), Louisville, Jefferson Co., Kentucky, Verenigde Staten

• 1959 » Caroline Ansink, Dutch flute player, composer, and educator
• 1960 » Mustafa Balbay, Turkish journalist and politician
• 1960 » Ulrich Maly, German politician, 16th Mayor of Nuremberg
• 1961 » Bruce Matthews, American football player and coach
• 1961 » Daniel House, American bass player and producer
• 1961 » Rikki Rockett, American glam rock drummer
• 1961 » Ron Klain, American lawyer and politician, Chief of Staff to the Vice President of the United States
• 1961 » The Edge, British-Irish musician, singer and songwriter
• 1962 » Kool Moe Dee, American musician, singer and actor
• 1963 » Hur Jin-ho, South Korean director and screenwriter

• 1944 » Erwin von Witzleben, German field marshal (b. 1881)
• 1947 » Anton Denikin, Russian general (b. 1872)
• 1950 » Fergus McMaster, Australian businessman, founded Qantas (b. 1879)
• 1959 » Albert Namatjira, Australian painter (b. 1902)
• 1965 » Shirley Jackson, American novelist and short story writer (b. 1916)
• 1969 » Otmar Freiherr von Verschuer, German biologist and eugenicist (b. 1896)
• 1971 » Freddie Spencer Chapman, English lieutenant (b. 1907)
• 1973 » Vilhelm Moberg, Swedish historian and author (b. 1898)
• 1974 » Elisabeth Abegg, German anti-Nazi resistance fighter (b. 1882)
• 1975 » Cannonball Adderley, American saxophonist (b. 1928)

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 8 » In France a referendum supports Charles de Gaulle's policies in Algeria.
• January 17 » Former Congolese Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba is murdered in circumstances suggesting the support and complicity of the governments of Belgium and the United States.
• January 20 » John F. Kennedy is inaugurated the 35th President of the United States of America, becoming the second youngest man to take the office, and the first Catholic.
• May 4 » Malcolm Ross and Victor Prather attain a new altitude record for manned balloon flight ascending in the Strato-Lab V open gondola to 113,740 feet (34.67km).
• 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.
• November 21 » The "La Ronde" opens in Honolulu, first revolving restaurant in the United States.

The temperature on August 8, 1961 was between 13.1 °C and 22.8 °C and averaged 16.8 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 5.6 hours of sunshine (37%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.