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• Josephina Arnolda Maria Havekes, Oeffelt
• Geert Gerke Kooyman, Lemmer († 2009)
• Adrianus Stehouwer, Hendrik Ido Ambacht († 1970)
• Adrianus Stehouwer, Hendrik Ido Ambacht († 1970)
• Doodgeboren kind Santegoets, Tilburg († 1961)
• Amerik Dulfer, Katwijk († 1968)
• Henk van den Broek, Sint-Michielsgestel († 1994)
• Coppelmans, Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Shem Adam Bott, California, Verenigde Staten († 1961)
• Yvonne van der Gaag († 2016)

• Anna Huiberts Schong (79), Velsen
• Cornelia Johanna van der Maat (55), Leidschendam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Agustin Huizar (84), Webb, Texas
• Anthonij Poot (74), Egmond aan Zee
• Adriaan Sannen (65), Breda, NB, Nederland
• Andries Bakker (61)
• Aagje Groot (66), Zaandam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Cornelia Henrietta van Roij (84), Rotterdam, ZH Netherlands
• Anna Schong (79), Velsen
• Albert Luitjen Mulder (90), Termunten

• 1958 » Lita Ford, English-American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1960 » Loïc Bigois, French aerodynamicist and engineer
• 1960 » Mario Batali, American chef and author
• 1960 » Yolanda Saldívar, American murderer
• 1961 » Artur Ekert, Polish-English physicist and academic
• 1962 » Cheri Oteri, American actress, comedian, and screenwriter
• 1962 » Ken Rosenthal, American sportscaster
• 1963 » David Seaman, English footballer
• 1963 » Jarvis Cocker, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1963 » Urmas Tartes, Estonian biologist and photographer

• 1949 » George Shiels, Irish-Canadian playwright (b. 1886)
• 1949 » Nikos Skalkottas, Greek violinist and composer (b. 1901)
• 1955 » John D. Dingell, Sr., American journalist and politician (b. 1894)
• 1965 » Lionel Terray, French mountaineer (b. 1921)
• 1967 » Zinaida Serebriakova, Ukrainian-French painter (b. 1884)
• 1968 » Chester Carlson, American physicist and lawyer (b. 1906)
• 1968 » Red Foley, American singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1910)
• 1972 » Robert Casadesus, French pianist and composer (b. 1899)
• 1973 » Gram Parsons, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1946)
• 1975 » Pamela Brown, English actress (b. 1917)

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. 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.
• February 14 » Discovery of the chemical elements: Element 103, Lawrencium, is first synthesized at the University of California.
• March 2 » John F. Kennedy announces the creation of the Peace Corps in a nationally televised broadcast.
• 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 1 » The Prime Minister of Cuba, Fidel Castro, proclaims Cuba a socialist nation and abolishes elections.
• May 16 » Park Chung-hee leads a coup d'état to overthrow the Second Republic of South Korea.
• November 18 » United States President John F. Kennedy sends 18,000 military advisors to South Vietnam.

The temperature on September 19, 1961 was between 15.2 °C and 27.9 °C and averaged 21.1 °C. There was 9.6 hours of sunshine (77%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast.