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Born on Wednesday September 20, 1961
- Ruth Ann EUWEMA († 2013)
- Hetty van Hommerich († 2002)
- Yvonne, Maria, Hendrina van Kempen, Ewijk
- Saskia Marieke Duurland († 2000)
- Hettie Vanhommerig († 2002)
- Berend Meijer, Groningen, Groningen, Nederland († 1961)
- Jennifer Eljon
- Lilian "Janna" Verburg, Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2024)
- Musje Verhulst, Gouda, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Philip Eldon Jongkees, Leiden († 1961)
Died on Wednesday September 20, 1961
- Antonie Hazelaar (69), Dusseldorp,Noordrijn-Westfalen,Duitsland
- Aaltje Berenschot (85), Nijverdal, gemeente Hellendoorn
- Antonetta Johanna Maria van Basten (69), Rotterdam
- Alida Geertruida Roosjen (71), Groningen
- Arie Johannes Anthonie Poots (75), Dordrecht
- Cornelis den Exter (73), Terheijden,Noord-Brabant,Nederland
- Bernardus Engelbertus Aloysius IJsseldijk (58), 's-Gravenhage
- Cornelis van der Rhee (80)
- Barend Hendrik Willem Wassink (58), Hengelo (O), Nederland
- Betje van Kampen (82), Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from September 20, 1961 at Delpher
- Friese koerier : onafhankelijk dagblad voor Friesland en aangrenzende gebieden
- Nieuw Guinea koerier : de groene : onafhankelijk dagblad voor Ned. Nieuw Guinea
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- Gereformeerd gezinsblad / hoofdred. P. Jongeling
- Het vrije volk : democratisch-socialistisch dagblad
- De waarheid
- Leeuwarder courant : hoofdblad van Friesland
- De Tijd De Maasbode
- De Telegraaf
- De Telegraaf
Born on September 20
- 1959 » Joanna Domańska, Polish pianist and educator
- 1959 » Joseph Alessi, American trombonist and educator
- 1959 » Meral Okay, Turkish actress, producer, and screenwriter († 2012)
- 1960 » Dave Hemingway, English singer-songwriter and drummer
- 1960 » Deborah Roberts, American journalist
- 1960 » Lee Hall, English playwright and screenwriter
- 1961 » Caroline Flint, English politician, Minister of State for Europe
- 1961 » Erwin Koeman, Dutch retired football player and coach
- 1961 » Lisa Bloom, American lawyer and journalist
- 1962 » Jim Al-Khalili, Iraqi-English physicist, author, and academic
Died on September 20
- 1947 » Fiorello H. La Guardia, American lawyer and politician, 99th Mayor of New York City (b. 1882)
- 1947 » Jantina Tammes, Dutch biologist, geneticist, and academic (b. 1871)
- 1957 » Heino Kaski, Finnish pianist and composer (b. 1885)
- 1957 » Jean Sibelius, Finnish violinist and composer (b. 1865)
- 1970 » Alexandros Othonaios, Greek general and politician, 126h Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1879)
- 1971 » Giorgos Seferis, Greek poet and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1900)
- 1971 » James Westerfield, American actor (b. 1913)
- 1972 » Pierre-Henri Simon, French historian and author (b. 1903)
- 1973 » Jim Croce, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1943)
- 1975 » Saint-John Perse, French poet and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1887)
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.
- February 14 » Discovery of the chemical elements: Element 103, Lawrencium, is first synthesized at the University of California.
- May 21 » American civil rights movement: Alabama Governor John Malcolm Patterson declares martial law in an attempt to restore order after race riots break out.
- 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.
- August 11 » The former Portuguese territories in India of Dadra and Nagar Haveli are merged to create the Union Territory Dadra and Nagar Haveli.
- September 12 » The African and Malagasy Union is founded.
- September 16 » Typhoon Nancy, with possibly the strongest winds ever measured in a tropical cyclone, makes landfall in Osaka, Japan, killing 173 people.
The weather on Wednesday September 20, 1961
The temperature on September 20, 1961 was between 14.2 °C and 24.4 °C and averaged 18.3 °C. There was 2.6 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 4.4 hours of sunshine (35%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI