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• Ann Wydaeghe, Izegem, België († 1961)
• Norma Laneta Ebanks, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands († 2004)
• Frank Keesman, Alkmaar
• Yvonne Mattu († 2008)
• Eddy Peetermans, Mielen-Boven-Aalst, België († 1979)
• Renee N.N, Nuenen († 1986)
• Shelia Dianne Suther, North Carolina († 1961)
• N.N Schendelaar, Stadskanaal, Onstwedde († 1961)
• Bertje Goudswaard († 1969)
• Karen Hannette Mensinga († 1962)

• Antje Dalmolen (92), Opende, gem. Grootegast, Groningen, Nederland
• Cornelia Johanna Wijzenbroek (69), Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Arnold Sloothaak (38), Holland, Michigan, Verenigde Staten
• Antje Ouwes Dalmolen (92), Grootegast, Groningen, Nederland
• Augusto Paulino Soares de Souza Fillho (56), Rio de Janeiro, RJ
• Alberta Manna (81), Castelnuovo della Daunia, Italië
• Agerinus Reijneveld (79), Koudekerk aan de Rijn
• Adriana de Munnik (84), Vlijmen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Archibald Dean Swift Sr. (84), Bryn Mawr, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
• Aantje Nederlof (70), Amsterdam

• 1960 » Alan McGee, Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1960 » Andy Slaughter, English politician
• 1960 » Carol Welsman, Canadian singer-songwriter and pianist
• 1960 » David Sammartino, American wrestler and trainer
• 1960 » Hubert Neuper, Austrian ski jumper
• 1960 » John Paxson, American basketball player and coach
• 1960 » Julian Armour, American-Canadian cellist and educator
• 1960 » Kenneth Hansen, Swedish race car driver
• 1961 » Julia Gillard, Welsh-Australian lawyer and politician, 27th Prime Minister of Australia
• 1961 » Stephanie Miller, American comedian and radio host

• 1937 » Marie Zdeňka Baborová-Čiháková, Czech botanist and zoologist (b. 1877)
• 1937 » Ray Ewry, American triple jumper (b. 1873)
• 1951 » Thomas Cahill, American soccer player and coach (b. 1864)
• 1952 » John Cobb, English race car driver and pilot (b. 1899)
• 1967 » Carson McCullers, American novelist, playwright, essayist, and poet (b. 1917)
• 1970 » Edward Everett Horton, American actor (b. 1886)
• 1973 » W. H. Auden, English-American poet, playwright, and critic (b. 1907)
• 1975 » Casey Stengel, American baseball player and manager (b. 1890)
• 1981 » Bill Shankly, Scottish footballer and manager (b. 1913)
• 1982 » Monty Stratton, American baseball player and coach (b. 1912)

• 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.
• March 1 » Uganda becomes self-governing and holds its first elections.
• April 23 » Algiers putsch by French generals.
• May 30 » The long-time Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo is assassinated in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
• September 16 » Pakistan establishes its Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission with Abdus Salam as its head.
• September 16 » Typhoon Nancy, with possibly the strongest winds ever measured in a tropical cyclone, makes landfall in Osaka, Japan, killing 173 people.
• October 1 » The United States Defense Intelligence Agency is formed, becoming the country's first centralized military intelligence organization.

The temperature on September 29, 1961 was between 13.9 °C and 18.7 °C and averaged 16.1 °C. There was 15.1 mm of rain during 3.1 hours. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (3%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south.