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• René Rockx, Oud Gastel,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1991)
• Kornelia Engleder († 2019)
• Lydia Maria Cardinaal, Zwijndrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Dean Reeder, Medicine Hat († 2014)
• Aukje Kracht, Emmen,Drenthe,Niederlande († 1962)
• Stephanus Marinus Anna Maria van Rooij, Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Cara Jean Myers, Saint Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, Verenigde Staten († 2021)

• Arnoldus Barends (59), Harderwijk
• Apolonia de Blok (76), Hulst, Zeeland, Nederland
• Bastiaantje Reedijk (87), Dordrecht, Nederland
• Edward (Ben) CRICK (53)
• Annie Lovenia Newman (98), Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States
• Cornelia Petronella Maria BOGERS (60), Wouw, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Anna, Catharina Frencken (65), Maastricht, Nederland
• Albert Kropf (79)
• Anna Catharina Frencken (65), Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands
• Bartus Bos, geb. Oudbier (85), Voorst

• 1959 » Bill Root, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1961 » Paul Waaktaar-Savoy, Norwegian musician and songwriter
• 1961 » Scott Travis, American rock drummer
• 1961 » Simon Reeve, Australian journalist and game show host
• 1961 » Wendi Richter, American wrestler
• 1962 » Chris Christie, American lawyer and politician, 55th Governor of New Jersey
• 1962 » Elizabeth Vargas, American journalist
• 1962 » Kevin Willis, American basketball player and fashion designer
• 1962 » Marina Kaljurand, Estonian badminton player and diplomat, Estonia Ambassador to Russia
• 1963 » Mark Chesnutt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

• 1952 » Gertrude Lawrence, English actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1898)
• 1956 » Lee Jung-seob, North Korean painter (b. 1916)
• 1956 » Witold Hurewicz, Polish mathematician (b. 1904)
• 1959 » Edmund Gwenn, English actor (b. 1877)
• 1959 » Kay Kendall, English actress and comedian (b. 1927)
• 1962 » Hanns Eisler, German-Austrian composer (b. 1898)
• 1962 » Seiichiro Kashio, Japanese tennis player (b. 1892)
• 1966 » Hendrik Verwoerd, Dutch-South African journalist and politician, 7th Prime Minister of South Africa (b. 1901)
• 1966 » Margaret Sanger, American nurse, educator, and activist (b. 1879)
• 1969 » Arthur Friedenreich, Brazilian footballer (b. 1892)

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. Jacqueline
9. Karin
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 3 » The United States Air Forces begins Operation Looking Glass, and over the next 30 years, a "Doomsday Plane" is always in the air, with the capability of taking direct control of the United States' bombers and missiles in the event of the destruction of the SAC's command post.
• March 15 » At the 1961 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference, South Africa announces that it will withdraw from the Commonwealth when the South African Constitution of 1961 comes into effect.
• May 5 » Alan Shepard becomes the first American to travel into outer space, on a sub-orbital flight.
• May 16 » Park Chung-hee leads a coup d'état to overthrow the Second Republic of South Korea.
• October 1 » The United States Defense Intelligence Agency is formed, becoming the country's first centralized military intelligence organization.
• December 17 » Niterói circus fire: Fire breaks out during a performance by the Gran Circus Norte-Americano in the city of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, killing more than 500.

The temperature on September 6, 1961 was between 11.3 °C and 15.4 °C and averaged 13.6 °C. There was 9.8 mm of rain during 7.1 hours. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (3%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.