The following events occurred in 1961:
Events[]
Individuals who Started at Hogwarts:[]
The following individuals began their education at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry on 1 September, 1961.
- Ludovich Bagman (Hufflepuff)
- Cornelius Bulstrode (Slytherin)
- Mafalda Hopkirk (Slytherin)
- Victoria Kropp (Hufflepuff)
- Albert Moon (Ravenclaw)
- Molly Prewett (Gryffindor)
- Arthur Weasley (Gryffindor)
Births[]
- 1 January: Bartemius Crouch Jr. to Bartemius Crouch Sr and Isobel Crouch (née Fawley) in Derby, Derbyshire, England.
- 18 January: Henry Marbury to Mr. and Mrs. Marbury in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
- 2 February: Evan Rosier to Anselm and Anastasia Rosier (née Vulchanov) in Swindon, Wiltshire, England.
- 20 March: Violetta Parkinson to Louise Parkinson (née Aubrey) and Paschal Parkinson in York, Yorkshire, England.
- 11 April: Elizabeth Meadowes to Mr. and Mrs. Meadowes in St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England.
- 19 April: Rosanne Vane to Mr. and Mrs. Vane in Meltham, West Yorkshire, England.
- 23 April: Regulus Black IV to Orion and Walburga Black in Islington, London, Middlesex, England.
- 8 May: Selina Nott to Mr. and Mrs. Nott in Hang East, North Yorkshire, England.
- 12 June: Laurel McKinnon to Ivor and Eugenia McKinnon (née Mountbatten) in Windsor, Berkshire, England.
- 1 July: Cadmus Bones to Mr. and Mrs. Bones in Cranbrook, Kent, England.
- 27 July: Dirk Cresswell to Mr. and Mrs. Cresswell in Sedgley, Dudley, Staffordshire, England.
- 6 August: Heather Kelly to Mr. and Mrs. Kelly in Ramsgate, Kent, England.
- 7 August: Helen Stainthorpe to Mr. and Mrs. Stainthorpe in Littlehampton, West Sussex, England.