[Fred Nerks]

No, the record says "08-01-1961," which, if you're a civilian working in the county clerk's office, is August 1st, 1961 (which is still at odds with August 4th, the usual birthdate given).

If the information came from a Kenyan or Equatorial Guinea document, the date IS JANUARY, 8, 1961.

[SunkenCiv]

Good point. And plenty of people in the US still give dates “old style”, DMY.