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• René Buschmann, Koog aan de Zaan, Nederland († 2014)
• Gerhard Droog, Apeldoorn († 1988)
• Monique Trybou, Roeselare West-Vlaanderen België († 2013)
• Frans van Lent, Nijmegen († 1989)
• Monique Verdonck, Bree († 1979)
• Anna Jacoba Klop
• Arlette Drieskens
• D(Doodgeboren) Rikhof, Borne († 1960)
• Niesko Kloen, Rotterdam († 2022)
• Karen van Mansfeld, Atlanta-Georgia (USA) († 2002)

• Catharina Petronella de Jeu (64), Uithoorn
• Antje Baukes de Vries (88), Oldeboorn, Utingeradeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Calvino Barbosa Ferraz (78), Óleo, São Paulo, Brasil
• Bauke van der Gaast (84), Harlingen, Friesland, Nederland
• Anna Roggenbuck (51), Paderborn, Deutschland
• Bartel Oranje (78)
• Albertje van der Molen (65), Leeuwarden
• Antonius van NIELE (34), Zwolle (O)
• Adrianus de Melker (61), Rotterdam
• Albert Celis (57), Geetbets, België

• 1958 » Cornelia Funke, German-American author
• 1958 » Kathryn Stott, English pianist and academic
• 1959 » Kevin Ash, English journalist and author († 2013)
• 1959 » Mark Aguirre, American basketball player and coach
• 1959 » Udi Aloni, American-Israeli director and author
• 1959 » Wolf Hoffmann, German guitarist
• 1960 » Kōichi Satō, Japanese actor
• 1960 » Kenneth Branagh, Northern Ireland-born English actor director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1961 » Mark McKoy, Canadian hurdler and sprinter
• 1961 » Nia Peeples, American singer and actress

• 1951 » Algernon Blackwood, English author and playwright (b. 1869)
• 1953 » Abdullah Yusuf Ali, Indian-English scholar and translator (b. 1872)
• 1956 » David Shimoni, Russian-Israeli poet and translator (b. 1891)
• 1957 » Napoleon Zervas, Greek general (b. 1891)
• 1958 » Adolfo Camarillo, American horse breeder, rancher, and philanthropist (b. 1864)
• 1963 » K. M. Panikkar, Indian historian and diplomat (b. 1894)
• 1967 » Otis Redding, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1941)
• 1968 » George Forrest, Northern Irish lawyer and politician (b. 1921)
• 1968 » Karl Barth, Swiss theologian and author (b. 1886)
• 1968 » Thomas Merton, American monk and author (b. 1915)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Peter
4. Cornelis
5. Willem
6. John
7. Hendrik
8. Robert
9. Gerrit
10. Ronald
11. Petrus
12. Pieter
13. Paul
14. Dirk
15. Hans
16. Johan

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Elisabeth
4. Cornelia
5. Anna
6. Yvonne
7. Wilhelmina
8. Catharina
9. Monique
10. Ingrid
11. Anita
12. Jacqueline
13. Marianne
14. Karin
15. Petronella
16. Adriana

• 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 11.4 million citizens.
• January 6 » National Airlines Flight 2511 is destroyed in mid-air by a bomb, while en route from New York City to Miami.
• January 30 » The African National Party is founded in Chad, through the merger of traditionalist parties.
• June 26 » Madagascar gains its independence from France.
• July 20 » The Polaris missile is successfully launched from a submarine, the USSGeorge Washington, for the first time.
• August 1 » Dahomey (later renamed Benin) declares independence from France.
• December 15 » King Mahendra of Nepal suspends the country's constitution, dissolves parliament, dismisses the cabinet, and imposes direct rule.

The temperature on December 10, 1960 was between 0.4 °C and 2.6 °C and averaged 1.5 °C. There was 4.6 mm of rain during 11.6 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast.