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• W.M.J. van den Ende, Naaldwijk, Nederland († 2018)
• Robert D. "Bobby" Foxx, Indiana, Verenigde Staten († 1996)
• Jan Smid, Den Helder († 2011)
• Frederikus (Freddy\Freddie) FROME, Oosterhesselen (NL/DR) († 2008)
• Wilma Heezen († 2017)
• Conny Zonneveld, Castricum († 2010)
• Levenloos Snijders, Den Helder († 1960)
• Aleida Geertruida Leusink, hall († 2014)
• van der Wielen, Hernen
• Jan-Marc Booij, Heemstede, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1962)

• Bartholomeus Smit (87), Haarlem
• Aaltje Kok (92), De Wijk
• Adrianus Everardus VERNOOIJ (1), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
• Anna Rinkel (63), Rotterdam
• Alida Been (86), Loosduinen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Berendina Reitzema (77), Vlagtwedde, Groningen, Nederland
• Antoinette Adriana Perquin (53), 's Gravenhage
• Alida Johanna VETH (68), Amsterdam
• Andries Klaas Pieter Heemskerk (74), Heerlen, LIM, Nederland
• Adrianus Everardus Vernooij (1), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland

• 1956 » Andrea Pazienza, Italian illustrator and painter († 1988)
• 1958 » Drew Carey, American actor, game show host, and entrepreneur
• 1958 » Lea DeLaria, American actress and singer
• 1958 » Mitch Albom, American journalist, author, and screenwriter
• 1959 » Marcella Mesker, Dutch tennis player and sportscaster
• 1960 » Linden Ashby, American actor
• 1961 » Daniele Massaro, Italian footballer and manager
• 1961 » Norrie May-Welby, Scottish Australian gender activist
• 1962 » Karen Duffy, American actress
• 1963 » Viviane Baladi, Swiss mathematician

• 1942 » Panagiotis Toundas, Greek composer and conductor (b. 1886)
• 1945 » Heinrich Himmler, German commander and politician, Reich Minister of the Interior (b. 1900)
• 1947 » Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz, Swiss author and poet (b. 1878)
• 1949 » Jan Frans De Boever, Belgian painter and illustrator (b. 1872)
• 1956 » Gustav Suits, Latvian-Estonian poet and politician (b. 1883)
• 1960 » Georges Claude, French engineer and inventor, created Neon lighting (b. 1870)
• 1962 » Louis Coatalen, French engineer (b. 1879)
• 1963 » August Jakobson, Estonian author and politician (b. 1904)
• 1965 » David Smith, American sculptor (b. 1906)
• 1975 » Moms Mabley, American comedian and actor (b. 1894)

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 19 » Japan and the United States sign the US–Japan Mutual Security Treaty
• May 11 » Adolf Eichmann is captured by the Mossad in Argentina.
• May 23 » A tsunami caused by an earthquake in Chile the previous day kills 61 people in Hilo, Hawaii.
• August 1 » Islamabad is declared the federal capital of the Government of Pakistan.
• August 19 » Sputnik program: Korabl-Sputnik 2: The Soviet Union launches the satellite with the dogs Belka and Strelka, 40 mice, two rats and a variety of plants.
• November 3 » The land that would become the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge was established by an Act of Congress after a year-long legal battle that pitted local residents against Port Authority of New York and New Jersey officials wishing to turn the Great Swamp into a major regional airport for jet aircraft.

The temperature on May 23, 1960 was between 8.8 °C and 20.1 °C and averaged 14.3 °C. There was 2.6 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 7.2 hours of sunshine (45%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.