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• peter henricus gertrudis (peter) nouwen, helden-grashoek
• Annette Carolina Bertelkamp, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands († 2006)
• Lorri Lee FanderClai, Whiteside, Ill., Verenigde Staten († 1960)
• Karel Mathias Wilhelmus Maria Schoffelen, Nuth, Limburg, Nederland
• Klasina Adriana Wilhelmina de Porto, Den Burg (Texel, NH) († 2018)
• Willem Maria van der Hoeven († 2007)
• Martina Maria Francisca van den Berghe, Oostende, Be († 1999)
• Jan Willem Valstar, 's-Gravenzande († 2002)
• Rudolf Mouw, Garderen (Barneveld) († 1964)
• Hendrikus Gerardus Benes, Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1960)

• Aafjen de Boer (43), NO-polder
• Adriana Vlak (68), Den Haag
• Adrianus Franciscus van Wesel (82), Roosendaal
• Arnolda Jacoba Stuve (87), Enschede, Overijssel, Nederland
• Antonius Petrus Johannes Overes (64), Warmond
• Andries Poot (82), Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Antje Schrijver (86), Koedijk, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anna F. Lindley (87)
• Alice Veronica (Collins) Schlegel (56), Irvington, Essex, New Jersey, Verenigde Staten
• Aaltje VAN DEN BELT (61), Zutphen, Gemeente Zutphen, Gelderland, Nederland

• 1957 » Janick Gers, English guitarist and songwriter
• 1958 » Alan Milburn, English businessman and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
• 1958 » James Grippando, American lawyer and author
• 1959 » Cris Collinsworth, American football player and sportscaster
• 1959 » Göran Hägglund, Swedish lawyer and politician, 28th Swedish Minister for Social Affairs
• 1959 » Keith Olbermann, American journalist and author
• 1960 » Fiona O'Donnell, Canadian-Scottish politician
• 1961 » Margo Timmins, Canadian singer-songwriter
• 1961 » Narciso Rodriguez, American fashion designer
• 1962 » Roberto Paci Dalò, Italian director and composer

• 1951 » Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, Finnish field marshal and politician, 6th President of Finland (b. 1867)
• 1956 » Erich Kleiber, Austrian conductor and director (b. 1890)
• 1961 » Bernard Friedberg, Austrian scholar and author (b. 1876)
• 1963 » John Farrow, Australian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1904)
• 1965 » Abraham Walkowitz, American painter (b. 1878)
• 1967 » Alphonse Juin, Algerian-French general (b. 1888)
• 1967 » crew of Apollo 1
• 1970 » Rocco D'Assunta, Italian actor, comedian and playwright (b. 1904)
• 1971 » Jacobo Árbenz, Guatemalan captain and politician, President of Guatemala (b. 1913)
• 1972 » Mahalia Jackson, American singer (b. 1911)

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.
• February 13 » With the success of a nuclear test codenamed "Gerboise Bleue", France becomes the fourth country to possess nuclear weapons.
• April 8 » The Netherlands and West Germany sign an agreement to negotiate the return of German land annexed by the Dutch in return for 280million German marks as Wiedergutmachung.
• April 19 » Students in South Korea hold a nationwide pro-democracy protest against president Syngman Rhee, eventually forcing him to resign.
• May 24 » Following the 1960 Valdivia earthquake, the largest ever recorded earthquake, Cordón Caulle begins to erupt.
• August 3 » Niger gains independence from France.
• December 14 » Convention against Discrimination in Education of UNESCO is adopted.

The temperature on January 27, 1960 was between 1.9 °C and 6.8 °C and averaged 4.4 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 3.4 hours of sunshine (39%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east.