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• Nancy Marie Walters, West Virginia, United States († 1994)
• Pamela E. Post († 2002)
• Luc Sucaet, Tielt, 8700, West Vlaanderen († 1983)
• Harold Eugene BALDWIN, Elkhart († 1986)
• Bernadette Schimmel, Reek (Landerd) († 1978)
• Luana Lorrie Duby, Hilo, Hawaï (USA) († 2001)
• Thijs Martinuszn. Nauta, Sneek, Gem. Sneek, Friesland, Nederland († 2004)
• Michael John SCULLY, Devonport, Tasmania, Australia († 1960)
• David Georg de Jonge, Chatham, Ontario, Canada
• Roel Molenaar († 1973)

• Alida Hofman (72)
• Bouwe Nutterts Hofstee (79), Heerenveen, Friesland, Nederland
• Adriana Anna Louise Geerling (80), Renkum
• Albert Schlösser (55), Kerkrade (L
• Albert Jan Vreeman (77), Laren, Gelderland, Nederland
• Apolonia Louise VONK (35), Delft
• Geertje Zwiggelaar (66), Hoogeveen
• Aafje Singer (77), Bussum
• Arend Huisman (78), Groningen, Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
• Bouchien de Groot (11), Uithuizen

• 1957 » Andres Lipstok, Estonian economist and politician, Estonian Minister of Economic Affairs
• 1958 » Cecily Adams, American actress and casting director († 2004)
• 1960 » Jeremy Bowen, Welsh journalist
• 1960 » Megan Gallagher, American actress
• 1961 » Bill Lester, American race car driver
• 1961 » Cam Cameron, American football player and coach
• 1961 » Michael Bolt, Australian rugby league player
• 1961 » Yury Onufriyenko, Ukrainian-Russian colonel, pilot, and astronaut
• 1962 » Axl Rose, American singer-songwriter and producer
• 1962 » Stavros Lambrinidis, Greek lawyer and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Greece

• 1942 » Jaan Soots, Estonian general and politician, 7th Estonian Minister of War (b. 1880)
• 1951 » Gabby Street, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1882)
• 1952 » George VI of the United Kingdom (b. 1895)
• 1958 » victims of the Munich air disaster
• 1963 » Piero Manzoni, Italian painter and sculptor (b. 1933)
• 1964 » Emilio Aguinaldo, Filipino general and politician, 1st President of the Philippines (b. 1869)
• 1967 » Martine Carol, French actress (b. 1920)
• 1972 » Julian Steward, American anthropologist (b. 1902)
• 1976 » Ritwik Ghatak, Bangladeshi-Indian director and screenwriter (b. 1925)
• 1976 » Vince Guaraldi, American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1928)

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 21 » A coal mine collapses at Holly Country, South Africa, killing 435 miners.
• May 1 » Formation of the western Indian states of Gujarat and Maharashtra; also known as "Maharashtra Day".
• May 15 » The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 4.
• August 7 » Ivory Coast becomes independent from France.
• September 8 » In Huntsville, Alabama, US President Dwight D. Eisenhower formally dedicates the Marshall Space Flight Center (NASA had already activated the facility on July 1).
• December 16 » A United Airlines Douglas DC-8 and a TWA Lockheed Super Constellation collide over Staten Island, New York and crash, killing all 128 people aboard both aircraft and six more on the ground.

The temperature on February 6, 1960 was between -2.8 °C and 5.1 °C and averaged 2.3 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (4%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast.