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• Albert Bergsma, Vriezenveen († 2013)
• Roelofje Bangma, Sneek, Friesland, Nederland († 1960)
• Nellie van Tricht, Loenen aan de Vecht († 2005)
• johannes henricus wilhelmus (hans) stammen, helden-beringe
• Timmie Ray Spieker, Huron, Beadle, South Dakota († 1996)
• Van De Riet, almelo
• Catharina Swart, Utrecht († 1975)
• Catharina Swart, Utrecht († 1975)
• Martinus Adrian Verberk, Arkona, Ontario (Canada) († 1998)
• Maria Hendrika Catharina Cardinaal, Leende, Noord-Brabant, Nederland

• Aafje de Lange (77), Hillegom
• Adrianus Jacobus Theunissen van Manen (80), Zetten, Gelderland, Nederland
• Charles Cameron Falconer DNA48 (70), Queesbury, Southfield, Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica
• Alice Laura Curd (64), Folkestone, Kent, England
• Clara Bamberg (78)
• Antje VAN HOUTEN (43), Groningen
• Alexandre MARTEIL (86), Crédin (56), France
• Bertha Vander Schaaf (65), Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, Verenigde Staten
• Aart Jansen (84), Driebergen
• Catharina Ferwerda (86), Mich

• 1957 » Willie Upshaw, American baseball player and manager
• 1959 » Marco Pirroni, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1959 » Sheena Easton, Scottish-American singer-songwriter, actress, and producer
• 1960 » Mike Krushelnyski, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1961 » Andrew Schlafly, American lawyer and activist, founded Conservapedia
• 1962 » Ángel Comizzo, Argentinian footballer and manager
• 1962 » Andrew Selous, English soldier and politician
• 1962 » Im Sang-soo, South Korean director and screenwriter
• 1962 » Seppo Räty, Finnish javelin thrower and coach
• 1963 » Russell T Davies, Welsh screenwriter and producer

• 1952 » Guido Castelnuovo, Italian mathematician and statistician (b. 1865)
• 1961 » Roy Del Ruth, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1893)
• 1962 » A. K. Fazlul Huq, Bangladeshi-Pakistani lawyer and politician, Pakistani Minister of the Interior (b. 1873)
• 1965 » Edward R. Murrow, American journalist (b. 1908)
• 1967 » William Douglas Cook, New Zealand farmer, founded the Eastwoodhill Arboretum (b. 1884)
• 1969 » René Barrientos, Bolivian soldier, pilot, and politician, 55th President of Bolivia (b. 1919)
• 1970 » Arthur Shields, Irish rebel and actor (b. 1896)
• 1972 » Kwame Nkrumah, Ghanaian politician, 1st President of Ghana (b. 1909)
• 1973 » Carlos Menditeguy, Argentinian race car driver and polo player (b. 1914)
• 1977 » Stanley Adams, American actor and screenwriter (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. Karin
14. Petronella
15. Marianne
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.
• May 1 » Formation of the western Indian states of Gujarat and Maharashtra; also known as "Maharashtra Day".
• July 20 » The Polaris missile is successfully launched from a submarine, the USSGeorge Washington, for the first time.
• August 11 » Chad declares independence.
• September 5 » Muhammad Ali (then known as Cassius Clay) wins the gold medal in the light heavyweight boxing competition at the Olympic Games in Rome.
• October 1 » Nigeria gains independence from the United Kingdom.
• December 1 » Paul McCartney and Pete Best are arrested (and later deported) from Hamburg, West Germany, after accusations of attempted arson.

The temperature on April 27, 1960 was between 1.1 °C and 10.0 °C and averaged 5.9 °C. There was 2.1 mm of rain during 1.9 hours. There was 4.7 hours of sunshine (32%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north.