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• Catharina Geertruida Maria van Herel, Steenbergen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Levenloos Schüller, Den Helder († 1960)
• Silvia Postema, Groningen
• Cássia Pereira, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brasil († 2020)
• Robert Penning, Rotterdam
• Ton, Antonius Walterus Josephus Blanken, Oss († 1979)
• Jane Suyderhoud, Bandoeng
• Irene Yfette Elisabeth Mantel, Schermerhorn, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1964)
• Wendall Moore († 2009)
• Jan Hendrik Slui († 1966)

• Adrianus Hendricus Veraart (66), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Aren Kamerling (70), Oude-Tonge
• Aaltje Blom (70), Dordrecht
• Adriana Gerritdina van HELDEN (76), Dordrecht
• Arie Brak (76), Zwolle, Overijssel, Nederland
• Antje Sievers (81), Steamboat Roc, Iowa
• Alice Beall (87), Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States
• Albert Eshuis (77), Hengelo, Overijssel, Nederland
• Annechien Schepers (33), Assen
• Arie Grandia (60), Geldermalsen (West Betuwe) (GL)

• 1958 » Jason Graae, American musical theater actor
• 1958 » Ruth Marcus, American journalist
• 1959 » Beverly Jo Scott, American-Belgian singer-songwriter
• 1959 » Khaosai Galaxy, Thai boxer and politician
• 1959 » Luis Pérez-Sala, Spanish race car driver
• 1960 » R. Kuhaneswaran, Sri Lankan politician
• 1960 » Rhonda Burchmore, Australian actress, singer, and dancer
• 1960 » Rimas Kurtinaitis, Lithuanian basketball player and coach
• 1960 » Rob Bowman, American director and producer
• 1961 » Giselle Fernández, Mexican-American television journalist.

• 1954 » William March, American soldier and author (b. 1893)
• 1956 » Austin Osman Spare, English painter and magician (b. 1886)
• 1957 » Dick Irvin, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1892)
• 1957 » Keith Andrews, American race car driver (b. 1920)
• 1963 » John Aglionby, English-born Bishop of Accra and soldier (b. 1884)
• 1964 » Vladko Maček, Croatian lawyer and politician (b. 1879)
• 1965 » Pio Pion, Italian businessman (b. 1887)
• 1967 » Edward Hopper, American painter (b. 1882)
• 1967 » Italo Mus, Italian painter (b. 1892)
• 1969 » Joe Malone, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1890)

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. Johan
16. Hans

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Elisabeth
4. Cornelia
5. Anna
6. Yvonne
7. Wilhelmina
8. Catharina
9. Monique
10. Ingrid
11. Jacqueline
12. Anita
13. Karin
14. Marianne
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 25 » The National Association of Broadcasters reacts to the "payola" scandal by threatening fines for any disc jockeys who accept money for playing particular records.
• February 19 » China successfully launches the T-7, its first sounding rocket.
• April 25 » The United States Navy submarine USSTriton completes the first submerged circumnavigation of the globe.
• May 27 » In Turkey, a military coup removes President Celâl Bayar and the rest of the democratic government from office.
• July 21 » Sirimavo Bandaranaike is elected Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, becoming the world's first female head of government
• August 19 » Cold War: In Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union, downed American U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers is sentenced to ten years imprisonment by the Soviet Union for espionage.

The temperature on May 15, 1960 was between 11.9 °C and 20.9 °C and averaged 16.4 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 2.1 hours of sunshine (13%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast.