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Born on Thursday August 11, 1960
- Lori Jean Brouse, Kelly, Union, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten († 1960)
- Maria Hubertina (Marij) Meerts, Sittard († 2006)
- Eelco Alexander Roorda, Beverwijk, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2000)
- NN Wessels, Rheden,, Gelderland, Nederland († 1960)
- Uriel Ramon, Ploegsteert (Comines-Warneton) († 1983)
- OG van Duijn, Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1960)
- Jacqueline, Monique, Maria Vijn, Borne (O), Nederland
- wilhelmina elisabeth maria (will) sonnemans, helden-beringe
- Sita Saeys, Pulau Biak Papoea Indonesië († 2013)
- N.N. Andrien, Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands († 1960)
Died on Thursday August 11, 1960
- Arien Dam (79), Nijmegen, Gelderland, Nederland
- Arie Vulpen van (69), Utrecht, Utr, Nederland
- Antje Krijnen (79), Texel
- Albert van den Haspel (74), Rotterdam
- Barones Marcelle Wilhelmine de SMETH (71), 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Arie van Vulpen (69), Utrecht, Nederland
- Aaltje VERMEER (59), Kesteren
- Cornelia Wilhelmina Poot (63), Rotterdam
- Albert de Burbure de Wesembeek (84), Bruxelles, Belgique
- Andries Bakker (91), Vlagtwedde (gem. Westerwolde)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 11, 1960 at Delpher
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- Nieuw Guinea koerier : de groene : onafhankelijk dagblad voor Ned. Nieuw Guinea
- Friese koerier : onafhankelijk dagblad voor Friesland en aangrenzende gebieden
- Gereformeerd gezinsblad / hoofdred. P. Jongeling
- Leeuwarder courant : hoofdblad van Friesland
- Het vrije volk : democratisch-socialistisch dagblad
- Het vrije volk : democratisch-socialistisch dagblad
- Nieuw Suriname : Surinaams nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Het nieuws : algemeen dagblad
- De Waarheid
Born on August 11
- 1958 » Jah Wobble, English singer-songwriter and bass player
- 1958 » Steven Pokere, New Zealand rugby player
- 1959 » Gustavo Cerati, Argentinian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer († 2014)
- 1959 » László Szlávics, Jr., Hungarian sculptor
- 1959 » Richard Scudamore, English businessman
- 1959 » Taraki Sivaram, Sri Lankan journalist and author († 2005)
- 1959 » Yoshiaki Murakami, Japanese businessman
- 1961 » Craig Ehlo, American basketball player and coach
- 1961 » David Brooks, American journalist and author
- 1962 » Brian Azzarello, American author
Died on August 11
- 1945 » Stefan Jaracz, Polish actor and theater producer (b. 1883)
- 1953 » Tazio Nuvolari, Italian race car driver and motorcycle racer (b. 1892)
- 1956 » Jackson Pollock, American painter (b. 1912)
- 1961 » Antanas Škėma, Lithuanian-American author, playwright, actor, and director (b. 1910)
- 1963 » Otto Wahle, Austrian-American swimmer and coach (b. 1879)
- 1965 » Bill Woodfull, Australian cricketer and educator (b. 1897)
- 1969 » Miriam Licette, English soprano and educator (b. 1885)
- 1972 » Max Theiler, South African-American virologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1899)
- 1974 » Vicente Emilio Sojo, Venezuelan conductor and composer (b. 1887)
- 1977 » Frederic Calland Williams, British co-inventor of the Williams-Kilborn tube, used for memory in early computer systems (b. 1911)
Names that were popular for boys in 1960
- Johannes
- Maria
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Peter
- Hendrik
- Willem
- John
- Gerardus
- Petrus
- Pieter
- Antonius
- Robert
- Wilhelmus
- Adrianus
- Johan
Names that were popular for girls in 1960
- Maria
- Johanna
- Elisabeth
- Cornelia
- Wilhelmina
- Anna
- Catharina
- Marie
- Petronella
- Ann
- Adriana
- Hendrika
- Yvonne
- Jacoba
- Margaretha
- Elizabeth
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1960
- 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.
- April 4 » France agrees to grant independence to the Mali Federation, a union of Senegal and French Sudan.
- April 15 » At Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina, Ella Baker leads a conference that results in the creation of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, one of the principal organizations of the civil rights movement in the 1960s.
- June 19 » The first NASCAR race was held at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
- June 25 » Cold War: Two cryptographers working for the United States National Security Agency left for vacation to Mexico, and from there defected to the Soviet Union.
- October 29 » In Louisville, Kentucky, Cassius Clay (who later takes the name Muhammad Ali) wins his first professional fight.
- December 11 » French forces crack down in a violent clash with protesters in French Algeria during a visit by French President Charles de Gaulle.
The weather on Thursday August 11, 1960
The temperature on August 11, 1960 was between 11.9 °C and 15.9 °C and averaged 14.1 °C. There was 11.8 mm of rain during 9.0 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI