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Born on Thursday October 20, 1960
- Ronald Johannes Weijermars, Hellendoorn
- Saskia Elisabeth Lindner, Den Helder (NH, NLD) († 1998)
- Levenloos van Ammers, Den Helder († 1960)
- Ankie Everts van de Wetering, Heetveld, Ambt Vollenhove († 2014)
- Nn Seekles, Wolvega, Friesland, Nederland
- Willem KAPTEYN, Voorburg († 2006)
- Colette CARPENTIER, Comines,7780,Hainaut,Wallonie,Belgique († 1960)
- Kay van Dyk († 1988)
- Bert-Jan (Bernard Jan) Por, Zuidbroek, 9636, Nederland († 2012)
- Wilfried W.f.a. Cedee († 2020)
Died on Thursday October 20, 1960
- Anna Thalen (36), Oosterhesselen
- Anna Maria Krings (65), Kerkrade
- ? ? (88)
- Antje Hospes (75), Jubbega-Schurega
- Anna Kooiman (83), 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands
- "Hermann" Victor Ghislain Paul Joseph de Gaiffier d'Hestroy (65), Maillen, Assesse, Belgique
- Adriana Francisca Jongerius (73), Utrecht, Nederland
- Adrianus van de Heuvel (77), Utrecht
- Basiel Gustaaf VAN LERBERGHE (77), Wielsbeke, 37017, West-Vlaanderen, Belgique
- Alida de Vries (84), Heiloo,, Noord-Holland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 20, 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
- Nieuw Suriname : Surinaams nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Het nieuws : algemeen dagblad
- De Waarheid
- De Telegraaf
Born on October 20
- 1958 » Lynn Flewelling, American author and academic
- 1958 » Scott Hall, American wrestler
- 1958 » Valerie Faris, American director and producer
- 1959 » Mark Little, Australian comedian, actor, and screenwriter
- 1960 » Konstantin Aseev, Russian chess player and trainer († 2004)
- 1961 » Audun Kleive, Norwegian drummer and composer
- 1961 » Ian Rush, Welsh footballer and manager
- 1961 » Kate Mosse, English author and playwright
- 1961 » Les Stroud, Canadian director, producer, and harmonica player
- 1961 » Michie Tomizawa, Japanese voice actress and singer
Died on October 20
- 1950 » Henry L. Stimson, American colonel, lawyer, and politician, 46th United States Secretary of State (b. 1867)
- 1953 » Werner Baumbach, German colonel and pilot (b. 1916)
- 1956 » Lawrence Dale Bell, American industrialist and founder of Bell Aircraft Corporation (b. 1894)
- 1957 » Michalis Dorizas, Greek-American javelin thrower and football player (b. 1890)
- 1964 » Herbert Hoover, American engineer and politician, 31st President of the United States (b. 1874)
- 1967 » Shigeru Yoshida, Japanese politician and diplomat, 32nd Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1878)
- 1968 » Bud Flanagan, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1896)
- 1972 » Harlow Shapley, American astronomer and academic (b. 1885)
- 1977 » Ronnie Van Zant, American singer-songwriter (b. 1948)
- 1977 » Steve Gaines, American guitarist (b. 1949)
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.
- March 4 » The French freighter La Coubre explodes in Havana, Cuba, killing 100.
- April 27 » Togo gains independence from French-administered UN trusteeship.
- May 16 » Theodore Maiman operates the first optical laser (a ruby laser), at Hughes Research Laboratories in Malibu, California.
- June 23 » The United States Food and Drug Administration declares Enovid to be the first officially approved combined oral contraceptive pill in the world.
- July 1 » Independence of Somalia.
- 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.
The weather on Thursday October 20, 1960
The temperature on October 20, 1960 was between 5.6 °C and 12.7 °C and averaged 9.6 °C. There was 1.0 mm of rain during 1.9 hours. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (3%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI