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• Saskia Elisabeth Lindner, Den Helder (NH, NLD) († 1998)
• Levenloos van Ammers, Den Helder († 1960)
• Henk Jacobs, Molenschot
• Janke Oedses de Vries, Drachten (F)
• Bernard Jan Por, Zuidbroek († 2012)
• Nn Seekles, Wolvega, Friesland, Nederland
• Willem KAPTEYN, Voorburg († 2006)
• Bert-Jan (Bernard Jan) Por, Zuidbroek, 9636, Nederland († 2012)
• Karin van Veen, De Rijp
• Gert Steegmans, Hasselt, België († 2018)

• Adriana Cornelia Kramer (80), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adrianus Barendregt (61), Rotterdam, Nederland
• Anna Thalen (36), Oosterhesselen
• Beertje Bonenstroo (84), Putten, Gelderland, Nederland
• Aren VISBEEN (86), Rotterdam, Nederland
• adranus BARENDREGT (61), rotterdam
• Basiel Gustaaf VAN LERBERGHE (77), Wielsbeke, 37017, West-Vlaanderen, Belgique
• Anna Maria Huibrechtse (66), Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adrianus van den Heuvel (77), Utrecht
• Adalaide Amelia Knight (87), Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States

• 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

• 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)

• 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 6 » The Associations Law comes into force in Iraq, allowing registration of political parties.
• January 30 » The African National Party is founded in Chad, through the merger of traditionalist parties.
• April 25 » The United States Navy submarine USSTriton completes the first submerged circumnavigation of the globe.
• July 1 » Ghana becomes a republic and Kwame Nkrumah becomes its first President as Queen Elizabeth II ceases to be its head of state.
• August 1 » Dahomey (later renamed Benin) declares independence from France.
• September 18 » Fidel Castro arrives in New York City as the head of the Cuban delegation to the United Nations.

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.