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• Gerardus Johannes (Hans) Papenburg, Ruurlo († 2017)
• NN Fikse, Zwolle († 1960)
• Miep Munckhof, van den, Horst († 1991)
• levenloos geboren kind († 1960)
• Johanna Sija (Josien) Janse, Emmeloord († 2001)
• Eduard-Xavier Ferdinand August Gaspard VON LOBKOWICZ, Paris Île-de-France France († 1984)
• René Stolk († 2010)
• Hennie Posthumus († 2010)
• Erwin Bok, Hengelo
• Willem Albertus Vrooland, Wormer, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2012)

• Aagje Mooij (87), Woerden
• Achiel Spruytte (74)
• Cornelia van Peer (88)
• Cornelia van der Poel (83), Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Cleo Patra Roberts Lay [Wk0>0] (85), Jefferson County, Kentucky
• Berend Koert (71), Heerlen
• Anselm Edmund Johan Gedult von Jungfeld-Mackaij (47), Heiloo, Nederland
• Albertje van der Molen (65)
• Cornelis Kuiper (82), Hoogezand-Sappemeer, Groningen, Nederland
• Christina Maria Driessen (72), Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands

• 1957 » Jonathan Cainer, English astrologer and author († 2016)
• 1958 » Geordie Walker, English guitarist
• 1958 » Julia Wolfe, American composer and educator
• 1960 » Kazuhide Uekusa, Japanese economist and academic
• 1960 » Naoko Yamano, Japanese singer, guitarist and composer
• 1961 » Brian Orser, Canadian figure skater and coach
• 1961 » Daniel S. Loeb, American businessman and philanthropist, founded Third Point Management
• 1961 » Lalchand Rajput, former Indian cricketer
• 1961 » Leila Steinberg, American singer, producer, author, and poet
• 1963 » Greg D'Angelo, American drummer

• 1961 » Leo Reisman, American violinist and bandleader (b. 1897)
• 1969 » Charles Dvorak, American pole vaulter and coach (b. 1878)
• 1971 » Bobby Jones, American golfer and lawyer (b. 1902)
• 1971 » Diana Lynn, American actress (b. 1926)
• 1973 » Allamah Rasheed Turabi, Indian-Pakistani religious leader and philosopher (b. 1908)
• 1974 » Harry Hooper, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1887)
• 1975 » Theodosius Dobzhansky, Ukrainian geneticist and biologist (b. 1900)
• 1977 » Louis Untermeyer American poet, anthologist, critic (b. 1885)
• 1977 » Michio Nishizawa, Japanese baseball player and manager (b. 1921)
• 1980 » Dobriša Cesarić, Croatian poet and translator (b. 1902)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Peter
4. Cornelis
5. Willem
6. Hendrik
7. John
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. Anita
12. Jacqueline
13. Marianne
14. Karin
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 14 » The Reserve Bank of Australia, the country's central bank and banknote issuing authority, is established.
• 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 29 » The 5.7M_w  Agadir earthquake shakes coastal Morocco with a maximum perceived intensity of X (Extreme), destroying Agadir, and leaving 12,000 dead and another 12,000 injured.
• 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.
• November 3 » The land that would become the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge was established by an Act of Congress after a year-long legal battle that pitted local residents against Port Authority of New York and New Jersey officials wishing to turn the Great Swamp into a major regional airport for jet aircraft.
• December 3 » The musical Camelot debuts at the Majestic Theatre on Broadway. It will become associated with the Kennedy administration.

The average temperature on December 18, 1960 was -1.7 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 1.0 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.