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• Miechel Johannes Marie Hesen, Helden Beringe († 1995)
• Edith Hoenderop, Rotterdam (ZH-NLD) († 1998)
• Kelvin Scott McCULLOCH, Ulverstone, Tasmania, Australia († 1990)
• Martine SEGERS, Merchtem,1785,Brabant Flamand,Bruxelles Capitale,BELGIQUE († 2019)
• michael johannes marie (jan) hesen, helden-beringe
• Christianus Franciscus Gerardus Pijnenburg, Helvoirt, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Robert van den Berg, Tilburg
• Patrick Clemens Terny († 2014)
• Maria Helena Martina Henrica Kleij, Geldrop († 1960)
• carien timmermans

• Antje Brakenhoff (75), Heerhugowaard
• Age Klaas Strikwerda (69), Indio, Riverside, California, Verenigde Staten
• Andream Olgers (74), Rijswijk, Nederland
• Andries Arisz Krab (80), Velsen, prov. Noord Holland
• Antje Hendrika Wartena (97), Ouder-Amstel, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
• Anje Ekkens (91), Groningen,, Groningen, Nederland
• Aaltje Schut (83), Kent County, Michigan, Verenigde Staten
• Antje Brakenhoff (75), Heerhugowaard, Nederland
• Agatha Wilhelmina Trimp (80), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana Maria Theresia Jongenelen (68), Rotterdam

• 1956 » Vinnie Colaiuta, American drummer
• 1957 » Jüri Tamm, Estonian hammer thrower and politician
• 1959 » Jennifer Granholm, Canadian-American lawyer and politician, 47th Governor of Michigan
• 1960 » Aris Christofellis, Greek soprano and musicologist
• 1960 » Bonnie Crombie, Canadian businesswoman and politician, 6th Mayor of Mississauga
• 1960 » Micky Hazard, English footballer, central midfielder
• 1961 » Savvas Kofidis, Greek footballer and manager
• 1961 » Tim Meadows, American actor and screenwriter
• 1962 » Jennifer Jason Leigh, American actress, screenwriter, producer and director
• 1963 » Steven Shainberg, American film director and producer

• 1948 » Johannes Blaskowitz, German general (b. 1883)
• 1952 » Adela Verne, English pianist and composer (b. 1877)
• 1954 » Hossein Sami'i, Iranian politician, diplomat, writer and poet (b. 1876)
• 1955 » Victor Houteff, Bulgarian religious reformer and author (b. 1885)
• 1957 » Sami Ibrahim Haddad, Lebanese surgeon and author (b. 1890)
• 1962 » Jacques Ibert, French-Swiss composer (b. 1890)
• 1967 » Leon Leonwood Bean, American businessman, founded L.L.Bean (b. 1872)
• 1969 » Thelma Ritter, American actress (b. 1902)
• 1970 » Rudy York, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1913)
• 1971 » Lew "Sneaky Pete" Robinson, drag racer (b. 1933)

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. Hans
16. Johan

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. 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 1 » Cameroon achieves independence from France and the United Kingdom.
• May 7 » Cold War: U-2 Crisis of 1960: Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev announces that his nation is holding American U-2 pilot Gary Powers.
• 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 4 » Due to the post-Independence Day admission of Hawaii as the 50th U.S. state on August 21, 1959, the 50-star flag of the United States debuts in Philadelphia, almost ten and a half months later (see Flag Acts (United States)).
• July 12 » Orlyonok, the main Young Pioneer camp of the Russian SFSR, is founded.
• December 14 » Convention against Discrimination in Education of UNESCO is adopted.

The temperature on February 5, 1960 was between 0.9 °C and 7.2 °C and averaged 3.8 °C. There was 1.4 hours of sunshine (15%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.