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• Guido De Cnaep, Lier, Antwerpen, Belgium († 2007)
• Patrick Vandoorne, Brugge († 1980)
• Jager († 1960)
• Aafke Hoekstra, Surhuizum, Achtkarspelen,, Fryslân | Friesland, Nederland († 2017)
• James Russell Downing [CO] († 1975)
• Gerrit Jan Klein Leetink, elsen
• Antonio Petry, Santo Amaro da Imperatriz, Santa Catarina, Brasil († 1960)
• Levenloos geboren Potman, Lochem, Gelderland, Nederland († 1960)
• Saskia Janny Marina Ossewaarde, Durgerdam († 2005)
• Eva Zulwani, Pendopo, Zuid-Sumatra, Indonesië († 2018)

• Adriaan Gabriels (81), Halsteren
• Anne de Groot, Steenwijkerwold
• Adolf Pieters (79), Knesselare
• Anna Cornelia Verhoeckx (92), Schiedam,-
• Adriana Nijman (83), Hoek van Holland, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adriaan Gabriels (81), Halsteren
• Aleida Johanna Eulderink (69), Hengelo
• Anna Kornelia Verhoeckx (92), Schiedam
• Anna Jager (64), Kalamazoo, Michigan, Verenigde Staten
• Anna Catharina Vanthoor (65), Sittard

• 1953 » Carlos Queiroz, Portuguese footballer and manager
• 1953 » Sinan Çetin, Turkish actor, director, and producer
• 1954 » Catherine Bach, American actress
• 1954 » Ron Howard, American actor, director, and producer
• 1956 » Dalia Grybauskaitė, Lithuanian politician, 6th President of Lithuania
• 1956 » Tim Daly, American actor, director, and producer
• 1958 » Nik Kershaw, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1959 » Nick Griffin, English politician
• 1961 » Mike Rozier, American football player
• 1966 » Zack Snyder, American director, producer, and screenwriter

• 1940 » Anton Hansen Tammsaare, Estonian author (b. 1878)
• 1942 » George S. Rentz, American commander (b. 1882)
• 1943 » Alexandre Yersin, Swiss-French physician and bacteriologist (b. 1863)
• 1952 » Mariano Azuela, Mexican physician and author (b. 1873)
• 1966 » Fritz Houtermans, Polish-German physicist and academic (b. 1903)
• 1974 » Bobby Timmons, American pianist and composer (b. 1935)
• 1976 » Jean Martinon, French conductor and composer (b. 1910)
• 1978 » Paul Scott, English author, poet, and playwright (b. 1920)
• 1979 » Mustafa Barzani, Iraqi-Kurdistan politician (b. 1903)
• 1980 » Wilhelmina Cooper, Dutch-American model and businesswoman, founded Wilhelmina Models (b. 1940)

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 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.
• May 13 » Hundreds of University of California, Berkeley students congregate for the first day of protest against a visit by the House Committee on Un-American Activities.
• October 19 » The United States imposes a near-total trade embargo against Cuba.
• November 8 » John F. Kennedy is elected as the 35th President of the United States.
• November 28 » Mauritania becomes independent of France.
• December 17 » Munich C-131 crash: Twenty passengers and crew on board as well as 32 people on the ground are killed.

The temperature on March 1, 1960 was between 8.3 °C and 11.8 °C and averaged 9.9 °C. There was 1.4 mm of rain during 2.4 hours. There was 1.0 hours of sunshine (9%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest.