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• Renier PRETORIUS († 1986)
• Zuidhof, Slochteren, Groningen, Nederland († 1960)
• J.P. Erdkamp, Roermond († 1960)
• Klaas KOOYSTRA, Delfzijl, Groningen, Nederland
• Doodgeboren Kind Zwart, Utrecht († 1960)
• Erna Emca Broekema, Delfzijl († 1973)
• Patrick Huybrechts, Herk-de-Stad, België († 2017)
• Roelof Harm (Rudie) Smit, Amen († 2017)
• Susan Diane Goodrich, Goldendale, Klickitat County, Washington († 1994)
• Ange Yvonne Zerp, Den Helder († 1960)

• Antonius Carolus Marinus Popelier (71), 's-Hertogenbosch
• Antonius Carolus Marinus (Carel) Popelier (71)
• Andrew Hackel (83), Kingston, Michigan, Verenigde Staten
• Alethea Quintin ALLISON (66), Edgware London England U.K
• Antonia Johanna Maria Takes (69), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Catharina Slot (67), Hoogeveen
• Aantje AANEN (87), Giessenburg
• Antonius Alfonsus Maria van BOKHOVEN (43), Zaltbommel, 1951, Gelderland, Nederland
• * Catharina Paulina Pennings (56), 's-Hertogenbosch
• Adriaan Hoeijmans (82), Brunssum, Limburg, Netherlands

• 1957 » Rick Darling, Australian cricketer
• 1959 » Lawrence Seeff, South African cricketer and basket weaver
• 1959 » Yasmina Reza, French actress and playwright
• 1960 » Steve Cauthen, American jockey and sportscaster
• 1961 » Clint Malarchuk, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1961 » Marilyn Milian, American judge
• 1961 » Sultan Günal-Gezer, Dutch politician
• 1961 » Vasiliy Sidorenko, Russian hammer thrower
• 1962 » Maia Morgenstern, Romanian actress
• 1962 » Ted Sundquist, American football player, coach, and manager

• 1945 » Joseph Goebbels, German lawyer and politician, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1897)
• 1953 » Everett Shinn, American painter and illustrator (b. 1876)
• 1956 » LeRoy Samse, American pole vaulter (b. 1883)
• 1960 » Charles Holden, English architect, designed the Bristol Central Library (b. 1875)
• 1963 » Lope K. Santos, Filipino lawyer and politician (b. 1879)
• 1965 » Spike Jones, American singer and bandleader (b. 1911)
• 1968 » Harold Nicolson, English author and politician (b. 1886)
• 1968 » Jack Adams, Canadian-American ice hockey player, coach, and manager (b. 1895)
• 1970 » Yi Un, Korean prince (b. 1897)
• 1973 » Asger Jorn, Danish painter and sculptor (b. 1914)

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.
• February 3 » British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan speaks of "a wind of change", signalling that his Government was likely to support decolonisation.
• April 8 » The Netherlands and West Germany sign an agreement to negotiate the return of German land annexed by the Dutch in return for 280million German marks as Wiedergutmachung.
• July 1 » Ghana becomes a republic and Kwame Nkrumah becomes its first President as Queen Elizabeth II ceases to be its head of state.
• July 1 » Independence of Somalia.
• August 16 » Joseph Kittinger parachutes from a balloon over New Mexico at 102,800 feet (31,300m), setting three records that held until 2012: High-altitude jump, free fall, and highest speed by a human without an aircraft.
• August 20 » Senegal breaks from the Mali Federation, declaring its independence.

The temperature on May 1, 1960 was between 3.2 °C and 8.3 °C and averaged 5.9 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 1.0 hours. There was 1.1 hours of sunshine (7%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest.