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• Peter van Belzen, Arnemuiden († 1983)
• Maria Jacoba van der Meij, Katwijk († 1996)
• Jacobus Wilhelmus Bremer, Apeldoorn, Nederland († 2014)
• Maria Jacoba van der Meij, Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1996)
• Cornelis Adrianus Josephus Barendse († 2021)
• maaike SCHIPPER († 1990)
• Eileen “Leenie” McCaul, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten († 2015)
• Jacobus Wilhelmus BREMER, Apeldoorn (NL) († 1975)
• Eric Smits, Weert († 2003)
• Levenloos de Boer, Laren († 1960)

• Christiaan Noordijk (68), Schiedam
• Alida Johanna Veenendaal (38), New Zealand
• Adriana Tamboer (64), Vlaardingen, Nederland
• Arie van den Berg (77), Nieuwerbrug, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Arie van Klaveren (54), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Augusta Maria Wilhelmine Huberta, Gräfin Berghe von Trips (65), Burg Lede by Beuel
• Antoinetta Johanna GRUBER (76), Leersum
• Charles Aime GOUDEZEUNE (80), Ieper,8900,West Vlaanderen,Vlaams Gewest,Belgie
• Cornelia Antoinetta Vromans (46), Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Bernhardus Johannes Christenhusz (39), Hengelo

• 1959 » Georgios Voulgarakis, Greek politician, 21st Greek Minister for Culture
• 1959 » Juan Camacho, Bolivian runner
• 1960 » Bradley Walsh, English television presenter, comedian, singer and former footballer
• 1960 » Kristine Kathryn Rusch, American author
• 1960 » Miloš Đelmaš, Serbian footballer and manager
• 1960 » Paul Taylor, American guitarist and keyboard player
• 1961 » El DeBarge, American singer-songwriter and producer
• 1961 » Ferenc Gyurcsány, Hungarian businessman and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Hungary
• 1962 » Krzysztof Hołowczyc, Polish race car driver
• 1962 » Zenon Jaskuła, Polish cyclist

• 1942 » Reinhard Heydrich, German SS officer and politician (b. 1904)
• 1951 » Serge Koussevitzky, Russian-American bassist, composer, and conductor (b. 1874)
• 1956 » Katherine MacDonald, American actress and producer (b. 1881)
• 1962 » Clem McCarthy, American sportscaster (b. 1882)
• 1967 » Linda Eenpalu, Estonian lawyer and politician (b. 1890)
• 1968 » Dorothy Gish, American actress (b. 1898)
• 1970 » Sonny Tufts, American actor (b. 1911)
• 1971 » György Lukács, Hungarian historian and philosopher (b. 1885)
• 1973 » Maurice René Fréchet, French mathematician and academic (b. 1878)
• 1973 » Murry Wilson, American songwriter, producer, and manager (b. 1917)

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. 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. 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.
• April 9 » Dr Hendrik Verwoerd, Prime Minister of South Africa and architect of apartheid, narrowly survives an assassination attempt by a white farmer, David Pratt in Johannesburg.
• April 26 » Forced out by the April Revolution, President of South Korea Syngman Rhee resigns after 12 years of dictatorial rule.
• July 11 » France legislates for the independence of Dahomey (later Benin), Upper Volta (later Burkina) and Niger.
• August 15 » Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville) becomes independent from France.
• 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 9 » Robert McNamara is named president of Ford Motor Company, the first non-Ford to serve in that post. A month later, he resigned to join the administration of newly elected John F. Kennedy.

The temperature on June 4, 1960 was between 12.6 °C and 26.0 °C and averaged 20.3 °C. There was 14.0 hours of sunshine (85%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east.