About the day » Saturday August 13, 1960Calender converter

• Wichard Verhoeven, Berkel-Enschot, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1996)
• Bernadine Gero, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Verenigde Staten
• Mechtild Francisca Julia Roelofs, Den Bosch, Ned
• N.N. van Erp, Geffen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1960)
• Chris Blankendaal, Tuitjenhorn († 2014)
• Ineke Middelkoop, Hei-en Boeicop, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2024)
• Yvonne Smeets, Brunssum, Limburg, Nederland
• Pikkeman van Herck († 2017)
• Arent Jan Boer, Nietap, Noordenveld, Drenthe, Nederland († 1961)
• Jan JAGER, Hooghalen, Drenthe, Nederland († 2008)

• Antonetta Klootwijk (77), Hoek van Holland
• Albertus Grooters (87), Steenwijkerwold
• Antje Freerks Olivier (78), Leeuwarden
• Ethel Elsie Steadham (65)
• Albertje Brons (80), Termunten, Groningen, Netherlands
• Clovis Archille Louis Cote (48), Willimantic, Windham, Connecticut, United States
• Antonius Martinus Rongen (68), Breda
• Christina Maria Ottens (77), Haarlem
• Antonetta Klootwijk (77), Hoek van Holland, Nederland
• Anna Geertruda Thijssen (83), Vinkeveen en Waverveen

• 1958 » David Feherty, Northern Irish golfer and sportscaster
• 1958 » Feargal Sharkey, Northern Irish singer-songwriter
• 1958 » Randy Shughart, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient († 1993)
• 1959 » Bruce French, English cricketer and coach
• 1959 » Danny Bonaduce, American actor and wrestler
• 1959 » Tom Niedenfuer, American baseball player
• 1960 » Ivar Stukolkin, Estonian swimmer
• 1961 » Koji Kondo, Japanese composer and sound director
• 1961 » Neil Mallender, English cricketer and umpire
• 1961 » Tom Perrotta, American novelist and screenwriter

• 1946 » H. G. Wells, English novelist, historian, and critic (b. 1866)
• 1954 » Demetrius Constantine Dounis, Greek violinist and mandolin player (b. 1886)
• 1958 » Francis J. McCormick, American football, basketball player, and coach (b. 1903)
• 1963 » Louis Bastien, French cyclist and fencer (b. 1881)
• 1965 » Hayato Ikeda, Japanese lawyer and politician, 58th Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1899)
• 1971 » W. O. Bentley, English race car driver and engineer, founded Bentley Motors Limited (b. 1888)
• 1973 » Willy Rey, Dutch-Canadian model (b. 1949)
• 1975 » Murilo Mendes, Brazilian poet and telegrapher (b. 1901)
• 1978 » Lonnie Mayne, American wrestler (b. 1944)
• 1979 » Andrew Dasburg, American painter and sculptor (b. 1887)

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. 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 21 » A coal mine collapses at Holly Country, South Africa, killing 435 miners.
• February 26 » A New York-bound Alitalia airliner crashes into a cemetery in Shannon, Ireland, shortly after takeoff, killing 34 of the 52 persons on board.
• April 13 » The United States launches Transit 1-B, the world's first satellite navigation system.
• May 15 » The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 4.
• July 8 » Francis Gary Powers is charged with espionage resulting from his flight over the Soviet Union.
• 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.

The temperature on August 13, 1960 was between 9.5 °C and 17.4 °C and averaged 13.7 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. There was 6.4 hours of sunshine (43%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.