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• Simon Bakker, Amsterdam (noord-holland)
• Diana Joyce Roorda Van Eijsinga, Elmsvale, Nova Scotia, Canada († 1982)
• Wilhelmina Jacoba de Haas, Rotterdam († 2012)
• José van der A, Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2013)
• Mark Bessembinders, Chemaines, British Columbia (Canada) († 1958)
• Iede Kommerie, Dantumawoude, Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1961)
• Josje Braam († 1960)
• Jeffery L Pyne († 2006)
• Leslie Velanzon, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, Verenigde Staten († 1994)
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• Adriaan Koster (89), Terneuzen (Terneuzen), Zeeland, Nederland
• Adriana Anna Cornelia Eijsermans (68), Roosendaal
• Aaltje Bijl (78), Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Albert Lambertus Kamphuis (70), Almelo, Stad, Overijssel, Nederland
• Anna Maria Antonia Kuttschreutter (69), Rotterdam
• Antonie Mulder (69), Hellendoorn
• Antoon Peter Hubert Van Wijck (85), Maaseik, Provincie Limburg, België
• Anna Jellesma (79)
• Anna Maria Antonia Kuttschreutter (69), Rotterdam
• Anna Jacobsdr Jellesma (79), St Nicolaasga, Doniawerstal, Friesland, Nederland

• 1956 » Vitaly Kaloyev, Russian architect
• 1957 » Andrew Tyrie, English journalist and politician
• 1957 » David Ige, American politician
• 1957 » Mario Van Peebles, American actor and director
• 1957 » Marty Lyons, American football player and sportscaster
• 1958 » Boris Tadić, Serbian psychologist and politician, 16th President of Serbia
• 1958 » Ken Judge, Australian footballer and coach († 2016)
• 1959 » Greg Dowling, Australian rugby league player
• 1959 » Pavle Kozjek, Slovenian mountaineer and photographer († 2008)
• 1959 » Pete Trewavas, English bass player and songwriter

• 1948 » Josephus Daniels, American publisher and diplomat, 41st United States Secretary of the Navy (b. 1862)
• 1950 » Henry H. Arnold, American general (b. 1886)
• 1951 » Ernest Swinton, British Army officer (b. 1868)
• 1951 » Nikolai Vekšin, Estonian-Russian captain and sailor (b. 1887)
• 1952 » Ned Hanlon, Australian sergeant and politician, 26th Premier of Queensland (b. 1887)
• 1955 » Yves Tanguy, French-American painter (b. 1900)
• 1959 » Regina Margareten, Hungarian businesswoman (b. 1863)
• 1964 » Jack Teagarden, American singer-songwriter and trombonist (b. 1905)
• 1967 » David Burliuk, Ukrainian author and illustrator (b. 1882)
• 1968 » Bill Masterton, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1938)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Peter
4. Cornelis
5. Hendrik
6. Robert
7. Pieter
8. Gerrit
9. Willem
10. Petrus
11. Ronald
12. Johan
13. John
14. David
15. Michael
16. Hans

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Catharina
8. Adriana
9. Petronella
10. Yvonne
11. Margaretha
12. Jacoba
13. Ingrid
14. Linda
15. Elizabeth
16. Hendrika

• 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 October 13, 1956 to December 22, 1957 the cabinet Drees III, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from December 22, 1957 to May 19, 1959 the cabinet Beel II, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 11.1 million citizens.
• January 13 » The Moroccan Army of Liberation ambushes a Spanish patrol in the Battle of Edchera.
• May 13 » Ben Carlin becomes the first (and only) person to circumnavigate the world by amphibious vehicle, having travelled over 17,000 kilometres (11,000mi) by sea and 62,000 kilometres (39,000mi) by land during a ten-year journey.
• May 13 » May 1958 crisis: A group of French military officers lead a coup in Algiers demanding that a government of national unity be formed with Charles de Gaulle at its head in order to defend French control of Algeria.
• May 22 » The 1958 riots in Ceylon become a watershed in the race relations of various ethnic communities of Sri Lanka. The total deaths is estimated at 300, mostly Tamils.
• October 11 » NASA launches Pioneer 1, its first space probe, although it fails to achieve a stable orbit.
• December 30 » The Guatemalan Air Force sinks several Mexican fishing boats alleged to have breached maritime borders, killing three and sparking international tension.

The average temperature on January 15, 1958 was 1.6 °C. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.