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• Atte Deinum († 2003)
• Kristian (Kris) VROOMEN († 1994)
• Freddy JOORE, Aalsmeer, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1973)
• Anneke Geers, Dinteloord en Prinsenland, Nederland († 1970)
• Kor Moes († 2023)
• Hendrik Mijnheer
• Heiner Brouwers († 2016)
• Patrick Herck, Sint-Truiden, België († 2021)
• Bert Daniëls, Oostrum, Limburg, Nederland († 1981)
• Cornelis Gerardus Johannes Wever, Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands

• Aleida Wilhelmina Antoinet Scholten (69), Amsterdam
• Antje de Koogel (70), Noordwijk
• Aria Johanna Stans (78), Delft
• Barbara Hubertina Huntjens (78), Kerkrade
• Adrianus Johannes Damen (78), Breda
• Adrianus Johannes Damen (78), Breda
• Berendina Beursken (83), Duiven, Gelderland, Nederland
• Anna Francina Sandberg (60), Leiden
• Barbera Kouwenoord (65), Vlaardingen
• Arnoldus Bardok (75), Utrecht

• 1955 » Cheetah Chrome, American musician
• 1955 » Miles Tredinnick, English singer-songwriter and playwright
• 1956 » Bidzina Ivanishvili, Georgian businessman and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Georgia
• 1956 » Ted Gärdestad, Swedish singer-songwriter († 1997)
• 1957 » Marita Koch, German sprinter
• 1957 » Vanna White, American model and game show host
• 1959 » James Metzger, American businessman and philanthropist
• 1959 » Jayne Atkinson, English-American actress
• 1960 » Andy Moog, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1960 » Greta Scacchi, Italian-Australian actress

• 1945 » Ivan Chernyakhovsky, Russian general (b. 1906)
• 1956 » Gustave Charpentier, French composer (b. 1860)
• 1957 » Dedan Kimathi, Kenyan rebel leader (b. 1920)
• 1957 » Henry Norris Russell, American astronomer, astrophysicist, and academic (b. 1877)
• 1960 » Gertrude Vanderbilt, American stage actress (b. c. 1885)
• 1964 » Joseph-Armand Bombardier, Canadian inventor and businessman, founded Bombardier Inc. (b. 1907)
• 1966 » Robert Rossen, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1908)
• 1967 » J. Robert Oppenheimer, American physicist and academic (b. 1904)
• 1969 » Dragiša Cvetković, Serbian lawyer and politician, 17th Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (b. 1893)
• 1973 » Frank Costello, Italian-American gangster (b. 1891)

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. Jacobus

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.
• February 21 » The CND symbol, aka peace symbol, commissioned by the Direct Action Committee in protest against the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment, is designed and completed by Gerald Holtom.
• March 27 » Nikita Khrushchev becomes Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union.
• April 4 » The CND peace symbol is displayed in public for the first time in London.
• October 1 » The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics is replaced by NASA.
• October 28 » John XXIII is elected Pope.
• December 30 » The Guatemalan Air Force sinks several Mexican fishing boats alleged to have breached maritime borders, killing three and sparking international tension.

The temperature on February 18, 1958 was between -0.8 °C and 4.3 °C and averaged 0.8 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 4.5 hours of sunshine (44%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.