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• Wim Roubos, Zeist, Utrecht, Nederland († 1980)
• Robert Blokker, Venlo, Gelderland, Nederland († 1960)
• Jef Geukens, Hasselt, België († 2012)
• Gerardus Adrianus Marinus van Berlo, Nieuwenhagen († 2015)
• Michel Everaert, Bosvoorde
• Jozef Maria Hendrikus (Jozef) van Venrooij, Heerlen († 1958)
• Nelly A. B. de Haan († 1961)
• Josef Maria Hendricus van Venrooij, Heerlen († 1958)
• Laurentia Theodora Maria Vink, 's-Gravenhage († 2008)
• Jacob Tuitman, Den Helder

• Lam, Hilversum
• Barbara Margaretha Anna Welle (74), 's Hertogenbosch
• Anthonie Blok (68), Middelburg, Nederland
• Carl Starker Leopold (68)
• Meeuwes Martens (74), Hoogeveen
• Daniel Pol (86), Hoogeveen
• Aaltje Hoekstra (48)
• Anna Maria Elisabeth Weber (79), Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Bernardus Hendrikus Burgemeester (53), Amsterdam
• Alfons Van Goethem (81), Stekene (B)

• 1956 » John Debney, American composer and conductor
• 1956 » Jon Schwartz, American drummer and producer
• 1956 » Kelly Willard, American singer-songwriter
• 1956 » Rainer Woelki, German cardinal
• 1956 » Sandeep Patil, Indian cricketer and coach
• 1957 » Denis Leary, American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter
• 1957 » Ron Strykert, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1958 » Didier Auriol, French race car driver
• 1958 » Madeleine Stowe, American actress
• 1959 » Tom Prichard, American wrestler and trainer

• 1940 » Walter Chrysler, American businessman, founded Chrysler (b. 1875)
• 1943 » Ali-Agha Shikhlinski, Azerbaijani general (b. 1865)
• 1944 » Ernst Thälmann, German soldier and politician (b. 1886)
• 1945 » Subhas Chandra Bose, Indian activist and politician (b. 1897)
• 1949 » Paul Mares, American trumpet player and bandleader (New Orleans Rhythm Kings) (b. 1900)
• 1950 » Julien Lahaut, Belgian soldier and politician (b. 1884)
• 1952 » Alberto Hurtado, Chilean priest, lawyer, and saint (b. 1901)
• 1964 » Hildegard Trabant, Berlin Wall victim (b. 1927)
• 1968 » Arthur Marshall, American pianist and composer (b. 1881)
• 1979 » Vasantrao Naik, Indian politician (b. 1913)

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.
• March 24 » Rock 'n' roll teen idol Elvis Presley is drafted in the U.S. Army.
• June 16 » Imre Nagy, Pál Maléter and other leaders of the 1956 Hungarian Uprising are executed.
• July 9 » A 7.8 M_w  strike-slip earthquake in Alaska causes a landslide that produces a megatsunami. The runup from the waves reached 525m (1,722ft) on the rim of Lituya Bay; five people were killed.
• November 28 » Chad, the Republic of the Congo, and Gabon become autonomous republics within the French Community.
• December 1 » The Central African Republic attains self-rule within the French Union.
• December 1 » The Our Lady of the Angels School fire in Chicago kills 92 children and three nuns.

The temperature on August 18, 1958 was between 13.8 °C and 25.1 °C and averaged 19.4 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 7.4 hours of sunshine (51%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast.