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• Daniel Jasper Somsen, Wassenaar († 2004)
• N.N. Bruining, Smallingerland Friesland Drachten († 1959)
• Marinus Cornelia Clemens Maria Poppelier, Oosterhout, Nederland († 1989)
• Johannes Henderikus Hermannus Lubach († 2020)
• Carla Meijer, Dominican Republic
• Bob Alexander Lampink († 1972)
• levenloos geboren kind († 1959)
• Jill Land († 1976)
• Bob Alexander LAMPINK († 1972)
• Wilhelmina Maria Verkroost, 's-Gravenhage († 1959)

• Arend Bloembergen (67), Norg, Drenthe, Nederland
• Albert Stadman (65), Odoorn
• Berend Harmanus Habing (73), Assen,Drenthe,Niederlande
• Berend Binnes van der Wal (60), Oudega
• Antje Pranger (77), Leeuwarden, Friesland, Nederland
• Anna Cornelia Koremans (82), Oud en Nieuw Gastel, Noord-Brabant (Nederland)
• Antje Koster (82)
• Avina Jacoba Ina Wollerich (14), Stadskanaal,Groningen,Niederlande
• (Bert) Thomas Hubertus Daems (75), Eindhoven, Eindhoven, North Brabant, The Netherlands
• Antje Koster (82), Middenbeemster, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• 1957 » Bill Engvall, American comedian, actor, and producer
• 1958 » Christopher Dean, English figure skater and choreographer
• 1958 » Kimmo Hakola, Finnish composer
• 1959 » Hugh Green, American football player
• 1959 » Joe DeSa, American baseball player († 1986)
• 1959 » Yiannos Papantoniou, French-Greek economist and politician, Greek Minister of National Defence
• 1960 » Conway Savage, Australian singer-songwriter and keyboard player († 2018)
• 1960 » Emily Thornberry, English lawyer and politician
• 1960 » Jo Durie, English tennis player and sportscaster
• 1961 » Ed Orgeron, American football coach

• 1951 » Paul Kogerman, Estonian chemist and politician, 22nd Estonian Minister of Education (b. 1891)
• 1958 » Claire Lee Chennault, American general and pilot (b. 1893)
• 1960 » Julie Vinter Hansen, Danish-Swiss astronomer and academic (b. 1890)
• 1962 » James H. Kindelberger, American pilot and businessman (b. 1895)
• 1962 » Richard Aldington, English poet and author (b. 1892)
• 1963 » Garrett Morgan, American inventor (b. 1877)
• 1963 » Hooks Dauss, American baseball player (b. 1889)
• 1964 » Winifred Lenihan, American actress, writer, and director (b. 1898)
• 1965 » Daniel-Rops, French historian and author (b. 1901)
• 1968 » Babe Adams, American baseball player and manager (b. 1882)

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

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

• 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 December 22, 1957 to May 19, 1959 the cabinet Beel II, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
• 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 11.3 million citizens.
• January 1 » Cuban Revolution: Fulgencio Batista, dictator of Cuba, is overthrown by Fidel Castro's forces.
• January 29 » The first Melodifestivalen is held in Cirkus, Stockholm, Sweden.
• February 6 » Jack Kilby of Texas Instruments files the first patent for an integrated circuit.
• February 11 » The Federation of Arab Emirates of the South is created as a protectorate of the United Kingdom.
• June 23 » Convicted Manhattan Project spy Klaus Fuchs is released after only nine years in prison and allowed to emigrate to Dresden, East Germany where he resumes a scientific career.
• November 21 » American disc jockey Alan Freed, who had popularized the term "rock and roll" and music of that style, is fired from WABC-AM radio over allegations he had participated in the payola scandal.

The temperature on July 27, 1959 was between 12.4 °C and 26.2 °C and averaged 18.8 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 0.9 hours. There was 2.4 hours of sunshine (15%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest.