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• Cornelia Carolina Vellekoop († 2009)
• Marijke van Duijn, Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2007)
• Marijke van Duijn, Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2007)
• Rudolf Johannes Wilhelmus Blok, Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Maria Adriana Antonia Robbe, Tilburg
• Robert de Jong († 1993)
• Maria Luiza Stefani Galvão, Votorantim, São Paulo, Brasil († 1959)
• Albert Teunis Ras, Urk († 2012)
• Karel van der Velde, Zwanenburg (noord-holland) († 2012)
• Adriana Anna Cornelia Kouters, Standdaarbuiten, Noord-Brabant, Nederland

• Anna Genevie Farley (68), Locust Gap MT Carmel, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten
• Allegonda Maria Helena de Groot (81), Deventer, Overijssel, Nederland
• Baukje Lykles Postma (88), Folsgare, Wymbritseradeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Dijmphina Pols (75)
• Aart Visser (72), Elspeet (Ermelo)
• Cornelis Muije (62), 's-Gravenhage
• Aagje Noordzij (75), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Antje Mol (48), Amsterdam
• Abraham Lincoln Kilpatrick (93), Cotesfield, Howard, Nebraska, Verenigde Staten
• Annigje Bijlsma (68), Bussum, NH, Nederland

• 1956 » Damian Green, English journalist and politician
• 1956 » Paul Young, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1957 » Ann Nocenti, American journalist and author
• 1957 » Steve Harvey, American actor, comedian, television personality and game show host
• 1958 » Tony Kouzarides, English biologist, cancer researcher
• 1959 » Susanna Hoffs, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress
• 1960 » Chili Davis, Jamaican-American baseball player and coach
• 1960 » John Crawford, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1961 » Brian Helgeland, American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1962 » Jun Azumi, Japanese broadcaster and politician, 46th Japanese Minister of Finance

• 1942 » Walther von Reichenau, German field marshal (b. 1884)
• 1947 » Jean-Marie-Rodrigue Villeneuve, Canadian cardinal (b. 1883)
• 1947 » Pyotr Krasnov, Russian historian and general (b. 1869)
• 1951 » Jyoti Prasad Agarwala, Indian poet, playwright, and director (b. 1903)
• 1952 » Walter Briggs Sr., American businessman (b. 1877)
• 1961 » Patrice Lumumba, Congolese politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (b. 1925)
• 1970 » Simon Kovar, Russian-American bassoon player and educator (b. 1890)
• 1972 » Betty Smith, American author and playwright (b. 1896)
• 1977 » Dougal Haston, Scottish mountaineer (b. 1940)
• 1977 » Gary Gilmore, American murderer (b. 1940)

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. Jacoba

• 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.
• March 31 » The 14th Dalai Lama, crosses the border into India and is granted political asylum.
• July 27 » The Continental League is announced as baseball's "3rd major league" in the United States.
• August 21 » United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs an executive order proclaiming Hawaii the 50th state of the union. Hawaii's admission is currently commemorated by Hawaii Admission Day.
• September 15 » Nikita Khrushchev becomes the first Soviet leader to visit the United States.
• September 18 » Vanguard 3 is launched into Earth orbit.
• October 21 » In New York City, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum opens to the public.

The temperature on January 17, 1959 was between -7.6 °C and 1.1 °C and averaged -1.8 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.