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• Frédéric Crétin, Saintes, Charente-Maritime, France († 1961)
• Claudine Moelaert († 2014)
• Charles Maria Sterk, Bussum
• Josephus Johannes Maria Zwiep, Oldenzaal
• Mia Kerkhof, Den Dungen († 2022)
• Franciscus Johannes Hendrik Hemelop, Rotterdam
• Vennegoor, Deurningen († 1974)
• Guido Martin Hubert Detrez, Leut, Provincie Limburg, België († 2013)
• Rene Koolschijn, Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2002)
• Scott R van de Brake († 2010)

• Berdina Baars (75), Benschop, Lopik, Utrecht, Nederland
• Antje van Loenen (90), Delft, Nederland
• Adrianus Simon de Gast (68)
• Casper Leendertsz Houtman (68), Delft
• Carolie Leopoldinde van Hogendorp (74), Leiden
• Adriana Johanna Arnolda Mes (71), Tilburg
• Berend Jansen (41), Hoogkerk, Groningen, Nederland
• Catharina Hubertina Lenartz (82), Heel,, Limburg, Nederland
• Antonius Franciscus Moens (86), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Candelaria Cabrera (87), Victoria, Victoria, Texas, United States

• 1957 » Dan Castellaneta, American actor, voice artist, comedian, singer and producer
• 1958 » Blažej Baláž, Slovak painter, sculptor, and illustrator
• 1958 » David Remnick, American journalist and author
• 1958 » Stefan Dennis, Australian actor
• 1959 » John Magufuli, Tanzanian politician, 5th President of Tanzania
• 1959 » Mike Gartner, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1960 » Fabiola Gianotti, Italian physicist and academic
• 1960 » Thorsten Schlumberger, German footballer
• 1961 » Joel Otto, American ice hockey player and coach
• 1961 » Randy Jackson, American singer-songwriter and dancer

• 1949 » George Gurdjieff, Armenian-French monk, psychologist, and philosopher (b. 1872)
• 1950 » Gustaf V of Sweden (b. 1858)
• 1953 » William Kapell, American pianist (b. 1922)
• 1956 » Louis Rosier, French race car driver (b. 1905)
• 1957 » Louis B. Mayer, Belarusian-American production manager and producer (b. 1885)
• 1958 » Zoë Akins, American author, poet, and playwright (b. 1886)
• 1961 » Astrid Holm, Danish actress (b. 1893)
• 1963 » Adolphe Menjou, American actor (b. 1890)
• 1969 » Pops Foster, American bassist and trumpet player (b. 1892)
• 1971 » Duane Allman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1946)

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.
• May 30 » The Auckland Harbour Bridge, crossing the Waitematā Harbour in Auckland, New Zealand, is officially opened by Governor-General Charles Lyttelton, 10th Viscount Cobham.
• August 31 » A parcel bomb sent by Ngô Đình Nhu, younger brother and chief adviser of South Vietnamese President Ngô Đình Diệm, fails to kill King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia.
• September 14 » The Soviet probe Luna 2 crashes onto the Moon, becoming the first man-made object to reach it.
• September 15 » Nikita Khrushchev becomes the first Soviet leader to visit the United States.
• September 25 » Solomon Bandaranaike, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, is mortally wounded by a Buddhist monk, Talduwe Somarama, and dies the next day.
• October 2 » Rod Serling's anthology series The Twilight Zone premieres on CBS. The first episode is “Where Is Everybody?”

The temperature on October 29, 1959 was between 0.8 °C and 11.6 °C and averaged 6.6 °C. There was 1.0 mm of rain during 1.3 hours. There was 4.8 hours of sunshine (49%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest.