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• Barbara Lynn Bergman (Doctor), Kansas City, Clay, Missouri, United States († 2003)
• Hendrikus Murk (Hennie) van der Galien, Dordrecht († 2002)
• Gerard Percy Schuitema, Alberta, Canada († 1959)
• Neneng Presentacion Gonzales, Davao city († 2021)
• Jos van den Waardenburg, Helmond,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1983)
• Cornelis HEEMSKERK († 2015)
• Mirjam Elisabeth Bais, Omerri, Nigeria
• Yvonne van der Wal, Groningen (NL)
• Jaap Kers, Hilversum († 2007)
• Leny Spekschoor, Mariënvelde,, Gelderland, Nederland († 1989)

• Celestia Ellen Stidham (63)
• Clarence James Harrison (71), Battle Creek Michigan, United States
• Daniël Tuyten (92), Zwolle
• Anna Hendrina Dekkers (46), Nijmegen
• Alphonse Mathieu MARTIN (72), Spa, 4900, Liège, Wallonie, BELGIQUE
• Annigje van Dijk (57), IJsselmuiden, Overijssel, Nederland
• Baligje Kemp (80), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
• Durk Pultrum (83), Boelenslaan, Friesland, Netherlands
• Caroline Louise van Hessen-Philipstal-Barchfeld Prinses van Ardeck (90), Wiesbaden, Hessen
• Andries Fredriks Doldersum (80), Gemeente Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland

• 1955 » Cedric Maxwell, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster
• 1955 » Peter Koppes, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1956 » Cherry Jones, American actress
• 1959 » Sergei Ratnikov, Estonian footballer and manager
• 1960 » Brian McNamara, American actor, director, and producer
• 1960 » Brian Ritchie, American bass player and songwriter
• 1960 » Mark Bailey, English rugby player, author, and educator
• 1961 » João Domingos Pinto, Portuguese footballer and manager
• 1962 » Alan Smith, English football player
• 1962 » Steven Curtis Chapman, American Christian music singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, actor, author, and social activist

• 1953 » Felice Bonetto, Italian race car driver (b. 1903)
• 1953 » Larry Shields, American clarinet player and composer (b. 1893)
• 1957 » Francis Burton Harrison, American general and politician, 6th Governor-General of the Philippines (b. 1873)
• 1958 » Mel Ott, American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster (b. 1909)
• 1959 » Max Baer, American boxer, referee, and actor (b. 1909)
• 1962 » Frank Amyot, Canadian canoeist (b. 1904)
• 1963 » Artur Lemba, Estonian composer and educator (b. 1885)
• 1963 » Robert Stroud, American ornithologist and author (b. 1890)
• 1964 » Catherine Bauer Wurster, American architect and public housing advocate (b. 1905)
• 1967 » C. M. Eddy, Jr., American author (b. 1896)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Peter
5. Hendrik
6. Willem
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.
• March 28 » The State Council of the People's Republic of China dissolves the government of Tibet.
• April 8 » A team of computer manufacturers, users, and university people led by Grace Hopper meets to discuss the creation of a new programming language that would be called COBOL.
• June 8 » USSBarbero and the United States Postal Service attempt the delivery of mail via Missile Mail.
• October 30 » Piedmont Airlines Flight 349 crashes on approach to Charlottesville–Albemarle Airport in Albemarle County, Virginia, killing 26 of the 27 on board.
• 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 November 21, 1959 was between 2.3 °C and 12.0 °C and averaged 6.2 °C. There was 7.0 hours of sunshine (82%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east.