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• Jacobus Adrianus Maria van Aert, Prinsenbeek,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1989)
• Maria Johanna Petronella Denneman, Alkmaar († 2006)
• Maria Johanna Petronella Denneman, Alkmaar († 2006)
• Florus Gerrit Jan Mauritz, Zeist, Utrecht, Nederland († 2011)
• Marleen Marzee, Sint-Truiden, België († 2014)
• Jacoba de Jong, Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2015)
• Addie Beijk, Eindhoven,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1974)
• Claire Vanbrabant († 2020)
• Peter Hubertus Zengers, Bergeyk († 1968)
• Jacoba de Jong, Katwijk († 2015)

• Trijntje Blok (79), Amsterdam
• Berend Lumker (73), Enschede
• Anna Maria VERBREE (83), Wassenaar
• Agnes Joan McDiarmid REES (65), Auckland, New Zealand
• Aart Cornelis Speksnijder (73), Pijnacker, Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aaltje Siertsema (94), Noorderhoogebrug,, Groningen, Nederland
• Annie Randolph (88), Cuba, Sumter County, Alabama, United States
• Afke (Effie) van Dijk (82), Grand Rapids, Michigan U.S.A., Michigan, Verenigde Staten
• Aaltje Siertsema (94), Noorderhoogebrug, Noorddijk, Groningen, Nederland
• "Friedrich Heinrich" Carl Maria Waldbott von Bassenheim (70)

• 1957 » Antonio Vega, Spanish singer-songwriter and guitarist († 2009)
• 1958 » Bart Oates, American football player and lawyer
• 1959 » Alexander Lebedev, Russian businessman and politician
• 1959 » H. D. Kumaraswamy, Indian social worker and politician, 18th Chief Minister of Karnataka
• 1959 » Steve Mattsson, American author and illustrator
• 1960 » Pat Van Den Hauwe, Belgian footballer and manager
• 1961 » André Andersen, Russian-Danish keyboard player, songwriter, and producer
• 1961 » Bill Hicks, American comedian and musician († 1994)
• 1961 » LaChanze, American actress, singer, and dancer
• 1961 » Shane Black, American actor, director, and screenwriter

• 1949 » Sidney Olcott, Canadian-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1873)
• 1952 » Robert Henry Best, American journalist (b. 1896)
• 1956 » Nina Hamnett, Welsh painter and author (b. 1890)
• 1961 » Hans Rebane, Estonian journalist and politician, 8th Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1882)
• 1965 » W. Somerset Maugham, British playwright, novelist, and short story writer (b. 1874)
• 1968 » Futabayama Sadaji, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 35th Yokozuna (b. 1912)
• 1968 » Muhammad Suheimat, Jordanian general and politician (b. 1916)
• 1969 » Alphonse Castex, French rugby union player (b. 1899)
• 1969 » Soe Hok Gie, Indonesian activist and academic (b. 1942)
• 1970 » Oscar Lewis, American anthropologist of Latin America (b. 1914)

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 29 » The first Melodifestivalen is held in Cirkus, Stockholm, Sweden.
• March 10 » Tibetan uprising: Fearing an abduction attempt by China, thousands of Tibetans surround the Dalai Lama's palace to prevent his removal.
• July 15 » The steel strike of 1959 begins, leading to significant importation of foreign steel for the first time in United States history.
• 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 14 » The Soviet probe Luna 2 crashes onto the Moon, becoming the first man-made object to reach it.
• October 21 » President Eisenhower approves the transfer of all US Army space-related activities to NASA, including most of the Army Ballistic Missile Agency.

The temperature on December 16, 1959 was between -1.5 °C and 6.2 °C and averaged 2.0 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 1.1 hours of sunshine (14%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.