About the day » Monday May 18, 1959Calender converter

• Ruth Elaine Reed, Lima († 2015)
• Paula Emmy Elenga, amsterdam, Nederland († 2008)
• Pieter Johannes (Peter) bogaards, Den Haag, Nederland († 1959)
• Rose Spangle, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America († 2019)
• Viola Henze, Maagdenburg, Duitsland († 1960)
• Cornelis Adrianus Maria Kapitein, Zevenbergen († 1979)
• Gillian Gaile Hughes, Ipswich, Suffolk, U.K
• Johannes van Doorn, Kerkrade († 2018)
• Eric Taelman, Wilrijk, Antw
• Mijnsbergen, Breda († 1959)

• Aleida Maria Olde Boerrigter (72), Losser
• Adriana van Golverdingen (59), Schelluinen
• Antonius Cornelis Maria Happel (48), Tilburg
• Annigje van Schoondrager (75), Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland Nederland
• Adriana Brussaard (88), Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana Elisabeth Bijleveld (68), Doesburg, Gelderland, Nederland
• "Antonia" Franziska Maria Aloysia Huberta von Wendt (90), Schloss Padberg, Marsberg, Allemagne
• Alfons Martinus Marie Jurgens (32), Nijmegen, Gld, Nederland
• Anna Alida van Dijk (49), Ouder Amstel
• Antonia Franziska Maria Aloysia Huberta VON WENDT (90), Padberg, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

• 1957 » Henrietta Moore, English anthropologist and academic
• 1957 » Michael Cretu, Romanian-German keyboard player and producer
• 1958 » Rubén Omar Romano, Argentinian-Mexican footballer and coach
• 1958 » Toyah Willcox, English singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
• 1959 » Graham Dilley, English cricketer and coach († 2011)
• 1959 » Jay Wells, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1960 » Brent Ashton, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1960 » Jari Kurri, Finnish ice hockey player, coach, and manager
• 1960 » Yannick Noah, French tennis player
• 1961 » Russell Senior, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

• 1943 » Ōnishiki Daigorō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 28th Yokozuna (b. 1883)
• 1947 » Hal Chase, American baseball player and manager (b. 1883)
• 1955 » Mary McLeod Bethune, American educator and activist (b. 1875)
• 1956 » Maurice Tate, English cricketer (b. 1895)
• 1958 » Jacob Fichman, Israeli poet and critic (b. 1881)
• 1963 » Ernie Davis, American football player, coach, and manager (b. 1939)
• 1968 » Frank Walsh, Australian politician, 34th Premier of South Australia (b. 1897)
• 1971 » Aleksandr Gennadievich Kurosh, Russian mathematician and theorist (b. 1908)
• 1973 » Jeannette Rankin, American social worker and politician (b. 1880)
• 1974 » Harry Ricardo, English engine designer and researcher (b. 1885)

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.
• February 16 » Fidel Castro becomes Premier of Cuba after dictator Fulgencio Batista was overthrown on January 1.
• February 17 » Project Vanguard: Vanguard 2: The first weather satellite is launched to measure cloud-cover distribution.
• June 26 » Swedish boxer Ingemar Johansson becomes world champion of heavy weight boxing, by defeating American Floyd Patterson on technical knockout after two minutes and three seconds in the third round at Yankee Stadium.
• July 7 » Venus occults the star Regulus. This rare event is used to determine the diameter of Venus and the structure of the Venusian atmosphere.
• September 12 » Bonanza premieres, the first regularly scheduled TV program presented in color.
• December 3 » The current flag of Singapore is adopted, six months after Singapore became self-governing within the British Empire.

The temperature on May 18, 1959 was between 8.8 °C and 15.0 °C and averaged 11.4 °C. There was 4.2 hours of sunshine (27%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast.