About the day » Tuesday September 29, 1959Calender converter

• Maria Christina Johanna Birekoven, Alkmaar († 2013)
• Maria Christina Johanna Birekoven, Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2013)
• Rebecca Ellen Young, Jacksonville, Onslow, North Carolina, Verenigde Staten († 2008)
• Wendy Margaret Boissevain, Trenton (Ontario)
• Levenloos Phoelich, Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland († 1959)
• Max Garagoski, Arnhem († 1983)
• Martin Dietz, Rotterdam († 1980)
• Paul Nicolaas Jong († 1959)
• Agnes Martha Reggers, Maastricht
• wilhelmus a.m. (wim) nijssen, roermond († 2012)

• Agatha Petronella Bruijn (72), Amsterdam
• Berend van de Brink (82)
• Aaltjen Letteboer (57), Vriezenveen
• Catharina Moezelaar (78), Tietjerksteradeel
• Aafje Cornelia Groen (54), Grootebroek, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Antonius Bredero (86), Wassenaar, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Antje Meulema (52), Peize
• Christiaan Jacob Baerecke (79), Curacao (NA)
• Cornelis Willemsz Peetoom (85), Hoorn, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adrianus van den Brink (78), Utrecht

• 1957 » Chris Broad, English cricketer and referee
• 1957 » Sokratis Malamas, Greek singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1960 » Alan McGee, Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1960 » Andy Slaughter, English politician
• 1960 » Carol Welsman, Canadian singer-songwriter and pianist
• 1960 » David Sammartino, American wrestler and trainer
• 1960 » Hubert Neuper, Austrian ski jumper
• 1960 » John Paxson, American basketball player and coach
• 1960 » Julian Armour, American-Canadian cellist and educator
• 1960 » Kenneth Hansen, Swedish race car driver

• 1937 » Ernst Hoppenberg, German swimmer and water polo player (b. 1878)
• 1937 » Marie Zdeňka Baborová-Čiháková, Czech botanist and zoologist (b. 1877)
• 1937 » Ray Ewry, American triple jumper (b. 1873)
• 1951 » Thomas Cahill, American soccer player and coach (b. 1864)
• 1952 » John Cobb, English race car driver and pilot (b. 1899)
• 1967 » Carson McCullers, American novelist, playwright, essayist, and poet (b. 1917)
• 1970 » Edward Everett Horton, American actor (b. 1886)
• 1973 » W. H. Auden, English-American poet, playwright, and critic (b. 1907)
• 1975 » Casey Stengel, American baseball player and manager (b. 1890)
• 1981 » Bill Shankly, Scottish footballer and manager (b. 1913)

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.
• February 16 » Fidel Castro becomes Premier of Cuba after dictator Fulgencio Batista was overthrown on January 1.
• February 22 » Lee Petty wins the first Daytona 500.
• March 18 » The Hawaii Admission Act is signed into law.
• 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.
• October 2 » Rod Serling's anthology series The Twilight Zone premieres on CBS. The first episode is “Where Is Everybody?”
• November 2 » The first section of the M1 motorway, the first inter-urban motorway in the United Kingdom, is opened between the present junctions 5 and 18, along with the M10 motorway and M45 motorway.

The temperature on September 29, 1959 was between 7.7 °C and 21.3 °C and averaged 14.5 °C. There was 9.8 hours of sunshine (83%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east.