About the day » Saturday September 5, 1959Calender converter

• Wayne Edward Webrand, Cedar Falls, Black Hawk County, Iowa († 2014)
• Maarten Voogt, Zuidland († 2005)
• Scott Michael Walma, Grand Rapids-Michigan (USA) († 2005)
• Alan Dean Hinders, Grundy Center, Grundy County, Iowa († 2008)
• Gerardus Johannes Maria Fokker, Bussum, Gooise Meren, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2013)
• Petrus Cornelis Hendrikus van Duivenvoorde, Heemskerk († 1981)
• Paul VAN DER SMISSEN, LOVENJOEL
• André Gaspard de Graaff Guilloud, 's-Gravenhage, Nederland († 1978)
• Geert Kromhout, Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2001)
• Carela Johannes Aloysius Koenen, Schaesberg († 2002)

• Benjamin Boers (56), Wassenaar
• Clarence E Perrine (85)
• Aaltje Schroven (77)
• Andries Gort (77), Enschede
• Anna Louisa Bartha Damman (74), Bussum, Gooise Meren, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Charles Johannes Snijder (62), Velsen (IJmuiden)
• Davina de Oliveira (77)
• Bregje Kappe (64), Rotterdam, ZH, Nederland
• Achilles De Prez (75), Oostkamp
• Borbála Kovács (68), Túrkeve, Jasz-Nagykun-Szolnok

• 1956 » Roine Stolt, Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1957 » Peter Winnen, Dutch cyclist
• 1957 » Rudi Gores, German footballer and manager
• 1958 » Lars Danielsson, Swedish bassist, composer, and producer
• 1959 » Frank Schirrmacher, German journalist and publisher († 2014)
• 1960 » Don Kulick, Swedish anthropologist and academic
• 1961 » Marc-André Hamelin, Canadian pianist and composer
• 1962 » John McGrath, Welsh businessman
• 1962 » Tracy Edwards, English sailor and coach
• 1963 » Juan Alderete, American bass player and songwriter

• 1945 » Clem Hill, Australian cricketer and footballer (b. 1877)
• 1948 » Richard C. Tolman, American physicist and chemist (b. 1881)
• 1953 » Richard Walther Darré, Argentinian-German agronomist and politician (b. 1895)
• 1954 » Eugen Schiffer, German lawyer and politician, Vice-Chancellor of Germany (b. 1860)
• 1955 » Haydn Bunton, Sr., Australian footballer and coach (b. 1911)
• 1965 » Thomas Johnston, Scottish journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Scotland (b. 1882)
• 1966 » Dezső Lauber, Hungarian golfer, tennis player, and architect (b. 1879)
• 1970 » Jochen Rindt, German-Austrian race car driver (b. 1942)
• 1972 » Alan Kippax, Australian cricketer and businessman (b. 1897)
• 1973 » Jack Fournier, American baseball player and coach (b. 1889)

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. 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 19 » The United Kingdom grants Cyprus independence, which is formally proclaimed on August 16, 1960.
• February 22 » Lee Petty wins the first Daytona 500.
• March 28 » The State Council of the People's Republic of China dissolves the government of Tibet.
• 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.
• June 8 » USSBarbero and the United States Postal Service attempt the delivery of mail via Missile Mail.
• June 20 » A rare June hurricane strikes Canada's Gulf of St. Lawrence killing 35.

The temperature on September 5, 1959 was between 10.7 °C and 25.3 °C and averaged 18.1 °C. There was 11.6 hours of sunshine (87%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.