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• Cornelis Zorgdrager, Terschelling-Formerum († 1973)
• Henry III John jr Glatz, Albany, Verenigde Staten († 2008)
• Wouter van Ginkel († 1978)
• Pieter Hendrik Flohil, Kuinre († 1958)
• NN Flohil, Kuinre
• Teresa Jo Cross Jenkins († 1982)
• Allegonda Johanna Cornelia (Gonnie) Leenheer, Rotterdam († 2019)
• Hendrika Martina Stephania Wammers, Arnhem (Gld.) († 1958)
• Mathilde Gerda Ens, Alkmaar († 2014)
• Lutgarde (Lut) Haenen, Hasselt, België († 2016)

• Berend Abels Kazemier (78), Aduard
• Barnardus ROOS (46), Almelo,Stad, Overijssel, Netherlands
• Albert Lubberink (55), Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
• Alice Verschraegen (64), Wetteren
• Albert Stijf (86), Heerde
• Anna Maria van HULTEN (65), Zaandam
• Aafje Kuijt (76), Nijmegen
• Albert van Loo (82)
• Alois CASTELEYN (Castelein) (71), Lichtervelde
• * Aalbert Heusdens (77), Rotterdam

• 1955 » Pietro Parolin, Italian cardinal
• 1955 » Steve Earle, American singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, author and actor
• 1956 » Damian Green, English journalist and politician
• 1956 » Paul Young, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1957 » Ann Nocenti, American journalist and author
• 1957 » Steve Harvey, American actor, comedian, television personality and game show host
• 1958 » Tony Kouzarides, English biologist, cancer researcher
• 1959 » Susanna Hoffs, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress
• 1960 » Chili Davis, Jamaican-American baseball player and coach
• 1960 » John Crawford, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

• 1942 » Walther von Reichenau, German field marshal (b. 1884)
• 1947 » Jean-Marie-Rodrigue Villeneuve, Canadian cardinal (b. 1883)
• 1947 » Pyotr Krasnov, Russian historian and general (b. 1869)
• 1951 » Jyoti Prasad Agarwala, Indian poet, playwright, and director (b. 1903)
• 1952 » Walter Briggs Sr., American businessman (b. 1877)
• 1961 » Patrice Lumumba, Congolese politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (b. 1925)
• 1970 » Simon Kovar, Russian-American bassoon player and educator (b. 1890)
• 1972 » Betty Smith, American author and playwright (b. 1896)
• 1977 » Dougal Haston, Scottish mountaineer (b. 1940)
• 1977 » Gary Gilmore, American murderer (b. 1940)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Peter
4. Cornelis
5. Hendrik
6. Robert
7. Pieter
8. Gerrit
9. Willem
10. Petrus
11. Ronald
12. Johan
13. John
14. David
15. Michael
16. Hans

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Catharina
8. Adriana
9. Petronella
10. Yvonne
11. Margaretha
12. Jacoba
13. Ingrid
14. Linda
15. Elizabeth
16. Hendrika

• 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 October 13, 1956 to December 22, 1957 the cabinet Drees III, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• 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.
• The Netherlands had about 11.1 million citizens.
• February 6 » Eight Manchester United F.C. players and 15 other passengers are killed in the Munich air disaster.
• March 19 » The Monarch Underwear Company fire leaves 24 dead and 15 injured.
• March 26 » The United States Army launches Explorer 3.
• July 26 » Explorer program: Explorer 4 is launched.
• July 29 » U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs into law the National Aeronautics and Space Act, which creates the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
• September 14 » The first two German post-war rockets, designed by the German engineer Ernst Mohr, reach the upper atmosphere.

The temperature on January 17, 1958 was between 2.8 °C and 7.2 °C and averaged 5.8 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain during 2.2 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west.