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• Nico Schaper († 1979)
• N.N. Joosse, Meliskerke, Zeeland, NL
• David Allen Mennen († 2015)
• Bertus Denie, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2013)
• Gertruda Hermina Schatorie, Horst († 2009)
• Herma Antoinette Agnes ter Ter Bruggen, Zwolle († 2002)
• Roa Siebentje Smits († 1999)
• Jeffery Irvin Harken († 1958)
• Mark L Wheeler, Ohio, Verenigde Staten († 1982)
• Johanna Petronella Maria van de Capelle, Erica, Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland († 2020)

• Aaltje Wories (87), Groningen
• Anthonius Baltus (58), Avenhorn, Overijssel, Nederland
• Catharina Alpherts (84), Beekbergen
• Albertus Bernardus Kuiper (70), Wisch (Gelderland)
• Antje Rottine (90), Yerseke, Zeeland, Nederland
• Carolina Antonia VOSTERS (86), Oostmalle, Malle, Province of Antwerp (Middle Brabant), Belgium
• Carlos Jaramillo (76), San Fernandez (Tome) New Mexico, Verenigde Staten
• Cornelia Wilhlmna van Rijn (85), Katwijk
• Anna Maria Josephina Elissen (71), Sint Geertruid, Limburg, Netherlands
• Charles Abraham Barrell (77), Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand

• 1952 » Maureen Dowd, American journalist and author
• 1952 » Sydney Biddle Barrows, American businesswoman and author
• 1953 » David Clary, English chemist and academic
• 1953 » Denzil Douglas, Caribbean educator and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis
• 1953 » Hans Westerhoff, Dutch biologist and academic
• 1956 » Étienne Daho, Algerian-French singer-songwriter and producer
• 1957 » Anchee Min, Chinese-American painter, photographer, and author
• 1959 » Geoff Tate, German-American singer-songwriter and musician
• 1961 » Rob Hall, New Zealand mountaineer († 1996)
• 1963 » Steven Soderbergh, American director, producer, and screenwriter

• 1949 » Harry Stack Sullivan, American psychiatrist and psychoanalyst (b. 1892)
• 1951 » Gregorios Xenopoulos, Greek author, journalist, and playwright (b. 1867)
• 1952 » Artur Kapp, Estonian composer and conductor (b. 1878)
• 1957 » Humphrey Bogart, American actor (b. 1899)
• 1959 » Eivind Berggrav, Norwegian bishop and translator (b. 1884)
• 1961 » Barry Fitzgerald, Irish actor (b. 1888)
• 1962 » M. Visvesvaraya, Indian engineer, scholar, and politician (b. 1860)
• 1965 » Jeanette MacDonald, American actress and singer (b. 1903)
• 1966 » Sergei Korolev, Ukrainian-Russian engineer and academic (b. 1906)
• 1968 » Dorothea Mackellar, Australian poet and author (b. 1885)

• 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.
• April 21 » United Airlines Flight 736 collides into a United States Air Force fighter jet near Arden, Nevada in what is now Enterprise, Nevada.
• May 30 » Memorial Day: The remains of two unidentified American servicemen, killed in action during World War II and the Korean War respectively, are buried at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery.
• September 15 » A Central Railroad of New Jersey commuter train runs through an open drawbridge at the Newark Bay, killing 48.
• October 11 » NASA launches Pioneer 1, its first space probe, although it fails to achieve a stable orbit.
• November 10 » The Hope Diamond is donated to the Smithsonian Institution by New York diamond merchant Harry Winston.
• December 30 » The Guatemalan Air Force sinks several Mexican fishing boats alleged to have breached maritime borders, killing three and sparking international tension.

The average temperature on January 14, 1958 was 0.5 °C. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast.