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• Randy Harrison Bingen († 1983)
• Mark Bessembinders, Chemaines, British Columbia (Canada) († 1958)
• Marijke Verlinde, Roeselare († 2012)
• Geert Willems, Roeselare,8800,West-Vlaanderen,België († 1977)
• Diana Joyce Roorda Van Eijsinga, Elmsvale, Nova Scotia, Canada († 1982)
• Leslie Velanzon, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, Verenigde Staten († 1994)
• Kathleen Lynn Sorensen, Berkeley, Alameda, California, United States († 2020)
• Jeffery L Pyne († 2006)
• Claude Dit Claudy Jean Jacques LECLERCQ, Ath, 7800, Hainaut, Wallonie

• Antje Juurdiena Popkes (51), Apeldoorn
• Anna Jacobsdr Jellesma (79), St Nicolaasga, Doniawerstal, Friesland, Nederland
• Adriaan Koster (89), Terneuzen (Terneuzen), Zeeland, Nederland
• Anthonia Johanna Sijmensd Frowijn (73), Amersfoort, ut.nld
• Alfred Louis Lucien filaine (77), fontenay-sous-Bois, 94120, Val de Marne
• Alijda ♀ van Bottenburg (78), Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Jellesma (79)
• Andries Barendregt (68), Sint Anthonie-Polder, Nederland
• Adrianus Hilgerdenaar (61), Waalwijk
• Aludia Helena de Vries (87), Rotterdam

• 1956 » Vitaly Kaloyev, Russian architect
• 1957 » Andrew Tyrie, English journalist and politician
• 1957 » David Ige, American politician
• 1957 » Mario Van Peebles, American actor and director
• 1957 » Marty Lyons, American football player and sportscaster
• 1958 » Boris Tadić, Serbian psychologist and politician, 16th President of Serbia
• 1958 » Ken Judge, Australian footballer and coach († 2016)
• 1959 » Greg Dowling, Australian rugby league player
• 1959 » Pavle Kozjek, Slovenian mountaineer and photographer († 2008)
• 1959 » Pete Trewavas, English bass player and songwriter

• 1948 » Josephus Daniels, American publisher and diplomat, 41st United States Secretary of the Navy (b. 1862)
• 1950 » Henry H. Arnold, American general (b. 1886)
• 1951 » Ernest Swinton, British Army officer (b. 1868)
• 1951 » Nikolai Vekšin, Estonian-Russian captain and sailor (b. 1887)
• 1952 » Ned Hanlon, Australian sergeant and politician, 26th Premier of Queensland (b. 1887)
• 1955 » Yves Tanguy, French-American painter (b. 1900)
• 1959 » Regina Margareten, Hungarian businesswoman (b. 1863)
• 1964 » Jack Teagarden, American singer-songwriter and trombonist (b. 1905)
• 1967 » David Burliuk, Ukrainian author and illustrator (b. 1882)
• 1968 » Bill Masterton, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1938)

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

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.
• March 31 » In the Canadian federal election, the Progressive Conservatives, led by John Diefenbaker, win the largest percentage of seats in Canadian history, with 208 seats of 265.
• June 17 » The Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing, in the process of being built to connect Vancouver and North Vancouver (Canada), collapses into the Burrard Inlet killing 18 ironworkers and injuring others.
• July 25 » The African Regroupment Party holds its first congress in Cotonou.
• October 7 » The U.S. manned space-flight project is renamed Project Mercury.
• November 28 » First successful flight of SM-65 Atlas; the first operational intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), developed by the United States and the first member of the Atlas rocket family.
• 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 15, 1958 was 1.6 °C. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.