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• Petrus Cornelis Maria Hopman, Amsterdam († 1963)
• Nicolaas Theodorus Maria Nederstigt, Hillegom,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1998)
• Astrid Hendrika van Dijk, Schiedam († 2020)
• Wihelmien Kerkers, Asten,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1984)
• Johanna Maria Wesseling († 2012)
• Hadewieg Koning, Zierikzee († 1966)
• Karen Scheffer, Bellingham, Washington, VS († 2016)
• Astrid van Dijk, Schiedam († 2020)
• Lavonne Antoinette Byrd, Washington, District of Columbia, United States († 1996)
• Hadewieg Koning, Zierikzee, Zeeland, Nederland († 1966)

• Adriana Johanna Lantrok (65), 's-Gravenhage Zuid-Holland Nederland
• Apolonia Stroo (81), Koudekerke
• Bareld Hanses Nieuwenhuis (75), Drachten, Smallingerland, Friesland, Nederland
• Anna Maria Albertina van der Leeuw (56), Echt
• Blanche, Alice ALGOET (56), Zwevezele,8750,West-Vlaanderen,Wvl, België
• Alexander Todd ?**** (79), Toxey Rural, Choctaw, Alabama, Verenigde Staten
• Bareld Nieuwenhuis (75), Houtigehage, gem. Smallingerland, Friesland, Nederland
• Adriana Johanna Lantrok (65), Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Bareld Nieuwenhuis (75), Drachten, Smallingerland, Friesland, The Netherlan
• Bene Jan STUIT (63), Groningen Groningen Netherlands

• 1957 » Bernie Mac, American actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter († 2008)
• 1957 » Lee Thompson, English singer-songwriter and saxophonist
• 1957 » Mark Geragos, American lawyer
• 1958 » André Kuipers, Dutch physician and astronaut
• 1958 » Neil Peart, Australian footballer
• 1958 » Neil deGrasse Tyson, American astrophysicist, cosmologist, and author
• 1959 » David Shannon, American author and illustrator
• 1959 » Kelly Joe Phelps, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1959 » Kenan İpek, Turkish lawyer and judge
• 1959 » Maya Lin, American architect and sculptor, designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and Civil Rights Memorial

• 1940 » Ballington Booth, English-American activist, co-founded the Volunteers of America (b. 1857)
• 1940 » Lincoln Loy McCandless, American rancher and politician (b. 1859)
• 1940 » Silvestre Revueltas, Mexican violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1889)
• 1941 » Louis Brandeis, American lawyer and jurist (b. 1856)
• 1942 » Dorothea Klumpke, American astronomer (b. 1861)
• 1943 » Leon Roppolo, American clarinet player and composer (b. 1902)
• 1950 » Frederic Lewy, German-American neurologist and academic (b. 1885)
• 1952 » Joe Jagersberger, Austrian racing driver (b. 1884)
• 1967 » Clifton Williams, American astronaut (b. 1932)
• 1976 » Barbara Nichols, American actress (b. 1928)

• 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.
• January 31 » Cold War: Space Race: The first successful American satellite detects the Van Allen radiation belt.
• February 21 » The CND symbol, aka peace symbol, commissioned by the Direct Action Committee in protest against the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment, is designed and completed by Gerald Holtom.
• 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.
• May 9 » Alfred Hitchcock's film Vertigo has world premiere in San Francisco.
• September 1 » Iceland expands its fishing zone, putting it into conflict with the United Kingdom, beginning the Cod Wars.
• October 2 » Guinea declares its independence from France.

The temperature on October 5, 1958 was between 11.8 °C and 16.8 °C and averaged 13.6 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain during 1.8 hours. There was 5.8 hours of sunshine (51%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.