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• Anna Gesina Leeuw, Giethoorn († 2019)
• van Roeden, Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland († 1958)
• Levenloos Hooiveld, Andijk, Medemblik, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1958)
• Valerio Bardi
• Miguel Alfonso Reinoso Caravedo, Miraflores, Lima (Perú) († 1996)
• Wim Gerhard Kuis, Enschede, Overijssel, Nederland († 2007)
• Allard Jan Duinker, Eindhoven († 2008)
• Sonja Wally van Schuppen, Zeist († 1958)
• Franciscus Clemens HALLEEN, Den Haag († 2011)
• Cornelis van der Plas, Katwijk († 2018)

• aagje BOTH (77), oud-beijerland
• Alida Alberdina Hins (67), Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Antonie Hendrikus Gerth (81), Amersfoort
• Catharina Petronella (56), Alkmaar, Nederland
• Adriana BRAAT (90), Oud-en Nieuw Gastel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Age Aukema (62), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana Cornelia van Luijk (86), Sint Maartensdijk
• Antje Bekkema (91)
• Aaltje hoogeveen (79), Baarn, Utrecht, NL
• Clarence P. Hoyle (65)

• 1956 » Julee Cruise, American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress
• 1957 » Chris Poland, American guitarist and songwriter
• 1957 » Vesta Williams, American singer-songwriter and actress († 2011)
• 1958 » Alberto Cova, Italian runner
• 1958 » Candace Bushnell, American journalist and author
• 1958 » Gary Peters, American lieutenant and politician
• 1958 » Javier Aguirre, Mexican footballer and manager
• 1959 » Billy Childish, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and painter
• 1959 » Wally Lewis, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster
• 1960 » Carol Alt, American model and actress

• 1943 » Damrong Rajanubhab, Thai historian and educator (b. 1862)
• 1947 » Aleister Crowley, English magician, poet, and mountaineer (b. 1875)
• 1947 » G. H. Hardy, English mathematician and theorist (b. 1877)
• 1950 » Ernest John Moeran, English pianist and composer (b. 1894)
• 1954 » Fred Rose, American pianist, composer, and publisher (b. 1898)
• 1964 » Charilaos Vasilakos, Greek runner (b. 1877)
• 1964 » J. B. S. Haldane, English-Indian geneticist and biologist (b. 1892)
• 1968 » Darío Moreno, Turkish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (b. 1921)
• 1968 » Nicolae Bretan, Romanian opera singer, composer, and conductor (b. 1887)
• 1973 » David Ben-Gurion, Israeli politician, 1st Prime Minister of Israel (b. 1886)

• 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 1 » Samuel Alphonsus Stritch is appointed Pro-Prefect of the Propagation of Faith and thus becomes the first U.S. member of the Roman Curia.
• April 4 » The CND peace symbol is displayed in public for the first time in London.
• April 13 » American pianist Van Cliburn is awarded first prize at the inaugural International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow.
• April 14 » The Soviet satellite Sputnik 2 falls from orbit after a mission duration of 162 days. This was the first spacecraft to carry a living animal, a female dog named Laika, who likely lived only a few hours.
• May 27 » First flight of the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II.
• June 1 » Charles de Gaulle comes out of retirement to lead France by decree for six months.

The temperature on December 1, 1958 was between -2.8 °C and 8.8 °C and averaged 2.4 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 7.0 hours of sunshine (86%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest.