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• Adriana Goverdina Maria van Loon, Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Carmelia Sophia Lauren Johanna van Westering, Medemblik († 2019)
• Hilligje (Helga) de Jong, Dubbeldam
• Henriette Egbertine Theresia van der Breggen, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2015)
• gerardus johannes joseph (gerard) joosten, helden-koningslust
• peter ludovicus maria (peter) boots, helden-beringe
• Klaas Hendrik den Haan, Rotterdam
• Bert Verdonk, 's-Hertogenbosch
• Alessandro Bozzini Di Malvaglia, Locarno (Ticino, CH),CH
• florentina petra josephina (flos) engels, helden-panningen

• Atje Possel (73), Midwolda
• Céline Joséphine HOLBEE (91), Hinges,62454,Pas-de-Calais,Nord-Pas-de-Calais,FRANCE
• Carolina Busch (75), Amsterdam
• Albert VAN DAMMEN (70), Groningen Groningen Netherlands
• Anna Francisca Maria Welters (63), Maastricht, Limburg, Nederland
• Alexander Franz Rijborz (60), Zeist, Utrecht, Nederland
• André Joseph Marie Paardekooper (47), Nijmegen
• Anna Gesina Bunten (65), Venray
• Anthonie Mooij (35)
• Aaltje Beunder (73), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• 1956 » Boris Šprem, Croatian lawyer and politician, 8th President of Croatian Parliament († 2012)
• 1957 » Lothaire Bluteau, Canadian actor
• 1957 » Mikhail Pletnev, Russian pianist, composer, and conductor
• 1958 » Peter Capaldi, Scottish actor
• 1959 » Marie-Thérèse Fortin, Canadian actress
• 1959 » Steve Byrnes, American sportscaster and producer († 2015)
• 1960 » Brad Garrett, American actor and comedian
• 1960 » Myoma Myint Kywe, Burmese historian and journalist
• 1960 » Osamu Sato, Japanese graphic artist, programmer, and composer
• 1960 » Tina Rosenberg, American journalist and author

• 1943 » Yakov Dzhugashvili, Georgian-Russian lieutenant (b. 1907)
• 1950 » Ramana Maharshi, Indian guru and philosopher (b. 1879)
• 1951 » Al Christie, Canadian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1881)
• 1962 » M. Visvesvaraya, Indian engineer and scholar (b. 1860)
• 1963 » Rahul Sankrityayan, Indian monk and historian (b. 1893)
• 1964 » Rachel Carson, American biologist and author (b. 1907)
• 1964 » Tatyana Afanasyeva, Russian-Dutch mathematician and theorist (b. 1876)
• 1968 » Al Benton, American baseball player (b. 1911)
• 1969 » Matilde Muñoz Sampedro, Spanish actress (b. 1900)
• 1975 » Günter Dyhrenfurth, German-Swiss mountaineer, geologist, and explorer (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.
• January 18 » Willie O'Ree, the first Black Canadian National Hockey League player, makes his NHL debut with the Boston Bruins.
• 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 19 » The Monarch Underwear Company fire leaves 24 dead and 15 injured.
• May 22 » The 1958 riots in Ceylon become a watershed in the race relations of various ethnic communities of Sri Lanka. The total deaths is estimated at 300, mostly Tamils.
• 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.
• 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.

The temperature on April 14, 1958 was between 0.6 °C and 13.3 °C and averaged 6.3 °C. There was 12.4 hours of sunshine (90%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast.