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• Theodorus Hendricus Maria Meulman, Dalfsen († 2011)
• Johanna Terpstra, Hallum († 1961)
• Antonius Leonardus Maria Caspers, Zeeland (Nl), Nederland († 2005)
• Antoinette Carolina (Anita) ten Haaf, Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands († 2003)
• Ludovicus Johannes (Louis) Potiek, Zwolle († 2022)
• Wilhelmina Maria Jozefina Hebing, Wehl († 2010)
• Tom Nout, Soest († 2009)
• Marcus Adrianus Maria Vromans, Tilburg
• Fokke Hoekstra, Heeg († 2006)
• Elisabeth DE LAMINNE DE BEX († 1958)

• Catharina, Francisca van Tichelt (89), Zundert
• Anna Adriana Minke VAN DER KAM (73), Zeist Utrecht Netherlands
• Catharina Francisca van Tichelt (89), Zundert
• Catharina Francisca van Tichelt (89), Zundert
• Albert Conradi (66), Oldetrijne, Friesland, Nederland
• Alida Johannesdr van Beveren (61), Noordwijk
• Anna Maria Bogers, Boekel
• Aafje de Wijn (91), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aafje de Wijn (91), Rotterdam
• Antina Willemina RENDERING (62), Vlagtwedde Groningen Netherlands

• 1956 » Fiona Shackleton, English lawyer
• 1956 » Neil Parish, English politician
• 1957 » Diomedes Díaz, Colombian singer-songwriter († 2013)
• 1957 » François Legault, Canadian businessman and politician
• 1957 » Roberto Ravaglia, Italian race car driver
• 1958 » Arto Bryggare, Finnish hurdler and politician
• 1958 » Margaret Colin, American actress
• 1958 » Ronnie Black, American golfer
• 1959 » Ole Bornedal, Danish actor, director, and producer
• 1960 » Doug Hutchison, American actor

• 1944 » Christian Wirth, German SS officer (b. 1885)
• 1948 » Torsten Bergström, Swedish actor and director (b. 1896)
• 1951 » Lincoln Ellsworth, American explorer (b. 1880)
• 1954 » Lionel Conacher, Canadian football player and politician (b. 1900)
• 1955 » Alberto Ascari, Italian race car driver (b. 1918)
• 1956 » Al Simmons, American baseball player and coach (b. 1902)
• 1959 » Philip Kassel, American gymnast (b. 1876)
• 1966 » Elizabeth Dilling, American author and activist (b. 1894)
• 1969 » Allan Haines Loughead, American engineer, co-founded the Lockheed Corporation (b. 1889)
• 1969 » Paul Hawkins, Australian race car driver (b. 1937)

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. Elisabeth
5. Cornelia
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 17 » The United States launches the first solar-powered satellite.
• March 24 » Rock 'n' roll teen idol Elvis Presley is drafted in the U.S. Army.
• 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 24 » United Press International is formed through a merger of the United Press and the International News Service.
• 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.
• October 28 » John XXIII is elected Pope.

The temperature on May 26, 1958 was between 5.6 °C and 15.5 °C and averaged 11.7 °C. There was 3.2 mm of rain during 3.4 hours. There was 3.9 hours of sunshine (24%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.