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• Jacomina Carolina Huijs, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1959)
• Bodil Heidman, Aarhus (Den) († 2012)
• Sara Herrmann, Bennington, Bennington, Vermont, Verenigde Staten († 1959)
• Jerry howard Wolff († 1962)
• Leonard Joseph Raymond Cramsie († 2021)
• Evelyn Schuit, Hamilton († 1976)
• Jasper Johannes Brederoo, Monster († 1961)
• Cornelis Josephus Houtveen, Amersfoort (UT, NLD) († 2018)
• Engelina Dieuwertje (engelien) Schollee, Wormerveer († 2022)
• Johanna Margaretha Cornelia (Joke) Bronswijk († 2020)

• Abraham van Swede (84), Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Noord Holland, Nederland
• Aaltje Eleveld (61), Hoogeveen
• Adriana Hendrina Maria Luijben (10)
• Barteld de Jong- (88), Sleen, Nederland
• Abraham van SWEDE (84), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anna van Lien (83), Nieuwenhoorn
• August Joseph (Gus) Naessens (71), Detroit, Michigan, Verenigde Staten
• Albert Grindrod (89)
• Adriana Arnolda Maria Vermelis (59), Tilburg, NB Netherlands
• August J. Naessens (71), Detroit, Michigan, Verenigde Staten

• 1956 » Leung Kwok-hung, Hong Kong activist and politician
• 1956 » Thomas Wassberg, Swedish cross country skier
• 1957 » Kostas Vasilakakis, Greek footballer and manager
• 1957 » Stephen Dillane, English actor
• 1958 » Didier de Radiguès, Belgian race car driver and motorcycle racer
• 1959 » Andrew Farriss, Australian rock musician and multi-instrumentalist
• 1960 » Hans Pflügler, German footballer
• 1960 » Renato Russo, Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist († 1996)
• 1961 » Ellery Hanley, English rugby league player and coach
• 1961 » Tony Rominger, Swiss professional cyclist

• 1945 » Vincent Hugo Bendix, American engineer and businessman, founded Bendix Corporation (b. 1881)
• 1946 » Karl Groos, German psychologist and philosopher (b. 1861)
• 1949 » Elisheva Bikhovski, Israeli-Russian poet (b. 1888)
• 1952 » Kiichiro Toyoda, Japanese businessman, founded Toyota (b. 1894)
• 1956 » Évariste Lévi-Provençal, French orientalist and historian (b. 1894)
• 1958 » Leon C. Phillips, American lawyer and politician, 11th Governor of Oklahoma (b. 1890)
• 1960 » Gregorio Marañón, Spanish physician, philosopher, and author (b. 1887)
• 1967 » Jaroslav Heyrovský, Czech chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1890)
• 1968 » Vladimir Seryogin, Russian soldier and pilot (b. 1922)
• 1968 » Yuri Gagarin, Russian colonel, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1934)

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

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Elisabeth
4. Anna
5. Cornelia
6. Wilhelmina
7. Catharina
8. Yvonne
9. Adriana
10. Hendrika
11. Ingrid
12. Margaretha
13. Petronella
14. Linda
15. Karin
16. Anita

• 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 December 22, 1957 to May 19, 1959 the cabinet Beel II, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 11.3 million citizens.
• January 7 » The United States recognizes the new Cuban government of Fidel Castro.
• February 28 » Discoverer 1, an American spy satellite that is the first object intended to achieve a polar orbit, is launched but fails to achieve orbit.
• March 10 » Tibetan uprising: Fearing an abduction attempt by China, thousands of Tibetans surround the Dalai Lama's palace to prevent his removal.
• June 26 » Swedish boxer Ingemar Johansson becomes world champion of heavy weight boxing, by defeating American Floyd Patterson on technical knockout after two minutes and three seconds in the third round at Yankee Stadium.
• July 21 » NSSavannah, the first nuclear-powered cargo-passenger ship, is launched as a showcase for Dwight D. Eisenhower's "Atoms for Peace" initiative.
• July 24 » At the opening of the American National Exhibition in Moscow, U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev have a "Kitchen Debate".

The temperature on March 27, 1959 was between 1.2 °C and 14.0 °C and averaged 8.3 °C. There was 2.0 mm of rain during 3.5 hours. There was 5.3 hours of sunshine (42%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.