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April 14, 1959Born on Wednesday April 15, 1959
- Marion(MGJ) Schaafsma († 2001)
- Charles Jospeh Cavanagh, Centreville, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada († 1959)
- Phillip David Smalldon, Devon, England († 2024)
- N Swieters, Nieuw-Schoonebeek (NL) († 1959)
- Francis Joseph Blokland, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States († 2015)
- Karen Elaine Ridder
- Ronald Stengewis, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1959)
- Wilhelmus Joannes Jacobus Schimmel, Voorburg (Leidschendam-Voorburg) († 2017)
- Michel Francois Van Meijer, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands († 2015)
- Toni van der Staal († 2025)
Died on Wednesday April 15, 1959
- Cornelis Kloet (70), medemblijk
- Berend Haveman (75), Steenwijkerwold
- Annigje Stam (86), Hoogeveen
- Catharina Maria Jannes (85), Bergen, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Carolina Charlotta Sparenburg (88), Utrecht
- Albert Vrielink (80)
- Abeltje Wesselina Jansema (79), Haren, Groningen, Netherlands
- Adriaan Kivits (88), Vlijmen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Annigje Stam (86), Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland
- * Hendrik van Dongen (73), Rotterdam
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from April 15, 1959 at Delpher
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- Friese koerier : onafhankelijk dagblad voor Friesland en aangrenzende gebieden
- Het vrije volk : democratisch-socialistisch dagblad
- Amigoe di Curacao : weekblad voor de Curacaosche eilanden
- Nieuw Suriname : Surinaams nieuws- en advertentieblad
- De waarheid
- Gereformeerd gezinsblad / hoofdred. P. Jongeling
- Leeuwarder courant : hoofdblad van Friesland
- De Tijd De Maasbode
- De Telegraaf
Born on April 15
- 1958 » Benjamin Zephaniah, English actor, author, poet, and playwright
- 1958 » John Bracewell, New Zealand cricketer
- 1958 » Keith Acton, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- 1958 » Memos Ioannou, Greek basketball player and coach
- 1959 » Emma Thompson, English actress, comedian, author, activist and screenwriter
- 1959 » Fruit Chan, Chinese director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1959 » Kevin Lowe, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager
- 1960 » Pedro Delgado, Spanish cyclist and sportscaster
- 1960 » Pierre Aubry, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1960 » Susanne Bier, Danish director and screenwriter
Died on April 15
- 1945 » Hermann Florstedt, German SS officer (b. 1895)
- 1948 » Radola Gajda, Montenegrin-Czech general and politician (b. 1892)
- 1949 » Wallace Beery, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1885)
- 1962 » Arsenio Lacson, Filipino journalist and politician, Mayor of Manila (b. 1912)
- 1962 » Clara Blandick, American actress (b. 1880)
- 1963 » Edward Greeves, Jr., Australian footballer (b. 1903)
- 1966 » Habibullah Bahar Chowdhury, Bengali politician, writer, journalist, first health minister of East Pakistan
- 1967 » Totò, Italian comedian (b. 1898)
- 1971 » Friedebert Tuglas, Estonian author and critic (b. 1886)
- 1971 » Gurgen Boryan, Armenian poet and playwright (b. 1915)
Names that were popular for boys in 1959
- Johannes
- Maria
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Willem
- Peter
- Hendrik
- Petrus
- Gerardus
- Adrianus
- Antonius
- Wilhelmus
- Pieter
- John
- Jacobus
- Robert
Names that were popular for girls in 1959
- Maria
- Johanna
- Elisabeth
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Wilhelmina
- Catharina
- Marie
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Hendrika
- Ann
- Jacoba
- Margaretha
- Yvonne
- Helena
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1959
- 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 30 » The forces of the Sultanate of Muscat occupy the last strongholds of the Imamate of Oman, Saiq and Shuraijah, marking the end of Jebel Akhdar War in Oman.
- March 28 » The State Council of the People's Republic of China dissolves the government of Tibet.
- June 30 » A United States Air Force F-100 Super Sabre from Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, crashes into a nearby elementary school, killing 11 students plus six residents from the local neighborhood.
- July 27 » The Continental League is announced as baseball's "3rd major league" in the United States.
- September 12 » The Soviet Union launches a large rocket, Lunik II, at the moon.
- October 2 » Rod Serling's anthology series The Twilight Zone premieres on CBS. The first episode is “Where Is Everybody?”
The weather on Wednesday April 15, 1959
The temperature on April 15, 1959 was between 6.4 °C and 18.2 °C and averaged 13.7 °C. There was 1.2 mm of rain during 1.5 hours. There was 1.0 hours of sunshine (7%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI