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• William John Dirkmaat († 1990)
• Martin Groenendijk, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1999)
• Titus Johannes Antonius Hulsman, Oss († 1997)
• Engelina Yvonne Margaretha (Ingrit) van Ravenzwaaij, Muiden († 2003)
• Albert Kruger († 1959)
• N.N. van den Berg, Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Nederland Nederland († 1959)
• Lynn M Spenlau, Covington, Kenton, Kentucky, Verenigde Staten († 1959)
• N.N. van Beijsterveldt, Breda († 1959)
• Theodor-Richard ADEN, Schirum († 1960)
• Doodgeboren kind Janssen, Tilburg († 1959)

• Cornelia Belonje (72), Eindhoven
• Charles H. Vandenbergh (84), Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States
• Camiel Leo Desnouck (55), Staden West-Vlaanderen België
• Cornelia Gijsbertha Jansen (89), Slijk-Ewijk, Gelderland, Nederland
• Cornelis van Os (64), Enschede
• Amelia Porath (77), Chicago, Cook, Illinois, Verenigde Staten
• Albertien Hendriksd Vledder (84), Echten, lemsterland.fr.nld
• Camiel Leo Desnouck (55), Staden
• Bertha Kramp (46), Vlissingen
• Aafje Swier (70), Yakima, Yakima County, Washington, Verenigde Staten

• 1956 » David M. Brown, American captain, pilot, and astronaut († 2003)
• 1957 » Patricia De Martelaere, Belgian philosopher, author, and academic († 2009)
• 1958 » Tim Flach, English photographer and director
• 1958 » Ulf Wakenius, Swedish guitarist
• 1959 » Alison Ramsay, English-Scottish field hockey player and lawyer
• 1960 » Pierre Littbarski, German footballer and manager
• 1960 » Rafael Benítez, Spanish footballer and manager
• 1960 » Wahab Akbar, Filipino politician († 2007)
• 1961 » Jarbom Gamlin, Indian lawyer and politician, 7th Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh († 2014)
• 1961 » Linda Ruth Williams, British film studies academic

• 1950 » Anders Peter Nielsen, Danish target shooter (b. 1867)
• 1950 » Eduard Oja, Estonian composer, conductor, and critic (b. 1905)
• 1955 » David Kirkwood, Scottish engineer and politician (b. 1872)
• 1958 » Rosalind Franklin, English biophysicist and academic (b. 1920)
• 1960 » Mihály Fekete, Hungarian actor, screenwriter and film director (b. 1884)
• 1961 » Carl Hovland, American psychologist and academic (b. 1912)
• 1965 » Francis Balfour, English soldier and colonial administrator (b. 1884)
• 1965 » Sydney Chaplin, English actor, comedian, brother of Charlie Chaplin (b. 1885)
• 1966 » Eric Lambert, Australian author (b. 1918)
• 1968 » Fay Bainter, American actress (b. 1893)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Peter
5. Hendrik
6. Willem
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 19 » The United Kingdom grants Cyprus independence, which is formally proclaimed on August 16, 1960.
• April 9 » Project Mercury: NASA announces the selection of the United States' first seven astronauts, whom the news media quickly dub the "Mercury Seven".
• May 30 » The Auckland Harbour Bridge, crossing the Waitematā Harbour in Auckland, New Zealand, is officially opened by Governor-General Charles Lyttelton, 10th Viscount Cobham.
• September 27 » Typhoon Vera kills nearly 5,000 people in Japan.
• November 23 » French President Charles de Gaulle declares in a speech in Strasbourg his vision for "Europe, from the Atlantic to the Urals".

The temperature on April 16, 1959 was between 6.0 °C and 18.0 °C and averaged 12.5 °C. There was 20.1 mm of rain during 3.3 hours. There was 0.8 hours of sunshine (6%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east.