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• Guido Bouwman, Amsterdam
• "Karl-Rüdiger" Hans Herbert Hubert von Wangenheim, Madison, Wisconsin, Verenigde Staten († 1981)
• Antonia de Jong, Den Burg († 2020)
• Petronella Johanna Francisca Maria (Nelly) Thiesen, Egchel,, Limburg, Nederland († 1960)
• OG van Beelen, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1959)
• Eerke Kamies, Valthermond, Odoorn, Drenthe, Nederland († 2017)
• Melanie Wynne Rosema, Michigan († 1965)
• Antonia de Jong, Den Burg (Texel, NH) († 2020)
• Berendina Hendrika van Putten, Enschede, Overijssel, Nederland († 1959)
• Dieter Weihert, Verl, Gütersloh, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland († 1980)

• Binne Annes Bosma (88), Bergum
• Antje Makkinga (87), zeist
• Aukje Brandsma (46)
• Adrianus Jan Vermaat (66), Schiedam
• Annegje Wapstra (91), Weststellingwerf, Blesdijke
• Abraham Kanes Italianer (67), Amsterdam
• Aukje Rahm (76), Sneek
• Amy Simpson (36), Vught
• Bertha Mulders (55), Lith, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Agnes McLean Clark (73), Milton, Clutha, Otago, New Zealand

• 1957 » Ian Campbell, Australian jumper
• 1958 » Gabi Delgado-López, Spanish-German singer, co-founder of D.A.F.
• 1958 » Malcolm Marshall, Barbadian cricketer and coach († 1999)
• 1959 » Frank Mulholland, Lord Mulholland, Scottish judge, former Solicitor General for Scotland and Lord Advocate
• 1959 » Susan Faludi, American journalist and author
• 1960 » John Chiedozie, Nigerian international footballer
• 1960 » Yelena Zhupiyeva-Vyazova, Ukrainian runner
• 1961 » Jane Leeves, English actress and dancer
• 1961 » John Podhoretz, American journalist and author
• 1961 » Kelly Hansen, American singer-songwriter

• 1947 » Jozef Tiso, Slovak priest and politician, President of Slovakia (b. 1887)
• 1951 » Óscar Carmona, Portuguese field marshal and politician, 11th President of Portugal (b. 1869)
• 1955 » Albert Einstein, German-American physicist, engineer, and academic (b. 1879)
• 1958 » Maurice Gamelin, Belgian-French general (b. 1872)
• 1959 » Irving Cummings, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1888)
• 1959 » Percy Smith, English footballer and manager (b. 1880)
• 1963 » Meyer Jacobstein, American academic and politician (b. 1880)
• 1964 » Ben Hecht, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1894)
• 1965 » Guillermo González Camarena, Mexican engineer (b. 1917)
• 1967 » Karl Miller, German footballer (b. 1913)

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 1 » Cuban Revolution: Fulgencio Batista, dictator of Cuba, is overthrown by Fidel Castro's forces.
• January 2 » Luna 1, the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon and to orbit the Sun, is launched by the Soviet Union.
• February 11 » The Federation of Arab Emirates of the South is created as a protectorate of the United Kingdom.
• February 19 » The United Kingdom grants Cyprus independence, which is formally proclaimed on August 16, 1960.
• July 21 » NSSavannah, the first nuclear-powered cargo-passenger ship, is launched as a showcase for Dwight D. Eisenhower's "Atoms for Peace" initiative.
• October 2 » Rod Serling's anthology series The Twilight Zone premieres on CBS. The first episode is “Where Is Everybody?”

The temperature on April 18, 1959 was between 6.8 °C and 13.1 °C and averaged 9.5 °C. There was 4.5 hours of sunshine (32%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest.