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• Dick Platje († 1996)
• Pieternella Hendrika Trap, Oosterend (Texel, NH) († 2016)
• Asbreuk, Deurningen,Dinkelland († 1971)
• Reinier VEENHOVEN, Heemstede († 2013)
• Tromp, Arnhem († 1959)
• Ludovicus Andreas van Wijk, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1959)
• Julie Ann Anderson, Hardin County, Iowa († 2022)
• Johannes Petrus (Jan) Taalman, Vianen,, Utrecht, Nederland († 2004)
• Grietje Alberta van Elburg, Ommen, Overijssel, Nederland († 2005)
• Hendrikus Wilhelmus Maria Paulus (Paul) Friederichs, Eindhoven († 2019)

• Arie van Tricht (73)
• Anna Maria Josephina Nievelstein (53), Maastricht
• Cornelia Bloebaum (85), Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
• Cornelis Johannes Zaal (77), Bovenkerk, gem. Nieuwer-Amstel
• Petrus Cornelis Poppezijn (76), Schiedam
• Afina Elsina Hinderks (37), Oude Pekela, Groningen, Nederland
• Anthonius Richardus van der Heijden (75), Warmond
• CATHARINA HERMINA JOHANNA QUAK (60), 'S-GRAVENHAGE
• Ana Sim (74)
• Cornelia Heijmans (88), Helvoirt

• 1955 » Eddie Jobson, English keyboard player and violinist
• 1956 » Jimmy Barnes, Scottish-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1957 » Wilma Landkroon, Dutch singer
• 1958 » Hal Sutton, American golfer
• 1960 » Elena Kagan, American lawyer and jurist, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
• 1960 » Ian Rankin, Scottish author
• 1960 » Jón Páll Sigmarsson, Icelandic strongman and weightlifter († 1993)
• 1960 » Phil King, English bass player
• 1960 » Tom Browning, American baseball player
• 1960 » Walter Zenga, Italian footballer and manager

• 1945 » Benito Mussolini, Italian journalist and politician, 27th Prime Minister of Italy (b. 1883)
• 1945 » Hermann Fegelein, German general (b. 1906)
• 1945 » Roberto Farinacci, Italian soldier and politician (b. 1892)
• 1946 » Louis Bachelier, French mathematician and academic (b. 1870)
• 1954 » Léon Jouhaux, French union leader, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1879)
• 1956 » Fred Marriott, American race car driver (b. 1872)
• 1957 » Heinrich Bär, German colonel and pilot (b. 1913)
• 1962 » Bennie Osler, South African rugby player (b. 1901)
• 1963 » Wilhelm Weber, German gymnast (b. 1880)
• 1970 » Ed Begley, American actor (b. 1901)

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. Jacoba

• 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 30 » MSHans Hedtoft, said to be the safest ship afloat and "unsinkable" like the RMSTitanic, strikes an iceberg on her maiden voyage and sinks, killing all 95 aboard.
• February 20 » The Avro Arrow program to design and manufacture supersonic jet fighters in Canada is cancelled by the Diefenbaker government amid much political debate.
• 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 21 » In New York City, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum opens to the public.
• November 20 » The Declaration of the Rights of the Child is adopted by the United Nations.

The temperature on April 28, 1959 was between 3.5 °C and 13.3 °C and averaged 9.2 °C. There was 1.0 mm of rain during 1.4 hours. There was 2.5 hours of sunshine (17%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.