About the day » Wednesday July 1, 1959Calender converter

• Anna Maria Thole, Emmer-Compascuum, Emmen († 2023)
• Cyrille Hoefnagels
• Marie-Jeanne Mannaerts, Lommel, Limburg, België († 2017)
• Yvonne Geertruda Maria van de Westelaken, Schijndel († 1994)
• Lambert Knol, Beilen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1960)
• Gregory Marion CHRIST († 1978)
• Elisabeth Kerremans, Boom (B) († 1960)
• Laura J Ranshaw, Covington, Kenton, Kentucky, Verenigde Staten († 2011)
• Hildegard Vande Walle, Zottegem, België († 2002)
• johannes henricus hubertus (johan) goutier, helden-panningen

• Anna Maria Margaretha Peters (85), Venray, Limburg, Netherlands
• Charles Bartholomew COOK (71)
• Alice Josephine Marie Ghislaine d'Hanens (63), Sint-Niklaas, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
• Adriana Lucretia Magdalena Slotemaker (88), Hilversum
• Adriaan Razoüx Kühr (82), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
• Adriana van Kaam (91), Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• "Jean" Joseph Marie Emmanuel de La Huppe de Larturière (81), Mortain, Manche, France
• Allord Carolus (64), Traer, Tama, Iowa, United States
• Akke Kampen (80), Harlingen, Friesland, Nederland
• Arie Evert Duijvenvoorde van (64), unbekannt

• 1957 » Hannu Kamppuri, Finnish ice hockey player
• 1957 » Lisa Blount, American actress and producer († 2010)
• 1957 » Sean O'Driscoll, English footballer and manager
• 1958 » Jack Dyer Crouch II, American diplomat, United States Deputy National Security Advisor
• 1960 » Evelyn "Champagne" King, American soul/disco singer
• 1960 » Kevin Swords, American rugby player
• 1960 » Lynn Jennings, American runner
• 1960 » Michael Beattie, Australian rugby league player and coach
• 1961 » Ivan Kaye, English actor
• 1961 » Malcolm Elliott, English cyclist

• 1950 » Émile Jaques-Dalcroze, Swiss composer and educator (b. 1865)
• 1951 » Tadeusz Borowski, Polish poet, novelist and journalist (b. 1922)
• 1961 » Louis-Ferdinand Céline, French physician and author (b. 1894)
• 1962 » Bidhan Chandra Roy, Indian physician and politician, 2nd Chief Minister of West Bengal (b. 1882)
• 1962 » Purushottam Das Tandon, Indian lawyer and politician (b. 1882)
• 1964 » Pierre Monteux, French-American viola player and conductor (b. 1875)
• 1965 » Robert Ruark, American journalist and author (b. 1915)
• 1965 » Wally Hammond, English cricketer (b. 1903)
• 1966 » Frank Verner, American runner (b. 1883)
• 1967 » Gerhard Ritter, German historian and academic (b. 1888)

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 7 » The United States recognizes the new Cuban government of Fidel Castro.
• April 9 » Project Mercury: NASA announces the selection of the United States' first seven astronauts, whom the news media quickly dub the "Mercury Seven".
• June 20 » A rare June hurricane strikes Canada's Gulf of St. Lawrence killing 35.
• July 15 » The steel strike of 1959 begins, leading to significant importation of foreign steel for the first time in United States history.
• August 11 » Sheremetyevo International Airport, the second-largest airport in Russia, opens.
• October 21 » President Eisenhower approves the transfer of all US Army space-related activities to NASA, including most of the Army Ballistic Missile Agency.

The temperature on July 1, 1959 was between 14.0 °C and 18.5 °C and averaged 15.7 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 1.7 hours of sunshine (10%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west.