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• Anne Mary Pronk, Wellington NZ († 1959)
• bernadette francis holten
• J. WEIERINK († 2014)
• Maria Margina Baars, amsterdam, Nederland († 2013)
• Ewit van der Horst, Loenen, Utrecht, Nederland
• Henk Veldman, Leeuwarden († 1978)
• Petrus Johannes Koenders, Renkum († 2010)
• Teunie van Dodeweerd († 2004)
• Christ'L Wijnandt, Wilrijk, 2610, Antwerpen, Belgium († 1978)
• - levenloos- Dijkkamp, Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Nederland († 1959)

• Dreesje Voorrecht (88), Katwijk
• Cornelia Johanna van LEEUWEN (82), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Antje van Staalduinen (65), Hekendorp
• Andries de Graaf (74), Winschoten, Groningen, Nederland
• Aaltje Jacoba van Dijk (54), Rhenen
• Adriana Lepelaar (69), Leiden
• Aagje Zoet (79), Zaandam
• Auke Bakker (75), Wageningen, Gelderland, Nederland
• Eduard Strobel (69), Amsterdam
• Antje van Staalduinen (65), Hekendorp

• 1956 » John Feinstein, American journalist and author
• 1956 » Robert Swan, English explorer
• 1958 » Michael Hitchcock, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
• 1958 » Terry Fox, Canadian runner and activist († 1981)
• 1959 » William T. Vollmann, American novelist, short story writer and journalist
• 1960 » Jon J. Muth, American author and illustrator
• 1960 » Luiz Fernando Carvalho, Brazilian director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1960 » Yōichi Takahashi, Japanese illustrator
• 1961 » Yannick Dalmas, French race car driver
• 1962 » Rachel Sweet, American singer, television writer, and actress

• 1957 » Edith Abbott, American economist, social worker, and educator (b. 1876)
• 1957 » Isaac Heinemann, German-Israeli scholar and academic (b. 1876)
• 1965 » Attallah Suheimat, Jordanian politician (b. 1875)
• 1965 » Edogawa Ranpo, Japanese author and critic (b. 1894)
• 1967 » Karl W. Richter, American lieutenant and pilot (b. 1942)
• 1968 » Otto Hahn, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1879)
• 1969 » Frank Loesser, American composer (b. 1910)
• 1969 » Ramón Grau, Cuban physician and politician, 6th President of Cuba (b. 1882)
• 1971 » Lawrence Moore Cosgrave, Canadian colonel and diplomat (b. 1890)
• 1971 » Myril Hoag, American baseball player (b. 1908)

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. 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.
• April 25 » The Saint Lawrence Seaway, linking the North American Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean, officially opens to shipping.
• May 16 » The Triton Fountain in Valletta, Malta is turned on for the first time.
• June 8 » USSBarbero and the United States Postal Service attempt the delivery of mail via Missile Mail.
• July 21 » Elijah Jerry "Pumpsie" Green becomes the first African-American to play for the Boston Red Sox, the last team to integrate. He came in as a pinch runner for Vic Wertz and stayed in as shortstop in a 2–1 loss to the Chicago White Sox.
• August 31 » A parcel bomb sent by Ngô Đình Nhu, younger brother and chief adviser of South Vietnamese President Ngô Đình Diệm, fails to kill King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia.
• October 21 » In New York City, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum opens to the public.

The temperature on July 28, 1959 was between 10.9 °C and 21.7 °C and averaged 16.6 °C. There was 1.2 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 3.8 hours of sunshine (24%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.