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• Johannes Gerhardus Hendrikus Kienhuis, Losser († 2001)
• Leenderd Tjebbe Baas, 's Gravenhage († 1959)
• James R. Hicks († 2007)
• Patrica JoAnn Mulder, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee († 2008)
• Lori Jean Bontje († 1959)
• Tom Schilder († 2009)
• Helma van Alebeek, Den Dungen († 2014)
• Catharina Johanna Wilhelmina ALFERINK, Posterenk, Nederland
• Lea Esther Alfons Van Remoortere, Temse († 2005)
• Leendert Tjebbe Baas, 's Gravenhage († 1959)

• Andries Siebes de Jong (48), Leeuwarden
• Adriana Gideonse (72), Koudekerke, Zeeland, NL
• Arie Kruit (86), Schiedam
• cornelina Boeren, ruchpen
• Artur da Silva Leme (67)
• Antonius Marinus Geboers (63), Tilburg
• Aagje van der Meel (81), Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Antonius Petrus Bernardus Triebels (71)
• Aagje van der Meel (81), Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• catharina Jacoba Cornelia Spruijt (84), Rotterdam

• 1957 » Ali Divandari, Iranian painter, sculptor, and journalist
• 1957 » José Sócrates, Portuguese engineer and politician, 119th Prime Minister of Portugal
• 1957 » Michaëlle Jean, Haitian-Canadian journalist and politician, 27th Governor-General of Canada
• 1958 » Buster Bloodvessel, English singer-songwriter
• 1958 » Jeff Foxworthy, American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter
• 1958 » Michael Winslow, American actor
• 1958 » Nigel Westlake, Australian composer and conductor
• 1958 » The Barbarian, Tongan wrestler
• 1959 » Bill Root, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1961 » Simon Reeve, Australian journalist and game show host

• 1951 » James W. Gerard, American lawyer and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Germany (b. 1867)
• 1952 » Gertrude Lawrence, English actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1898)
• 1956 » Lee Jung-seob, North Korean painter (b. 1916)
• 1956 » Witold Hurewicz, Polish mathematician (b. 1904)
• 1959 » Edmund Gwenn, English actor (b. 1877)
• 1959 » Kay Kendall, English actress and comedian (b. 1927)
• 1962 » Hanns Eisler, German-Austrian composer (b. 1898)
• 1962 » Seiichiro Kashio, Japanese tennis player (b. 1892)
• 1966 » Hendrik Verwoerd, Dutch-South African journalist and politician, 7th Prime Minister of South Africa (b. 1901)
• 1966 » Margaret Sanger, American nurse, educator, and activist (b. 1879)

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 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 19 » The United Kingdom grants Cyprus independence, which is formally proclaimed on August 16, 1960.
• February 22 » Lee Petty wins the first Daytona 500.
• March 9 » The Barbie doll makes its debut at the American International Toy Fair in New York.
• March 28 » The State Council of the People's Republic of China dissolves the government of Tibet.
• May 19 » The North Vietnamese Army establishes Group 559, whose responsibility is to determine how to maintain supply lines to South Vietnam; the resulting route is the Ho Chi Minh trail.

The temperature on September 6, 1959 was between 11.6 °C and 23.5 °C and averaged 17.4 °C. There was 8.4 hours of sunshine (63%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast.