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• Dirk Billen, Sint-Truiden, België († 2020)
• Robertus Cornelis Verton, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• N.n. Kamies, Odoorn († 1959)
• Boudewina Christina Bitter, Reeuwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Johanna Antoinette Borst, Cellemuiden, Overijssel, Nederland († 1998)
• Petronella Ardina Josephina Rovers, Veghel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Johanna Antonette Borst († 1998)
• Louicius F. Kuijer († 2011)
• Louicius Kuijer († 2011)
• William Ray Dick [WkWkWkWk?ObFgScnceHlBu]Wk1, Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky († 2002)

• Anna Schepers (18), Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
• Aren Joppe (83), Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Bieuwkje Douwes WIJNALDA (84), Achtkarspelen Friesland Netherlands
• Antje Boelhouwer. (78), Hilversum, Noord Holland, Nederland
• Anna Maria Josephina Straatman (79), Leeuwarden, Fr, Nederland
• Alida Johanna Georgina Aanhanen (62), Leiden
• Bieuwkje Douwes Wijnalda (84), Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Nederland
• Carolus Ludovicus Heytens (74), Tielt, 8700, West Vlaanderen
• Antonius Huibers (77)
• Alieda (Moeder:Maria Wolfers) Wolfers (74), Someren, Noord-Brabant, Nederland

• 1958 » Bret Lott, American journalist, author, and academic
• 1958 » Steve Coll, American journalist and author
• 1959 » Carlos I. Noriega, Peruvian-American colonel and astronaut
• 1959 » Daniel Ribacoff, Brazilian-American polygraph examiner
• 1959 » Erik Gundersen, Danish motorcycle racer
• 1959 » Gavin Friday, Irish singer-songwriter, actor, and producer
• 1959 » Mike Morgan, American baseball player and coach
• 1959 » Nick Bakay, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
• 1959 » Peter Horrocks, English journalist and producer
• 1959 » Tommy Armour III, American golfer

• 1945 » Felix Salten, Austrian author and critic (b. 1869)
• 1952 » Joe Adams, American baseball player and manager (b. 1877)
• 1953 » Kathleen Ferrier, English soprano (b. 1912)
• 1953 » Nigel Bruce, British actor (b. 1895)
• 1955 » Iry LeJeune, American accordion player (b. 1928)
• 1958 » Ran Bosilek, Bulgarian author and translator (b. 1886)
• 1963 » Remedios Varo, Spanish-Mexican painter (b. 1908)
• 1967 » Clement Attlee, English soldier, lawyer, and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1883)
• 1970 » Jean Giono, French author and poet (b. 1895)
• 1973 » Gabriel Marcel, French philosopher, playwright, and critic (b. 1889)

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.
• February 11 » The Federation of Arab Emirates of the South is created as a protectorate of the United Kingdom.
• August 11 » Sheremetyevo International Airport, the second-largest airport in Russia, opens.
• August 14 » Founding and first official meeting of the American Football League.
• October 21 » In New York City, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum opens to the public.
• November 2 » The first section of the M1 motorway, the first inter-urban motorway in the United Kingdom, is opened between the present junctions 5 and 18, along with the M10 motorway and M45 motorway.
• November 23 » French President Charles de Gaulle declares in a speech in Strasbourg his vision for "Europe, from the Atlantic to the Urals".

The temperature on October 8, 1959 was between 3.9 °C and 22.4 °C and averaged 11.1 °C. There was 9.0 hours of sunshine (80%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east.