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• Willy Vermassen, Zottegem († 2017)
• Dorathea Maria ( Dora ) Willemse, Sint Laurens
• Theodorus Hendricus Franchimon, Texel († 2012)
• Cindy Lou Wichhart, Oskaloosa, Mahaska, Iowa, Verenigde Staten († 1962)
• Michael Clark, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio († 2005)
• Jan Polak, Zevenbergen, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands († 1959)
• Connie Ann Zoellner
• Yvo Knuts, Diepenbeek, België († 2003)
• Paulus van Driel, Wanroij, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2017)
• Theodorus Hendricus Franchimon, Texel († 2012)

• Anna Maria Dols (71), Nuth
• Anna Margaretha de Bruijn (85), Utrecht
• Aartje Schimmel (89), Leusden, Utr, NL
• Aaltje Braam (68), Dalen
• bastiaan de ZEEUW (84), zuid beijerland
• Abraham Roelf van der Zwaag (87), Groningen
• Agnetha Jacoba Maria (Agna) Aalberse (85), Hillegom, Hillegom, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aaltje Jongeneel (71), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Charles Frank Pries (81), Stanislaus, California
• Aaltien Kamps (93)

• 1957 » LeVar Burton, German-born American actor, director, and producer
• 1958 » Herb Williams, American basketball player and coach
• 1958 » Ice-T, American rapper and actor
• 1958 » Natalie Angier, American author
• 1958 » Oscar Schmidt, Brazilian basketball player
• 1959 » John McEnroe, German-American tennis player and sportscaster
• 1959 » Kelly Tripucka, American basketball player and sportscaster
• 1960 » Pete Willis, English guitarist and songwriter
• 1961 » Des Hasler, Australian rugby league player and coach
• 1961 » Liu Kang, Chinese footballer and manager († 2013)

• 1944 » Dadasaheb Phalke, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1870)
• 1957 » Josef Hofmann, Polish-American pianist and composer (b. 1876)
• 1961 » Dazzy Vance, American baseball player (b. 1891)
• 1967 » Smiley Burnette, American singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1911)
• 1974 » John Garand, Canadian-American engineer, designed the M1 Garand Rifle(b. 1888)
• 1975 » Morgan Taylor, American hurdler and coach (b. 1903)
• 1977 » Janani Luwum, bishop, Church of Uganda, martyr (b. c.1922)
• 1977 » Rózsa Péter, Hungarian mathematician (b. 1905)
• 1980 » Erich Hückel, German physicist and chemist (b. 1895)
• 1984 » M. A. G. Osmani, Bangladeshi general (b. 1918)

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.
• July 1 » Specific values for the international yard, avoirdupois pound and derived units (e.g. inch, mile and ounce) are adopted after agreement between the US, the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth countries.
• July 27 » The Continental League is announced as baseball's "3rd major league" in the United States.
• September 14 » The Soviet probe Luna 2 crashes onto the Moon, becoming the first man-made object to reach it.
• October 21 » In New York City, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum opens to the public.
• October 30 » Piedmont Airlines Flight 349 crashes on approach to Charlottesville–Albemarle Airport in Albemarle County, Virginia, killing 26 of the 27 on board.
• December 1 » Cold War: Opening date for signature of the Antarctic Treaty, which sets aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve and bans military activity on the continent.

The temperature on February 16, 1959 was between -0.9 °C and 1.6 °C and averaged 0.3 °C. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.