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• NN van Dijk, Roosendaal en Nispen
• Petronella Maria van den Broek, Oss, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1959)
• Maria Gerda Anthonia Josemanders, Gassel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2009)
• Maria Johanna van den Broek, Oss, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1959)
• Ronald Eugene (Ron) BOSS, Allegan County Michigan U.S.A († 1960)
• Simon Cornelis Maria Vermeij, Amsterdam († 1979)
• Helmie Munnichs, Roermond († 1959)
• Kees SCHILDER († 2021)
• Patricia Elaine Thornhill, Lewistown, Fergus County, Montana, VS († 2015)
• Debbie Lyn McVay, Iowa City, Iowa, Verenigde Staten († 2019)

• Bernardina Christina Born (80), The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
• Aaltje de Leeuw (75), Deventer, Overijssel, Nederland
• Catharina Houtman (65), Den Haag
• Annigje Kuijer (67)
• Catharina Antoinette Francien de Haan
• Cartharina Burghardt (97), Utrecht
• Brant Hendriks Schilstra (82), Wyckel
• Aloisius van Duijse (85), Sint-Gillis-Waas
• Christina ter Horst (75), hengelo
• Catharina Johanna van Roozendaal (66), Arnhem, Gelderland, Nederland

• 1956 » Charly McClain, American country singer
• 1957 » Fiona Bruce, Scottish lawyer and politician
• 1957 » Leeza Gibbons, American talk show host and television personality
• 1957 » Paul Morley, English journalist, producer, and author
• 1957 » Shirin Neshat, Iranian visual artist
• 1958 » Elio de Angelis, Italian racing driver († 1986)
• 1960 » Graeme Rutjes, Australian-Dutch footballer
• 1960 » Jennifer Grey, American actress and dancer
• 1960 » Marcus Allen, American football player and sportscaster
• 1961 » William Hague, English historian and politician, First Secretary of State

• 1945 » David Lloyd George, English-Welsh lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1863)
• 1951 » James F. Hinkle, American banker and politician, 6th Governor of New Mexico (b. 1864)
• 1954 » Charles Perrin, French rower (b. 1875)
• 1957 » Édouard Herriot, French politician, Prime Minister of France (b. 1872)
• 1958 » Phil Mead, English cricketer and footballer (b. 1887)
• 1959 » Raymond Chandler, American crime novelist and screenwriter (b. 1888)
• 1966 » Victor Hochepied, French swimmer (b. 1883)
• 1969 » John Kennedy Toole, American novelist (b. 1937)
• 1973 » Johnny Drake, American football player (b. 1916)
• 1973 » Noël Coward, English playwright, actor, and composer (b. 1899)

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.
• January 7 » The United States recognizes the new Cuban government of Fidel Castro.
• January 30 » The forces of the Sultanate of Muscat occupy the last strongholds of the Imamate of Oman, Saiq and Shuraijah, marking the end of Jebel Akhdar War in Oman.
• February 19 » The United Kingdom grants Cyprus independence, which is formally proclaimed on August 16, 1960.
• March 30 » Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, flees Tibet for India.
• August 3 » Portugal's state police force PIDE fires upon striking workers in Bissau, Portuguese Guinea, killing over 50 people.
• November 15 » The murders of the Clutter Family in Holcomb, Kansas were discovered, inspiring Truman Capote's non-fiction book In Cold Blood.

The temperature on March 26, 1959 was between 3.7 °C and 12.3 °C and averaged 7.3 °C. There was 8.1 hours of sunshine (65%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.