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• Anna Helena Elisabeth van Eeden, Nijmegen († 1997)
• Cornelis Jacobus van Schaik, Randwijk († 2011)
• Gerardus Maria Johannes de Winter, Arnhem († 1959)
• Sietske Hansma, Kooten, Friesland, Nederland († 2010)
• Cornelis Petrus Johannes Rosenhart, Beverwijk († 1990)
• Franciscus Jozef Gerardus Kuijpers, Horst († 1959)
• M. C. J. van Osta
• Pamela Jean Heilbrunn, Kansas City,, Kansas, Verenigde Staten († 2018)
• Sietske Hansma, Kooten († 2010)
• Mark Bridon Spencer, Casper,, Wyoming, Verenigde Staten († 2009)

• Anna Petronella Hoogstraten (74), Rotterdam
• Cathalina Jannetje Rijke, de (73), Amersfoort Utr. NL
• Allegonda Petronella Johanna Spaan (80), Angerlo
• Abraham Slingerland (80), Rotterdam (Rotterdam), Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Allegonda Petronella Joanna Spaan (80), Angerlo, Nederland
• Bernard Peter Maria Weijers (5), Schinnen, Limburg, Nederland
• Arie Johan Stikkel (59), Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anthonie Cornelis Marinus Deurloo (47), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
• Anna Petronella Hoogstraten (74), ,, Rotterdam, Zuid Holland, Nederland
• Barend Johannes Krul (78), Bloemendaal, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• 1958 » Bart Conner, American gymnast and sportscaster
• 1958 » Curt Hennig, American wrestler, manager, and sportscaster († 2003)
• 1958 » Edesio Alejandro, Cuban composer
• 1958 » Elisabeth Andreassen, Swedish-Norwegian singer
• 1959 » Chiaki Morosawa, Japanese anime screenwriter († 2016)
• 1959 » Chris Myers, American journalist and sportscaster
• 1959 » Laura Chinchilla, Costa Rican politician, President of Costa Rica
• 1960 » Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt, French-Belgian author and playwright
• 1960 » Chris Barrie, British actor and comedian
• 1960 » José Maria Neves, Cape Verdeian politician, Prime Minister of Cape Verde

• 1947 » Karol Świerczewski, Polish general (b. 1897)
• 1949 » Grigoraș Dinicu, Romanian violinist and composer (b. 1889)
• 1953 » Jim Thorpe, American football player and coach (b. 1887)
• 1958 » W. C. Handy, American trumpet player and composer (b. 1873)
• 1962 » Hugo Wast, Argentinian author and screenwriter (b. 1883)
• 1963 » Antonius Bouwens, Dutch target shooter (b. 1876)
• 1965 » Clemence Dane, English author and playwright (b. 1888)
• 1965 » Jack Hoxie, American actor (b. 1885)
• 1969 » Dwight D. Eisenhower, American general and politician, 34th President of the United States (b. 1890)
• 1971 » Robert Hunter, American golfer (b. 1886)

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 2 » Luna 1, the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon and to orbit the Sun, is launched by the Soviet Union.
• February 3 » Rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson are killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa.
• February 11 » The Federation of Arab Emirates of the South is created as a protectorate of the United Kingdom.
• March 10 » Tibetan uprising: Fearing an abduction attempt by China, thousands of Tibetans surround the Dalai Lama's palace to prevent his removal.
• October 2 » Rod Serling's anthology series The Twilight Zone premieres on CBS. The first episode is “Where Is Everybody?”
• November 19 » The Ford Motor Company announces the discontinuation of the unpopular Edsel.

The temperature on March 28, 1959 was between 4.8 °C and 12.0 °C and averaged 8.3 °C. There was 8.2 hours of sunshine (65%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.