About the day » Wednesday April 1, 1959Calender converter

• Frederika Maria Agnes Meilink, Spierdijk, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands († 1959)
• David Jan Duitscher, Valthe († 2010)
• Jan Demand († 2010)
• Pieter van der Leij, Brakel
• Pamela Louise Marshall, Seattle, King, Washington, Verenigde Staten († 2019)
• Martje Elizabeth Bakker, Spijk, Bierum, Groningen, Nederland († 2022)
• Pierre Winkels († 2001)
• Han Pannekoek, Epe († 2010)
• N N Pool, Drachten († 1959)
• Marleen Henrie Blom, Rotem (Bel) († 2011)

• Alta Nevada Williams (75), Ohio
• Albert Kraster (54), Wildervank
• ? ? (84)
• Adrianus Jansen (82), Arnhem, Gelderland, Nederland
• Anthonie Imanse (59), 's-Heer Arendskerke, Zeeland, Nederland
• Aagje Spruit (80), Linschoten,, Utrecht, Nederland
• Anna Maria Houben (72), Ten Esschen (Heerlen), Limburg, Nederland
• Anna Maria Snijder (75), Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• adriana BRUSSAARD (61), oud-beijerland
• Anna Maria Melis (95), Muiden (gem. Gooise Meren)

• 1957 » David Gower, English cricketer and sportscaster
• 1957 » Denise Nickerson, American actress († 2019)
• 1958 » D. Boon, American singer and musician († 1985)
• 1959 » Helmuth Duckadam, Romanian footballer
• 1961 » Mark White, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1961 » Sergio Scariolo, Italian professional basketball head coach
• 1961 » Susan Boyle, Scottish singer
• 1962 » Chris Grayling, English journalist and politician, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
• 1962 » Mark Shulman, American author
• 1962 » Samboy Lim, Filipino basketball player and manager

• 1946 » Noah Beery, Sr., American actor (b. 1882)
• 1947 » George II, king of Greece (b. 1890)
• 1950 » Charles R. Drew, American physician and surgeon (b. 1904)
• 1950 » Recep Peker, Turkish soldier and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1889)
• 1962 » Jussi Kekkonen, Finnish captain and businessman (b. 1910)
• 1965 » Helena Rubinstein, Polish-American businesswoman (b. 1870)
• 1966 » Brian O'Nolan, Irish author (b. 1911)
• 1968 » Lev Landau, Azerbaijani-Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1908)
• 1976 » Max Ernst, German painter and sculptor (b. 1891)
• 1981 » Eua Sunthornsanan, Thai singer-songwriter and bandleader (b. 1910)

• 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 16 » Fidel Castro becomes Premier of Cuba after dictator Fulgencio Batista was overthrown on January 1.
• July 7 » Venus occults the star Regulus. This rare event is used to determine the diameter of Venus and the structure of the Venusian atmosphere.
• July 27 » The Continental League is announced as baseball's "3rd major league" in the United States.
• October 21 » President Eisenhower approves the transfer of all US Army space-related activities to NASA, including most of the Army Ballistic Missile Agency.
• November 15 » The murders of the Clutter Family in Holcomb, Kansas were discovered, inspiring Truman Capote's non-fiction book In Cold Blood.
• 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 April 1, 1959 was between 2.6 °C and 12.6 °C and averaged 8.7 °C. There was 1.5 hours of sunshine (12%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.