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April 11, 1959Born on Sunday April 12, 1959
- Brigitta Melinda Smit, Zandvoort († 1959)
- Eliza Petersen († 2019)
- Marjan van Oudheusden, Borculo, Gelderland, Nederland († 2002)
- N.N. Wiersma, Joure, Haskerland, Friesland, Nederland († 1959)
- Antonio Eduardo Machado, Araraquara, São Paulo, Brasil († 1959)
- Guy Lisette Gustaaf Vertommen, Leuven († 2020)
- Anthony Elvin Southern, Pascagoula, Jackson, Mississippi, Verenigde Staten († 2011)
- Gerrit Joling, Odoorn, Drenthe, Nederland († 2011)
- Marjan van Oudheusden, Borculo († 2002)
- Robert Dale Gregory († 1979)
Died on Sunday April 12, 1959
- Arie van der Velde (80), Vianen
- Andries DRENTH (82), Wildervank (Veendam) Groningen Netherlands
- Anna Ida Maria Hubertina VINCKENBOSCH (90), Dilbeek, Brabant, Belgie
- Abraham Segaar (93), Leiden
- * Cornelia Wilhelmina Johanna (Cor) Groels (79), Eindhoven
- Allegonda de Vries (78), Delft, Delft, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
- Antje Baukes Talsma (80), Marrum, Ferwerderadeel, Friesland, Nederland
- Adriana Maria Oomes (43), Zwolle,Gemeente Zwolle,Overijssel,Netherlands
- Abram Blekkink (86), Cedar Grove, Wisconsin
- Aaltje Tuin (78)
Born on April 12
- 1957 » Greg Child, Australian mountaineer and author
- 1957 » Tama Janowitz, American novelist and short story writer
- 1957 » Vince Gill, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1958 » Ginka Zagorcheva, Bulgarian hurdler
- 1958 » Klaus Tafelmeier, German javelin thrower
- 1958 » Will Sergeant, English guitarist
- 1959 » Howard Stableford, English radio and television host
- 1961 » Charles Mann, American football player and sportscaster
- 1961 » Corrado Fabi, Italian racing driver
- 1961 » Magda Szubanski, English-Australian actress, comedian and writer
Died on April 12
- 1943 » Viktor Puskar, Estonian colonel (b. 1889)
- 1945 » Franklin D. Roosevelt, American lawyer and politician, 32nd President of the United States (b. 1882)
- 1953 » Lionel Logue, Australian actor and therapist (b. 1880)
- 1962 » Ron Flockhart, Scottish racing driver (b. 1923)
- 1966 » Sydney Allard, English racing driver and founder of the Allard car company (b. 1910)
- 1968 » Heinrich Nordhoff, German engineer (b. 1899)
- 1971 » Ed Lafitte, American baseball player and dentist (b. 1886)
- 1973 » Arthur Freed, American songwriter and producer (b. 1894)
- 1975 » Josephine Baker, French actress, activist, and humanitarian (b. 1906)
- 1977 » Philip K. Wrigley, American businessman, co-founded Lincoln Park Gun Club (b. 1894)
Names that were popular for boys in 1959
- Johannes
- Maria
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Willem
- Peter
- Hendrik
- Petrus
- Gerardus
- Adrianus
- Antonius
- Wilhelmus
- Pieter
- John
- Jacobus
- Robert
Names that were popular for girls in 1959
- Maria
- Johanna
- Elisabeth
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Wilhelmina
- Catharina
- Marie
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Hendrika
- Ann
- Jacoba
- Margaretha
- Yvonne
- Helena
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1959
- 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.
- May 4 » The 1st Annual Grammy Awards are held.
- May 30 » The Auckland Harbour Bridge, crossing the Waitematā Harbour in Auckland, New Zealand, is officially opened by Governor-General Charles Lyttelton, 10th Viscount Cobham.
- June 14 » Disneyland Monorail System, the first daily operating monorail system in the Western Hemisphere, opens to the public in Anaheim, California.
- June 30 » A United States Air Force F-100 Super Sabre from Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, crashes into a nearby elementary school, killing 11 students plus six residents from the local neighborhood.
- July 24 » At the opening of the American National Exhibition in Moscow, U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev have a "Kitchen Debate".
- September 15 » Nikita Khrushchev becomes the first Soviet leader to visit the United States.
The weather on Sunday April 12, 1959
The temperature on April 12, 1959 was between 8.4 °C and 15.3 °C and averaged 11.4 °C. There was 1.4 mm of rain during 2.1 hours. There was 6.1 hours of sunshine (45%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI