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April 13, 1959Born on Tuesday April 14, 1959
- Bastiaan Bras, dordrecht († 1962)
- Aldert Kuiper, Groningen (Grunn), Groningen, Nederland († 2012)
- Marcel Willems, Sint-Truiden, België († 1984)
- Marco Eric Marcel de Winkel, Veenendaal, Nederland († 2011)
- Ronald Cor Duivelaar, Enschede, Overijssel, Nederland († 2019)
- Aldert Kuiper, Groningen († 2012)
- Victor Frederik Meijer, Velsen († 2024)
- Bastiaan BRAS, Dordrecht († 1962)
- Anja Hazenberg, Utrecht († 2023)
- Mariëtta - Jetta Hartmann, Barger-Compascuum, Gemeente Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland († 2018)
Died on Tuesday April 14, 1959
- Anna Grietje Huisman (37), Wildervank, Veendam,, Groningen, Nederland
- Abraham Roelse (84), Vlissingen
- Aart, Wouter Helsloot (76), Bodegraven, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Alberta Clowting (73), Nijmegen, Gelderland, Nederland
- Abraham Roelse (84), Vlissingen, Walcheren, NL
- Adriana Wilhelmina Fleuren (89), Vlijmen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- * Wilhelmina Strik (78), Oss
- Aart Wouter Helsloot (76), Bodegraven
- Alma Nerge (68), Roselle
- Aart Wouter (Wout) Helsloot (76), Bodegraven
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from April 14, 1959 at Delpher
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- Friese koerier : onafhankelijk dagblad voor Friesland en aangrenzende gebieden
- Het vrije volk : democratisch-socialistisch dagblad
- Amigoe di Curacao : weekblad voor de Curacaosche eilanden
- Nieuw Suriname : Surinaams nieuws- en advertentieblad
- De waarheid
- Gereformeerd gezinsblad / hoofdred. P. Jongeling
- Leeuwarder courant : hoofdblad van Friesland
- De Tijd De Maasbode
- De Telegraaf
Born on April 14
- 1957 » Lothaire Bluteau, Canadian actor
- 1957 » Mikhail Pletnev, Russian pianist, composer, and conductor
- 1958 » Peter Capaldi, Scottish actor
- 1959 » Marie-Thérèse Fortin, Canadian actress
- 1959 » Steve Byrnes, American sportscaster and producer († 2015)
- 1960 » Brad Garrett, American actor and comedian
- 1960 » Myoma Myint Kywe, Burmese historian and journalist
- 1960 » Osamu Sato, Japanese graphic artist, programmer, and composer
- 1960 » Pat Symcox, South African cricketer
- 1960 » Tina Rosenberg, American journalist and author
Died on April 14
- 1943 » Yakov Dzhugashvili, Georgian-Russian lieutenant (b. 1907)
- 1950 » Ramana Maharshi, Indian guru and philosopher (b. 1879)
- 1951 » Al Christie, Canadian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1881)
- 1962 » M. Visvesvaraya, Indian engineer and scholar (b. 1860)
- 1963 » Rahul Sankrityayan, Indian monk and historian (b. 1893)
- 1964 » Rachel Carson, American biologist and author (b. 1907)
- 1964 » Tatyana Afanasyeva, Russian-Dutch mathematician and theorist (b. 1876)
- 1968 » Al Benton, American baseball player (b. 1911)
- 1969 » Matilde Muñoz Sampedro, Spanish actress (b. 1900)
- 1975 » Günter Dyhrenfurth, German-Swiss mountaineer, geologist, and explorer (b. 1886)
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.
- January 7 » The United States recognizes the new Cuban government of Fidel Castro.
- February 19 » The United Kingdom grants Cyprus independence, which is formally proclaimed on August 16, 1960.
- February 22 » Lee Petty wins the first Daytona 500.
- April 9 » Project Mercury: NASA announces the selection of the United States' first seven astronauts, whom the news media quickly dub the "Mercury Seven".
- September 14 » The Soviet probe Luna 2 crashes onto the Moon, becoming the first man-made object to reach it.
- September 25 » Solomon Bandaranaike, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, is mortally wounded by a Buddhist monk, Talduwe Somarama, and dies the next day.
The weather on Tuesday April 14, 1959
The temperature on April 14, 1959 was between 10.2 °C and 22.7 °C and averaged 16.7 °C. There was 11.1 hours of sunshine (80%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI