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• Teunis van der Sluijs († 2002)
• Jan Willems, Ouder-Amstel († 1964)
• jacomina maria catharina (rien) minten, helden-beringe († 2018)
• Tonny Reijntjes († 2009)
• Sake Jan Jongbloed, Emmer-Compascuum Emmen Drenthe Nederland († 2017)
• Paul Evan de Boer, Sioux Center, Sioux County, Iowa († 2018)
• Francina Cornelia van 't Hol, Barneveld († 2004)
• Janice Lynn Baker, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten († 2006)
• Yves Adam, Antwerpen (BE) († 1966)
• Diane Joy Moll, Zeeland (Ottawa County) (Michigan) († 2012)

• Aaldert Scheffers (67), Leerdam
• Aaltje Hoogsteen (91), Renkum (Gd)
• Arnold Reitze Schurer (92), Den Haag
• Auke Siebes Siebenga (84), Nijega
• Aaldert Cornelis Dirk van der Linden (39), Kesteren
• Berendina Johanna GROBBEN (69), Zelhem, Gelderland, Nederland
• Albert Zeilstra (86), Lemmer, Nederland
• Andries Jekel (65), Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Aaldert SCHEFFERS (67), leerdam
• Aukje Piers Schipper (71), Enschede

• 1955 » John de Mol Jr., Dutch businessman, co-founded Endemol
• 1955 » Marion Caspers-Merk, German politician
• 1956 » James A. Winnefeld, Jr., American admiral
• 1957 » Nazir Ahmed, Baron Ahmed, Pakistani-English businessman and politician
• 1958 » Brian Paddick, English police officer and politician
• 1959 » Paula Yates, British-Australian television host and author († 2000)
• 1961 » Andrew Murrison, English physician and politician, Minister for International Security Strategy
• 1962 » Clemens Binninger, German politician
• 1962 » Steve Roach, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster
• 1962 » Stuart Pearce, English footballer, coach, and manager

• 1954 » Guy Mairesse, French race car driver (b. 1910)
• 1960 » Max von Laue, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1879)
• 1961 » Lee Moran, American actor, director and screenwriter (b. 1888)
• 1962 » Milt Franklyn, American composer (b. 1897)
• 1964 » Gerhard Domagk, German pathologist and bacteriologist (b. 1895)
• 1965 » Louise Dresser, American actress (b. 1878)
• 1966 » Simon Chikovani, Georgian poet and author (b. 1902)
• 1967 » Robert Richards, Australian politician, 32nd Premier of South Australia (b. 1885)
• 1967 » Vladimir Komarov, Russian pilot, engineer, and astronaut (b. 1927)
• 1968 » Walter Tewksbury, American athlete (b. 1876)

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 1 » Cuban Revolution: Fulgencio Batista, dictator of Cuba, is overthrown by Fidel Castro's forces.
• January 8 » Charles de Gaulle is proclaimed as the first President of the French Fifth Republic.
• February 19 » The United Kingdom grants Cyprus independence, which is formally proclaimed on August 16, 1960.
• March 31 » The 14th Dalai Lama, crosses the border into India and is granted political asylum.
• June 20 » A rare June hurricane strikes Canada's Gulf of St. Lawrence killing 35.
• July 21 » NSSavannah, the first nuclear-powered cargo-passenger ship, is launched as a showcase for Dwight D. Eisenhower's "Atoms for Peace" initiative.

The temperature on April 24, 1959 was between 3.5 °C and 16.3 °C and averaged 10.8 °C. There was 12.1 hours of sunshine (84%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast.