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• Benjamin Johannes Paulus van den Heuvel, Scheveningen, Nederland († 2007)
• Charles Ray HOUZENGA († 1981)
• Koen de Ligt, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1979)
• Charles Ray Houzenga, Morrison, Illinois (Usa) († 1981)
• Boudewijn Carl Hubert van den Camp († 2003)
• Frans Sellies, Zwartsluis († 1994)
• Cornelius Antonius Ludovicus Maria van Dongen, Gilze en Rijen
• Phillip Matthew Wells, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio († 1998)
• Michael Keith Caldwell, Danville, Boyle, Kentucky, Verenigde Staten († 2017)

• Akke Kootstra (71), Dokkum, Nederland
• Abel Willemsen (88), Loppersum
• Augusta Heckert (71), St Joseph, Berrien, Michigan, Verenigde Staten
• Aafje Auke Kramer (74), Bussum
• Anke Gerbens Blauw (88), Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
• Augustinus Kimpen (55), Diest-Brabant, België
• Arie Bouwensz Kuijt (84), Katwijk
• Abraham Verhoog (95), Leiden
• Adrianus Jansen (82), Arnhem, Gelderland, Nederland
• Akke Postma (79), Leeuwarden

• 1958 » Daniel Schneidermann, French journalist
• 1958 » Henrik Dettmann, Finnish basketball coach
• 1958 » Johan Kriek, South African-American tennis player
• 1958 » Lasantha Wickrematunge, Sri Lankan lawyer and journalist († 2009)
• 1958 » Ryoichi Kawakatsu, Japanese footballer
• 1959 » Paul Chung, Hong Kong actor and host († 1989)
• 1960 » Asteris Koutoulas, Romanian-German record producer, manager, and author
• 1960 » Hiromi Taniguchi, Japanese long-distance runner
• 1960 » Ian Redford, Scottish footballer and manager († 2014)
• 1960 » Larry McCray, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

• 1954 » Claude Delvincourt, French pianist and composer (b. 1888)
• 1954 » Princess Märtha of Sweden, (b. 1901)
• 1956 » William Titt, British gymnast (b. 1881)
• 1958 » Ásgrímur Jónsson, Icelandic painter (b. 1876)
• 1958 » Isidora Sekulić, Serbian writer (b. 1877)
• 1958 » Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria, (b. 1884)
• 1961 » Nikolai Kryukov, Russian composer (b. 1908)
• 1962 » Boo Kullberg, Swedish gymnast (b. 1889)
• 1963 » Jacobus Oud, Dutch architect (b. 1890)
• 1964 » James Chapin, American ornithologist (b. 1889)

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 7 » The United States recognizes the new Cuban government of Fidel Castro.
• January 29 » The first Melodifestivalen is held in Cirkus, Stockholm, Sweden.
• June 20 » A rare June hurricane strikes Canada's Gulf of St. Lawrence killing 35.
• August 7 » Explorer program: Explorer 6 launches from the Atlantic Missile Range in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
• September 27 » Typhoon Vera kills nearly 5,000 people in Japan.
• 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 5, 1959 was between 3.8 °C and 10.4 °C and averaged 7.7 °C. There was 3.1 hours of sunshine (23%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.