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• Jannetje Kramer († 2010)
• Alexandra Caroline KAPTEYN, Utrecht († 2008)
• Christoffel van Vuuren († 2007)
• Pieter (Piet) Fanoy, Petoria Zuid-Africa
• Mari van Roosmalen, Schijndel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2007)
• Godelieve Pieters († 1959)
• Inés Benítez Cruz († 2004)
• Larry Steven Haugh, Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio, Verenigde Staten († 2019)
• Ellen Francine Hauer, Utrecht († 1960)
• Aalt Gangolf "Andy" Boon, Boone, Boone County, Iowa, VS († 2018)

• Berthe Melanie Josephine Stevens (79), Meerssen, Limburg, Nederland
• Bregje Blom (83), Bussum
• Antonie Johannes Wolzak (68), Amsterdam
• Aart van der Lee (63), Terschelling, Hoorn, fr.nld
• Bregje Blom (83), Bussum, Bussum, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Alida Theodora Hendrika Debets (80), Venray
• Agatha van der Vliet (91), Nijmegen, GL
• Christiaan Jan Reijers (66), Den Helder
• Aafke Tjeerds van Duin (65), Appelscha, Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Nederland
• Adriana van Sorge (82), Arnemuiden

• 1956 » Christine Boisson, French actress
• 1956 » Michael Benton, Scottish-English paleontologist and academic
• 1956 » Roman Dragoun, Czech singer-songwriter and keyboard player
• 1957 » Fred Smerlas, American football player and radio host
• 1958 » Detlef Bruckhoff, German footballer
• 1958 » Tom Petranoff, American javelin thrower and coach
• 1959 » Alain Bondue, French cyclist
• 1960 » John Schneider, American actor and country singer
• 1961 » Brian McDermott, English footballer and manager
• 1961 » Richard Hatch, American reality contestant

• 1942 » Kostas Skarvelis, Greek guitarist and composer (b. 1880)
• 1947 » Olaf Frydenlund, Norwegian target shooter (b. 1862)
• 1950 » Vaslav Nijinsky, Polish dancer and choreographer (b. 1890)
• 1959 » Marios Makrionitis, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Athens (b. 1913)
• 1961 » Joseph Carrodus, Australian public servant (b. 1885)
• 1962 » Juan Belmonte, Spanish bullfighter (b. 1892)
• 1965 » Lars Hanson, Swedish actor (b. 1886)
• 1969 » Zinaida Aksentyeva, Ukrainian astronomer (b. 1900)
• 1973 » Pablo Picasso, Spanish painter and sculptor (b. 1881)
• 1974 » James Charles McGuigan, Canadian cardinal (b. 1894)

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.
• February 20 » The Avro Arrow program to design and manufacture supersonic jet fighters in Canada is cancelled by the Diefenbaker government amid much political debate.
• May 19 » The North Vietnamese Army establishes Group 559, whose responsibility is to determine how to maintain supply lines to South Vietnam; the resulting route is the Ho Chi Minh trail.
• 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 5 » The first government of Singapore is sworn in.
• September 27 » Typhoon Vera kills nearly 5,000 people in Japan.
• November 20 » The Declaration of the Rights of the Child is adopted by the United Nations.

The temperature on April 8, 1959 was between 6.1 °C and 12.2 °C and averaged 8.7 °C. There was 3.3 mm of rain during 2.6 hours. There was 5.8 hours of sunshine (43%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest.