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• Marinus (Marien) de Hoog, Naaldwijk, Nederland († 2019)
• Petrus Jacobus Schrage, Amsterdam († 2001)
• NN Mooibroek, Groningen
• Jan Bosman, Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1997)
• Marian van Veenendaal, Utrecht († 2007)
• Philippus Adrianus Wilhelmus Maria SPRONK, jutphaas († 1960)
• Robert van Dassen, Velsen, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Sara Maria Jacoba van den Dorpel, Emmeloord, Nederland († 2002)
• Adrianus Johannes Hoogeduin, Haarlem, Noord Holland, Nederland († 1974)
• Petrus Jacobus Schrage, Amsterdam, Nederland († 2001)

• Coenradus Petrus de Wolf- (84), Noordwijkerhout, Nederland
• Charles Louis Arickx (84), Mitchell (Iowa USA)
• Antonia Mons (82), Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Charles Louis Arickx (84), Osage Iowa Vs
• Alexandrine Maria Margaretha Prinses van Hohenlohe-Öhringen (68), Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg
• Anne j DeBoer (90), Baxter Springs Cherokee Kansas, Verenigde Staten
• Albertha Boomsma (66), Sneek, Friesland, Nederland
• Alphons Laurens van Dooren (74), Schiedam
• Albert Robert SPITTAEL (60), Eeklo, België
• Bartus den BOESTERD (85), soest

• 1958 » Jason Graae, American musical theater actor
• 1958 » Ron Simmons, American football player and wrestler
• 1958 » Ruth Marcus, American journalist
• 1959 » Beverly Jo Scott, American-Belgian singer-songwriter
• 1959 » Khaosai Galaxy, Thai boxer and politician
• 1959 » Luis Pérez-Sala, Spanish race car driver
• 1960 » R. Kuhaneswaran, Sri Lankan politician
• 1960 » Rhonda Burchmore, Australian actress, singer, and dancer
• 1960 » Rimas Kurtinaitis, Lithuanian basketball player and coach
• 1960 » Rob Bowman, American director and producer

• 1954 » William March, American soldier and author (b. 1893)
• 1956 » Austin Osman Spare, English painter and magician (b. 1886)
• 1957 » Dick Irvin, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1892)
• 1957 » Keith Andrews, American race car driver (b. 1920)
• 1963 » John Aglionby, English-born Bishop of Accra and soldier (b. 1884)
• 1964 » Vladko Maček, Croatian lawyer and politician (b. 1879)
• 1965 » Pio Pion, Italian businessman (b. 1887)
• 1967 » Edward Hopper, American painter (b. 1882)
• 1967 » Italo Mus, Italian painter (b. 1892)
• 1969 » Joe Malone, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1890)

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.
• April 8 » The Organization of American States drafts an agreement to create the Inter-American Development Bank.
• April 25 » The Saint Lawrence Seaway, linking the North American Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean, officially opens to shipping.
• 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.
• June 8 » USSBarbero and the United States Postal Service attempt the delivery of mail via Missile Mail.
• July 29 » First United States Congress elections in Hawaii as a state of the Union.
• November 19 » The Ford Motor Company announces the discontinuation of the unpopular Edsel.

The temperature on May 15, 1959 was between 9.0 °C and 18.4 °C and averaged 13.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 11.0 hours of sunshine (70%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast.