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• Wilhelmus van Gulik, 's-Hertogenbosch († 1960)
• Annie Louise Helena SPRONKEN, Beek († 2008)
• Jos (Jozefus Bernardus Maria Holtslag, Doetinchem († 1998)
• Ivan Sylvain Govaerts, Hasselt, België († 1971)
• levenloos geboren dochtertje († 1959)
• David L. Craley, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten († 1977)
• Hugo Jan Weltevrede, Maassluis († 1961)
• Jacob Goeree, Odoorn, Drenthe, Netherlands († 1991)
• Jack Martin Hughes Jr, Portsmouth, Virginia, Verenigde Staten
• Jacoba Anna Kuijs, Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2012)

• Albert Theodor "Theodor" Pfitzner (76), Galga, South Australia
• Archibald Woodruff Hart (70), Austin, Travis County, Texas, United States
• Carrie Etta Roan or Roane (83), Emory, Rains, Texas, Verenigde Staten
• Antonetta Maurits (78), Sassenheim
• Antje Bais (88), Wieringen,, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Aafje Nielen (79), Egmond aan Zee NH NL
• Allegonda Maria Schokkenbroek (28), Groningen
• Alexandina Gordon (74), Epe
• Archibald Hart (70), Austin, Travis, Texas, Verenigde Staten
• Abraham Eerenberg (64), Hilversum, Nederland

• 1957 » Steven Croft, English bishop and theologian
• 1958 » Annette Bening, American actress
• 1958 » Juliano Mer-Khamis, Israeli actor, director, and activist († 2011)
• 1958 » Mike Stenhouse, American baseball player and sportscaster
• 1958 » Uwe Rapolder, German footballer and coach
• 1959 » Mel Gaynor, English drummer
• 1959 » Rupert Everett, English actor and novelist
• 1959 » Steve Hanley, Irish-English bass player and songwriter
• 1960 » Mike Freer, English politician
• 1960 » Thomas Baumer, Swiss economist and academic

• 1948 » May Whitty, English actress (b. 1865)
• 1951 » Dimitrios Levidis, Greek-French soldier and composer (b. 1885)
• 1951 » Fanny Brice, American singer and comedian (b. 1891)
• 1953 » Morgan Russell, American painter and educator (b. 1886)
• 1957 » James Whale, English director (b. 1889)
• 1958 » Juan Ramón Jiménez, Spanish poet and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1881)
• 1963 » Netta Muskett, English author (b. 1887)
• 1966 » Ignace Lepp, Estonian-French priest and psychologist (b. 1909)
• 1968 » Arnold Susi, Estonian lawyer and politician, Estonian Minister of Education (b. 1896)
• 1970 » John Gunther, American journalist and author (b. 1901)

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 2 » Luna 1, the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon and to orbit the Sun, is launched by the Soviet Union.
• March 28 » The State Council of the People's Republic of China dissolves the government of Tibet.
• August 11 » Sheremetyevo International Airport, the second-largest airport in Russia, opens.
• September 12 » Bonanza premieres, the first regularly scheduled TV program presented in color.
• November 19 » The Ford Motor Company announces the discontinuation of the unpopular Edsel.
• December 1 » Cold War: Opening date for signature of the Antarctic Treaty, which sets aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve and bans military activity on the continent.

The temperature on May 29, 1959 was between 5.0 °C and 15.8 °C and averaged 11.1 °C. There was 6.6 mm of rain during 2.7 hours. There was 7.5 hours of sunshine (46%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north.