About the day » Friday August 21, 1959Calender converter

• Roger F. "Rocky" Gagne, Hardin County, Kentucky († 1989)
• Angela Krijnen, Oosterhout, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1996)
• Anna Maximova († 2011)
• Ingrid van Rooij, Oamaru, New Zealand
• David KINSEL († 1985)
• THEODOOR BUIJNINK, ENS (GEMEENTE NOORDOOSTPOLDER)
• Peter Barendregt († 2009)
• Stacey Ann Berry, Payson, Utah County, Utah († 1959)
• Christopher John ANDREWS, Plumstead, Greater London, England, Verenigd Koninkrijk († 2004)
• Anita Stuijts († 2008)

• Catharina Brinkatte (77), driene
• Andrieske Luxen (82), Stiens, Friesland, Nederland
• "Johann" Victor Adalbert Anton Maria von Wengersky (25), Neustift-Innermenzing, Autriche
• * Willem Palsgraaf (52), Gouderak
• Annigje VREDEVELD (43), Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland
• berthel Poulsen (64), randers (DK)
• Anthonius Johannes Wilhelmus Wijzenbroek (59), Haarlem
• Aaltje Blaak (61), Rotterdam
• Antonius Coremans (81), Breda
• Cora Evelyn Groat (78), Verenigde Statn

• 1956 » Jon Tester, American farmer and politician
• 1956 » Kim Cattrall, English-Canadian actress
• 1957 » Frank Pastore, American baseball player and radio host († 2012)
• 1958 » Mark Williams, Australian footballer and coach
• 1959 » Anne Hobbs, English tennis player and coach
• 1959 » Jim McMahon, American football player and coach
• 1961 » Gerardo Barbero, Argentinian chess player and coach († 2001)
• 1961 » Stephen Hillenburg, American marine biologist, cartoonist, and animator († 2018)
• 1961 » V. B. Chandrasekhar, Indian cricketer and coach († 2019)
• 1962 » John Korfas, Greek-American basketball player and coach

• 1947 » Ettore Bugatti, Italian-French engineer and businessman, founded Bugatti (b. 1881)
• 1951 » Constant Lambert, English composer and conductor (b. 1905)
• 1957 » Harald Sverdrup, Norwegian meteorologist and oceanographer (b. 1888)
• 1957 » Mait Metsanurk, Estonian author and playwright (b. 1879)
• 1957 » Nels Stewart, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1902)
• 1960 » David B. Steinman, American engineer, designed the Mackinac Bridge (b. 1886)
• 1964 » Palmiro Togliatti, Italian journalist and politician, Italian Minister of Justice (b. 1893)
• 1971 » George Jackson, American activist and author, co-founded the Black Guerrilla Family (b. 1941)
• 1974 » Buford Pusser, American police officer (b. 1937)
• 1974 » Kirpal Singh, Indian spiritual master (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.
• January 7 » The United States recognizes the new Cuban government of Fidel Castro.
• January 30 » The forces of the Sultanate of Muscat occupy the last strongholds of the Imamate of Oman, Saiq and Shuraijah, marking the end of Jebel Akhdar War in Oman.
• February 6 » At Cape Canaveral, Florida, the first successful test firing of a Titan intercontinental ballistic missile is accomplished.
• June 14 » Disneyland Monorail System, the first daily operating monorail system in the Western Hemisphere, opens to the public in Anaheim, California.
• November 23 » French President Charles de Gaulle declares in a speech in Strasbourg his vision for "Europe, from the Atlantic to the Urals".
• December 13 » Archbishop Makarios III becomes the first President of Cyprus.

The temperature on August 21, 1959 was between 16.6 °C and 28.6 °C and averaged 21.8 °C. There was 1.5 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 9.8 hours of sunshine (68%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east.