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• Jerry Allen Rigney [WkWk |||] († 1959)
• Maria Johanna Catharina Brasser, Alkmaar
• Albert Wind, Onstwedde
• Henk Boerland († 1968)
• Yvonne SLOMP, Sittard († 2009)
• Pim Evert Nisters, Alphen aan den Rijn († 1964)
• Michael Anthony Gaddis, Louisville, KY († 2004)
• Tonnie Lont († 1966)
• Jos van de Pol, Voorthuizen († 1980)
• Bob de Graaf, Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1959)

• Bauke Santema (79), Vinkeveen, Utrecht, Nederland
• Bauke Santema (79), Vinkeveen en Waverveen, Utrecht, Nederland
• Antonie Luijendijk (77), De Lier, 2678, Nederland
• Anthonie Luijendijk (77), De Lier
• Aaltje Jonge (75), Enschede
• Cateau Balhuizen (94), Assen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Adriana Maria Visser (80), Rotterdam
• Albertina Haak (88), Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Antoon Johan van Drumpt (74), Arnhem (Geld)
• Annechien van der Laan (69), Foxhol (Midden-Groningen)

• 1957 » Steve Porcaro, American keyboard player and songwriter
• 1957 » Tony Alva, American skateboarder and bass player
• 1958 » Lynne Kosky, Australian social worker and politician († 2014)
• 1958 » Olivier Grouillard, French race car driver
• 1959 » Drungo Hazewood, American baseball player († 2013)
• 1959 » Guy Laliberté, Canadian businessman, philanthropist, and poker player, founded Cirque du Soleil
• 1960 » Eric Dickerson, American football player and sportscaster
• 1960 » Kristin Halvorsen, Norwegian politician, Norwegian Minister of Finance
• 1960 » Rex Hudler, American baseball player and sportscaster
• 1961 » Carlos Valderrama, Colombian footballer and manager

• 1948 » Sylvanus Morley, American archaeologist and spy (b. 1883)
• 1953 » Hendrik Offerhaus, Dutch rower (b. 1875)
• 1953 » Jonathan M. Wainwright, American general, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1883)
• 1954 » Franz Leopold Neumann, German lawyer and political scientist (b. 1900)
• 1962 » William Wilkerson, American publisher and businessman (b. 1890)
• 1964 » Alvin C. York, American colonel, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1887)
• 1964 » Glenn Albert Black, American archaeologist and scholar (b. 1900)
• 1965 » Johannes Bobrowski, German poet and author (b. 1917)
• 1969 » Ho Chi Minh, Vietnamese politician, 1st President of Vietnam (b. 1890)
• 1971 » Robert Mensah, Ghanaian footballer (b. 1939)

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 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.
• March 9 » The Barbie doll makes its debut at the American International Toy Fair in New York.
• June 9 » The USSGeorge Washington is launched. It is the first nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine.
• November 23 » French President Charles de Gaulle declares in a speech in Strasbourg his vision for "Europe, from the Atlantic to the Urals".
• December 3 » The current flag of Singapore is adopted, six months after Singapore became self-governing within the British Empire.

The temperature on September 2, 1959 was between 9.2 °C and 21.2 °C and averaged 15.5 °C. There was 11.0 hours of sunshine (81%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.