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• Felix JACOBS, Diest († 1961)
• Cornelis Balten (Kees) den Hartog, Ridderkerk, Nederland († 2010)
• Lorraine Ann Ryder, Suffern, Rockland, New York, Verenigde Staten († 2017)
• Bep Schilder († 2011)
• Leetta Stephanie Asmus, Salt Lake City
• Alie Rientsdr. Oosterhaven, Achlum, Franekeradeel, Friesland, Nederland († 2015)
• Benny Champagne, Sint-Truiden, België († 1997)
• Maas, Roosendaal
• Ewout Willem Cornelis van der Zwart, Leiden,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2006)

• Adam Nijmeijer (83), Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Anna Maria Plum (63), Simpelveld
• Adrianus Johannes de Vries (59), Rotterdam
• Carolina Philomena de Meyer (73), Merksem
• Derk van den Bos (81), Almelo
• Dirkje Albertsd Glas (76), Egmond aan Zee
• Alvina LUINSTRA (53), Sioux City, Iowa, Verenigde Staten
• David BROUGHTON (94)
• Adriana Cornelia Nijssen (76), Steenbergen, N-Br, NL
• Lubbert Vaartjes (75), Hoogeveen

• 1957 » Johnette Napolitano, American singer-songwriter and bass player (Concrete Blonde)
• 1957 » Nick Cave, Australian singer-songwriter, author, and actor
• 1957 » Steve Carney, English footballer († 2013)
• 1958 » Andrea Bocelli, Italian singer-songwriter and producer
• 1958 » Beth Catlin, American Autistic savant
• 1958 » Joan Jett, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actress
• 1958 » Neil Cavuto, American journalist and author
• 1959 » Saul Perlmutter, American astrophysicist, astronomer, and academic, Nobel Prize Laureate
• 1959 » Tai Babilonia, American figure skater and talk show host
• 1960 » Scott Baio, American actor

• 1934 » Cecil Chubb, English barrister and one time owner of Stonehenge (b. 1876)
• 1935 » Elliott Lewis, Australian politician, 19th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1858)
• 1952 » Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg, Finnish lawyer, judge, and politician, 1st President of Finland (b. 1865)
• 1956 » Frederick Soddy, English chemist and economist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1877)
• 1957 » Soemu Toyoda, Japanese admiral (b. 1885)
• 1961 » Marion Davies, American actress and comedian (b. 1897)
• 1969 » Adolfo López Mateos, Mexican politician, 48th President of Mexico (b. 1909)
• 1973 » Paul van Zeeland, Belgian lawyer, economist, and politician, 38th Prime Minister of Belgium (b. 1893)
• 1979 » Abul A'la Maududi, Pakistani theologian, Islamic scholar and jurist (b. 1903)
• 1981 » Harry Warren, American composer and songwriter (b. 1893)

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 » A team of computer manufacturers, users, and university people led by Grace Hopper meets to discuss the creation of a new programming language that would be called COBOL.
• April 9 » Project Mercury: NASA announces the selection of the United States' first seven astronauts, whom the news media quickly dub the "Mercury Seven".
• July 21 » Elijah Jerry "Pumpsie" Green becomes the first African-American to play for the Boston Red Sox, the last team to integrate. He came in as a pinch runner for Vic Wertz and stayed in as shortstop in a 2–1 loss to the Chicago White Sox.
• July 21 » NSSavannah, the first nuclear-powered cargo-passenger ship, is launched as a showcase for Dwight D. Eisenhower's "Atoms for Peace" initiative.
• September 12 » Bonanza premieres, the first regularly scheduled TV program presented in color.
• December 13 » Archbishop Makarios III becomes the first President of Cyprus.

The temperature on September 22, 1959 was between 8.3 °C and 20.9 °C and averaged 15.7 °C. There was 2.8 mm of rain during 4.5 hours. There was 7.1 hours of sunshine (58%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west.