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• Albertha Westhuis († 1963)
• Hartog René van Raan, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1976)
• Johannes Hoek († 2012)
• David Kaper, Amsterdam († 2020)
• Rudi Johannes Lutjens, Rotterdam († 2008)
• Johannes Martinus Theodorus Krijnen, Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2021)
• Thea Staal, Oostburg († 1959)
• Linda S. Maddox, Richmond County, Georgia († 1967)
• Albertha Wolters Westhuis († 1963)
• Bertha Westhuis († 1963)

• Antoinette Egidia Maria de Laat (0), Tilburg
• Christiaan Evert Stolk (81), Zeist
• Arie Wilhelmus van Schaijck (79), Utrecht, Nederland
• Arend Derk ten Harkel (68), Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Aaltje Uilkes Dijkstra (59), Hogebeintum
• Antonius Jacobus Gerardus Kloosterhuis (71), Groesbeek, Nederland
• Albertus Carolus Schrijver (52), Zundert, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Adriana Maria Videler (84), Bergen op Zoom, N-Br, NL
• Antoinetta Hendrika (An) Boogaard (49), Heemskerk, Nederland
• Clifford N. Young (62), Lake City, Columbia, Florida, United States

• 1957 » Fran Drescher, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
• 1958 » Marty Stuart, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1959 » Ettore Messina, Italian basketball player and coach
• 1960 » Blanche Lincoln, American politician
• 1960 » Julia Adamson, Canadian-English keyboard player, composer, and producer
• 1960 » Miki Howard, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
• 1960 » Nicola Griffith, English-American author
• 1961 » Eric Stoltz, American actor, director, and producer
• 1961 » Gary Coyne, Australian rugby league player
• 1961 » Mel Stride, English politician

• 1942 » Hans-Joachim Marseille, German captain and pilot (b. 1919)
• 1943 » Franz Oppenheimer, German-American sociologist and economist (b. 1864)
• 1946 » Takashi Sakai, Japanese general and politician, Governor of Hong Kong (b. 1887)
• 1955 » James Dean, American actor (b. 1931)
• 1959 » Henry Barwell, Australian politician, 28th Premier of South Australia (b. 1877)
• 1961 » Onésime Gagnon, Canadian scholar and politician, 20th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (b. 1888)
• 1973 » Peter Pitseolak, Canadian photographer and author (b. 1902)
• 1974 » Carlos Prats, Chilean general and politician, Chilean Minister of Defense (b. 1915)
• 1977 » Mary Ford, American singer and guitarist (b. 1924)
• 1978 » Edgar Bergen, American actor and ventriloquist (b. 1903)

• 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.
• June 30 » A United States Air Force F-100 Super Sabre from Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, crashes into a nearby elementary school, killing 11 students plus six residents from the local neighborhood.
• August 11 » Sheremetyevo International Airport, the second-largest airport in Russia, opens.
• September 26 » Typhoon Vera, the strongest typhoon to hit Japan in recorded history, makes landfall, killing 4,580 people and leaving nearly 1.6 million others homeless.
• November 2 » Quiz show scandals: Twenty-One game show contestant Charles Van Doren admits to a Congressional committee that he had been given questions and answers in advance.
• November 23 » French President Charles de Gaulle declares in a speech in Strasbourg his vision for "Europe, from the Atlantic to the Urals".

The temperature on September 30, 1959 was between 7.7 °C and 20.6 °C and averaged 13.1 °C. There was 10.1 hours of sunshine (86%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast.