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• Egbertha Margje Jacoba Bartels, Assen, Drenthe, Netherlands († 1951)
• Hans van Vugt, Alkmaar († 2020)
• N.N. van Rijsinge, Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1951)
• Johannes Cornelis Maria van Melsen († 2001)
• Jan Tijmen de Vries, Klazienaveen, Drenthe, Nederland († 2002)
• lammert groefsema, zoutkamp († 2011)
• Genice Elbridge Grissett, Shallotte, Brunswick County, North Carolina († 1951)
• Beth Alane Sites, Aurora († 1965)
• Léon Kouters, Standdaarbuiten, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Johannes Cornelis Maria van Melsen († 2001)

• Anna Odé (49), Huis ter Heide
• Anna Maria Lardenoije (67), Amby, Maastricht
• Andrzej Świętek (68), Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
• Aaldert Jacobs van Weelden (74), Enkhuizen, Enkhuizen, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Amelia De Bie (74), Ravels-Eel
• Amelia De Bie (74), Ravels-Eel
• Arie Van Puffelen (70), Zoetermeer
• Alfonsius PULINCKX (81), Budingen,3440,Brabant Flamand,Flandre,BELGIQUE
• Adriana Maria van Loon (71), Amsterdam
• Adrianus Glaudi Vreeswijk (71), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland

• 1949 » Andrew Refshauge, Australian physician and politician, 13th Deputy Premier of New South Wales
• 1949 » Anne F. Beiler, American businesswoman, founded Auntie Anne's
• 1949 » R. F. Foster, Irish historian and academic
• 1950 » Debbie Allen, American actress, dancer, and choreographer
• 1950 » Robert Schimmel, American comedian, actor, and producer († 2010)
• 1952 » Fuad II, King of Egypt
• 1952 » Julie Anne Peters, American engineer and author
• 1952 » L. Blaine Hammond, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut
• 1952 » Piercarlo Ghinzani, Italian race car driver and manager
• 1953 » Robert Jay Mathews, American militant, founded The Order († 1984)

• 1942 » Carole Lombard, American actress and comedian (b. 1908)
• 1942 » Ernst Scheller, German lawyer and politician, Mayor of Marburg (b. 1899)
• 1942 » Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (b. 1850)
• 1942 » Villem Grünthal-Ridala, Estonian poet and linguist (b. 1885)
• 1957 » Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone, English general and politician, 16th Governor General of Canada (b. 1874)
• 1957 » Arturo Toscanini, Italian cellist and conductor (b. 1867)
• 1959 » Phan Khôi, Vietnamese journalist and author (b. 1887)
• 1960 » Arthur Darby, English rugby player (b. 1876)
• 1961 » Max Schöne, German swimmer (b. 1880)
• 1962 » Frank Hurley, Australian photographer, director, producer, and cinematographer (b. 1885)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Gerrit
8. Peter
9. Petrus
10. Robert
11. Jacobus
12. Adrianus
13. Hendrikus
14. John
15. Jacob
16. Dirk

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Elisabeth
4. Anna
5. Cornelia
6. Wilhelmina
7. Catharina
8. Petronella
9. Adriana
10. Hendrika
11. Margaretha
12. Marianne
13. Jacoba
14. Yvonne
15. Linda
16. Geertruida

• 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)
• From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
• In The Netherlands , there was from March 15, 1951 to September 2, 1952 the cabinet Drees I, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 10.2 million citizens.
• January 31 » United Nations Security Council Resolution 90 relating to Korean War is adopted.
• February 27 » The Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution, limiting Presidents to two terms, is ratified.
• April 17 » The Peak District becomes the United Kingdom's first National Park.
• July 4 » William Shockley announces the invention of the junction transistor.
• October 20 » The "Johnny Bright incident" occurs in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
• November 15 » Greek resistance leader Nikos Beloyannis, along with 11 resistance members, is sentenced to death by the court-martial.

The temperature on January 16, 1951 was between 1.9 °C and 7.2 °C and averaged 4.2 °C. There was 4.9 hours of sunshine (59%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west.