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• Klaas Wallinga, Blesdijke († 2023)
• Christine Martinez, San Joaquin, California († 1981)
• Albertus Keuter († 2021)
• Cornelis Franciscus Frerejean, Breda, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands († 2005)
• N.N. De Zwaan, Assen, Drenthe, Netherlands († 1952)
• Neeltje Pietertje Booij († 1996)
• Siegfried Carels, Djakarta, Infonesië († 2006)
• Josephus Johannes Cornelis de Koning, Best († 1959)
• NN Braam, Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Fred Vlaardingerbroek, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2020)

• Adrianus Antonius van Berkel (75), Tilburg,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Casparis Anthoniusz Molenman (72), Enkhuizen
• Antonie Gabriël Huijps (30), Roosendaal, Noord Brabant, Nederland
• Anna Catharina van Roozendaal (56), Gilze en Rijen
• Adrianus Leonardus van DORSSER (81)
• Anna Cornelia van Zoggel (53), Schijndel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Catharina Kram (48), Winschoten, Nederland
• Casparis Moleman (71), Enkhuizen, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Aagje Dekker (75), Sint Maarten
• Beitske Sjoerds van Dijk (87), St Annaparochie, Het Bildt, Friesland, Nederland

• 1948 » David Marks, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1949 » Diana Nyad, American swimmer and author
• 1949 » Doug Bair, American baseball player and coach
• 1950 » Ray Burris, American baseball player and coach
• 1950 » Scooter Libby, American lawyer and politician, Chief of Staff to the Vice President of the United States
• 1952 » Peter Laughner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist († 1977)
• 1953 » Paul Ellering, American weightlifter, wrestler, and manager
• 1955 » Chiranjeevi, Indian film actor, producer and politician
• 1956 » Paul Molitor, American baseball player and coach
• 1956 » Peter Taylor, Australian cricketer

• 1940 » Gerald Strickland, 1st Baron Strickland, Maltese lawyer and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Malta (b. 1861)
• 1940 » Oliver Lodge, English physicist and academic (b. 1851)
• 1942 » Michel Fokine, Russian dancer and choreographer (b. 1880)
• 1946 » Döme Sztójay, Hungarian general and politician, 35th Prime Minister of Hungary (b. 1883)
• 1950 » Kirk Bryan, American geologist and academic (b. 1888)
• 1951 » Jack Bickell, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1884)
• 1953 » Jim Tabor, American baseball player (b. 1916)
• 1958 » Roger Martin du Gard, French novelist and paleographer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1881)
• 1960 » Johannes Sikkar, Estonian soldier and politician, Prime Minister of Estonia in exile (b. 1897)
• 1963 » William Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield, English businessman and philanthropist, founded Morris Motors (b. 1877)

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

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

• 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 March 15, 1951 to September 2, 1952 the cabinet Drees I, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 10.3 million citizens.
• May 2 » A De Havilland Comet makes the first jetliner flight with fare-paying passengers, from London to Johannesburg.
• June 17 » Guatemala passes Decree 900, ordering the redistribution of uncultivated land.
• September 12 » Strange occurrences, including a monster sighting, take place in Flatwoods, West Virginia.
• November 14 » The first regular UK Singles Chart published by the New Musical Express.
• November 25 » Korean War: After 42 days of fighting, the Battle of Triangle Hill ends with Chinese victory, American and South Korean units abandon their attempt to capture the "Iron Triangle".
• December 1 » The New York Daily News reports the news of Christine Jorgensen, the first notable case of sex reassignment surgery.

The temperature on August 22, 1952 was between 8.9 °C and 19.5 °C and averaged 14.3 °C. There was 8.1 hours of sunshine (57%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west.