About the day » Friday January 2, 1953Calender converter

• Lucien van den Hoek, Kaatsheuvel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2015)
• Irmingard von Bayern, München, Bayern, Germany († 1953)
• Sjoukje de Graaf, Blija († 1957)
• Jan Driessen, Helmond († 1972)
• Brian William van Beek, Cottesloe, Western Australia, Australië († 2017)
• Mary Termaat, Wormerveer († 1981)
• Monique Timmermans, Genk, België († 1953)
• James Cornelius Cleary († 1953)
• Rudy De Slagmulder, Ninove († 1977)
• Hillechiena (Hilly) Doorlag, Luttelgeest N.O.P († 2021)

• Anna Elisabeth Billen (84), Wellen, België
• Albert Onno Hazekamp (89), Winsum
• Adriaan Verstijnen (75), Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• August Herman van der Feen (79), Nieuwer-Amstel, Amstelveen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
• Anne FIAT (69), Zevenhuizen, Leek
• Anna Martha Hogeboom (90), Kampen
• Albertje Bakker (47), Giethoorn
• Anna Maria Bremers (64), Maastricht
• Anna Martha Hogeboom (90), Kampen
• Aaltje Peeks (72), Beilen, Drenthe, Nederland

• 1947 » Calvin Hill, American football player
• 1947 » David Shapiro, American poet, historian, and critic
• 1947 » Jack Hanna, American zoologist and author
• 1949 » Christopher Durang, American playwright and screenwriter
• 1949 » Iris Marion Young, American political scientist and academic († 2006)
• 1952 » Indulis Emsis, Latvian biologist and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Latvia
• 1954 » Évelyne Trouillot, Haitian playwright and author
• 1954 » Henry Bonilla, American broadcaster and politician
• 1959 » Kirti Azad, Indian cricketer and politician
• 1961 » Craig James, American football player and sportscaster

• 1939 » Roman Dmowski, Polish politician, Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1864)
• 1941 » Mischa Levitzki, Russian-American pianist and composer (b. 1898)
• 1946 » Joe Darling, Australian cricketer and politician (b. 1870)
• 1950 » James Dooley, Irish-Australian politician, 21st Premier of New South Wales (b. 1877)
• 1951 » William Campion, English colonel and politician, 21st Governor of Western Australia (b. 1870)
• 1953 » Guccio Gucci, Italian businessman and fashion designer, founder of Gucci (b. 1881)
• 1960 » Paul Sauvé, Canadian lawyer and politician, 17th Premier of Quebec (b. 1907)
• 1963 » Dick Powell, American actor, singer, and director (b. 1904)
• 1963 » Jack Carson, Canadian-American actor (b. 1910)
• 1974 » Tex Ritter, American actor (b. 1905)

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

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

• 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 September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 10.4 million citizens.
• March 1 » Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin suffers a stroke and collapses; he dies four days later.
• March 3 » A De Havilland Comet (Canadian Pacific Air Lines) crashes in Karachi, Pakistan, killing 11.
• April 29 » The first U.S. experimental 3D television broadcast showed an episode of Space Patrol on Los Angeles ABC affiliate KECA-TV.
• June 18 » A United States Air Force C-124 crashes and burns near Tachikawa, Japan, killing 129.
• August 10 » First Indochina War: The French Union withdraws its forces from Operation Camargue against the Viet Minh in central Vietnam.
• September 26 » Rationing of sugar in the United Kingdom ends

The temperature on January 2, 1953 was between -2.8 °C and 1.3 °C and averaged -0.5 °C. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (3%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest.