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• Joke Tuijp († 1977)
• Michel Blekemolen, Amsterdam († 2010)
• Gerard Cornelis van Hattem, Asch (Gem. Buren) (GL) († 2022)
• Leo Troost († 2017)
• Debra Ann Bennett, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, Verenigde Staten († 2015)
• Annie van Dijk, Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland († 2012)
• Lous Rus († 2023)
• Willy Brands, Loon op Zand, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1979)
• Jos Zonneveld, Castricum († 2005)
• Anna Maria de Ruijter, Amsterdam

• (65), 2403 Dewey St. Homestead Park, W. Mifflin, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
• Aleida Gerharda Hendricusen Oldenhof (77), Bussum
• Adriana Verboon (62), Schiedam
• "Henriette" Anne Philippine Marie de Brachet (53), Versailles, Yvelines, France
• Jacob van Rijn (86)
• Arie Johannes van Tol (80), Leerdam, Utrecht, Nederland
• Auguste Berg (56), Altenhundem
• Apollos Batenburg (77), Driebergen-Rijsenburg
• Anna Catharina Stockermans (86), Goirle,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Aloysius Jacobus Balm (75), Amsterdam

• 1952 » Amy Tan, American novelist, essayist, and short story writer
• 1952 » Danilo Türk, Slovene academic and politician, 3rd President of Slovenia
• 1952 » Dave Cheadle, American baseball player († 2012)
• 1952 » Gary Seear, New Zealand rugby player († 2018)
• 1952 » Rodolfo Neri Vela, Mexican engineer and astronaut
• 1952 » Ryū Murakami, Japanese novelist and filmmaker
• 1953 » Corrado Barazzutti, Italian tennis player
• 1953 » Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Argentine lawyer and politician, former President of Argentina and current Vice President of Argentina
• 1953 » Massimo Troisi, Italian actor, director, and screenwriter († 1994)
• 1954 » Sócrates, Brazilian footballer and manager († 2011)

• 1936 » Billy Mitchell, American general and pilot (b. 1879)
• 1945 » John Basilone, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1916)
• 1951 » André Gide, French novelist, essayist, and dramatist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1869)
• 1952 » Knut Hamsun, Norwegian novelist, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1859)
• 1953 » Richard Rushall, British businessman (b. 1864)
• 1957 » Maurice Garin, Italian-French cyclist (b. 1871)
• 1959 » Willard Miller, American sailor, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1877)
• 1962 » Georgios Papanikolaou, Greek-American pathologist, invented the Pap smear (b. 1883)
• 1969 » Madge Blake, American actress (b. 1899)
• 1970 » Ralph Edward Flanders, (b. 1890) US Senator from Vermont.

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.
• February 11 » The Soviet Union breaks off diplomatic relations with Israel.
• April 27 » Operation Moolah offers $50,000 to any pilot who defected with a fully mission-capable Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 to South Korea. The first pilot was to receive $100,000.
• June 2 » The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, who is crowned Queen of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Her Other Realms and Territories & Head of the Commonwealth, the first major international event to be televised.
• June 19 » Cold War: Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are executed at Sing Sing, in New York.
• August 10 » First Indochina War: The French Union withdraws its forces from Operation Camargue against the Viet Minh in central Vietnam.
• November 30 » Edward Mutesa II, the kabaka (king) of Buganda is deposed and exiled to London by Sir Andrew Cohen, Governor of Uganda.

The temperature on February 19, 1953 was between 5.1 °C and 7.4 °C and averaged 6.2 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 1.0 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.