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• Hedwig Saat, Hulm Helsum (Duitsland) († 1976)
• Antonius Matthias Maria Wildenburg, Soest, Utrecht, Nederland († 2004)
• Jean Paul Meier, Hofstade België († 1954)
• Johannes Bernardus Wiersum, Amsterdam,, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Gerrit Jan Poelarends, Ommen († 1976)
• Gerrit-Jan [gerritsz] POELARENDS II, Ommen, Overijssel, Nederland († 1976)
• Annie Zonneveld, St.Pancras († 2003)
• Keith David Van Tatenhove, Holland (Ottawa), Michigan, Verenigde Staten († 1995)
• Alida Catharina Oudendijk, Velsen († 1998)
• henricus peter maria (hay) leijsten, helden-egchel

• Carlos Comelli (76), Ibitinga, São Paulo, Brasil
• Adrianus Antonius van Iersel (77), Oisterwijk
• Adrianus Fortgens (84), Den Haag
• Bastiaan Steendijk (36), Bilthoven
• Bya Knevel (92), Ermelo, Gelderland, Netherlands
• Alina Maria Clementina De Keere (59), Maldegem
• Anneke de Bruin (87), Nieuwer-Amstel
• Barteld Smit (65), Groningen, Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
• Charles Francis Puckett (82)
• Antonie Albertus IJdo (59), Amsterdam

• 1952 » David Meece, American singer-songwriter and pianist
• 1953 » Dan Roundfield, American basketball player († 2012)
• 1953 » Don McAllister, English footballer and manager
• 1953 » Kay Hagan, American lawyer and politician († 2019)
• 1953 » Michael Portillo, English journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Defence
• 1954 » Alan Hollinghurst, English novelist, poet, short story writer, and translator
• 1954 » Denis Lebel, Canadian businessman and politician, 29th Canadian Minister of Transport
• 1955 » Masaharu Morimoto, Japanese-American chef
• 1955 » Paul Stoddart, Australian businessman
• 1955 » Wesley Walker, American football player and educator

• 1943 » Alice Tegnér, Swedish organist, composer, and educator (b. 1864)
• 1943 » Edsel Ford, American businessman (b. 1893)
• 1944 » Christian Wirth, German SS officer (b. 1885)
• 1948 » Torsten Bergström, Swedish actor and director (b. 1896)
• 1951 » Lincoln Ellsworth, American explorer (b. 1880)
• 1954 » Lionel Conacher, Canadian football player and politician (b. 1900)
• 1955 » Alberto Ascari, Italian race car driver (b. 1918)
• 1956 » Al Simmons, American baseball player and coach (b. 1902)
• 1959 » Philip Kassel, American gymnast (b. 1876)
• 1966 » Elizabeth Dilling, American author and activist (b. 1894)

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

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

• 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 10.6 million citizens.
• February 15 » Canada and the United States agree to construct the Distant Early Warning Line, a system of radar stations in the far northern Arctic regions of Canada and Alaska.
• March 1 » Armed Puerto Rican nationalists attack the United States Capitol building, injuring five Representatives.
• May 13 » The original Broadway production of The Pajama Game opens and runs for another 1,063 performances. Later received three Tony Awards for Best Musical, Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical, and Best Choreography.
• September 8 » The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) is established.
• September 29 » The convention establishing CERN (the European Organization for Nuclear Research) is signed.
• November 19 » Télé Monte Carlo, Europe's oldest private television channel, is launched by Prince Rainier III.

The temperature on May 26, 1954 was between 11.0 °C and 28.1 °C and averaged 19.6 °C. There was 13.7 hours of sunshine (85%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.