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• Tony Wayne Schutte, Pella, Marion County, Iowa († 2022)
• Petronella Maria Jozefina Rinkens, Stein, Limburg, Nederland († 2010)
• Jennie Bril († 2019)
• John Louis Pelham Hubbard († 1996)
• Ruighaver, Buurmalsen (West Betuwe) (GL) († 1954)
• Geoffery Colin Bannister († 2008)
• Dennis Patrick O'Neil [O], Buffalo, Erie County, NY († 1996)
• Karen Marie Wozniak, Amherst, Lorain, Ohio, Verenigde Staten († 2009)
• Maria Anna Gerarda Wouters, Valkenswaard († 1954)
• Cornelis Johannes Bont, 's-Gravenhage († 1954)

• Antonius Henricus Essens (54), Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Catharina Maria Groot (76), Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Bartholomeus Vos (54), Rotterdam
• Arnoldus Cornelius de Jong (70), Dongen
• Balint Emil Richard Péter Széchényi von Sárvár und Felsővidék (60), Parijs
• Aart Jan van Wieringen (21), Rotterdam
• Antonius Petrus van den Boomen (79), Tilburg
• Arnoldus Verhoeven (80), Hilvarenbeek
• Bertha Zwart (61), Pipestone County, Minnesota
• Albert Edward Alp (75), Uxbridge, Middlesex, England

• 1952 » Patti Davis, American actress and author
• 1953 » Charlotte Caffey, American guitarist and songwriter
• 1953 » Eric Faulkner, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1953 » Keith Green, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and minister († 1982)
• 1953 » Marc Johnson, American bassist, composer, and bandleader
• 1953 » Peter Mandelson, English journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
• 1954 » Brian Tobin, Canadian journalist and politician, 6th Premier of Newfoundland
• 1955 » Dick DeVos, American businessman
• 1955 » Fred Hersch, American pianist and composer
• 1955 » Rich Mullins, American singer-songwriter († 1997)

• 1938 » Dorothy Hale, American actress (b. 1905)
• 1940 » William G. Conley, American journalist, lawyer, and politician, 18th Governor of West Virginia (b. 1866)
• 1941 » Alexander Greenlaw Hamilton, Australian biologist (b. 1852)
• 1944 » Alois Kayser, German-French missionary (b. 1877)
• 1952 » Hans Merensky, South African geologist and philanthropist (b. 1871)
• 1963 » Józef Franczak, Polish sergeant (b. 1918)
• 1965 » Bill Black, American bass player and bandleader (b. 1926)
• 1969 » Jack Kerouac, American novelist and poet (b. 1922)
• 1969 » Wacław Sierpiński, Polish mathematician and academic (b. 1882)
• 1970 » Li Linsi, Chinese educator and diplomat (b. 1896)

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. Margaretha
16. Mary

• 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 18 » The first Church of Scientology is established in Los Angeles.
• March 19 » Joey Giardello knocks out Willie Tory in round seven at Madison Square Garden in the first televised prize boxing fight shown in colour.
• March 19 » Willie Mosconi sets a world record by running 526 consecutive balls without a miss during a straight pool exhibition at East High Billiard Club in Springfield, Ohio, setting a record that remains unbroken.
• July 5 » Elvis Presley records his first single, "That's All Right", at Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee.
• July 20 » Germany: Otto John, head of West Germany's secret service, defects to East Germany.
• August 24 » The Communist Control Act goes into effect, outlawing the American Communist Party.

The temperature on October 21, 1954 was between 10.9 °C and 12.8 °C and averaged 11.5 °C. There was 2.0 mm of rain during 4.2 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.