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• Johan Gerard GEERDS, Zuidwolde (Bedum) Groningen Netherlands († 1955)
• Berend Bouw, Nijkerk († 1971)
• Jo Ann Jody Baldwin, Burlingame, San Mateo, California, Verenigde Staten († 2013)
• Theodorus Elizabeth Jacobus Huiberts, Wognum
• Johan Gerard Geerds, Groningen, Nederland († 1955)
• Henderika Leentje Verschoor, Zevenhuizen († 2002)
• Marleine Vijgen, Tongeren, België († 2024)
• Janet L Dorenkamp, Sheffield, Franklin County, Iowa († 2017)
• Hubertina Maria Margaretha Schepers, Stein, Limburg, Nederland
• HANECKA CZERNIACHOWSKI († 2014)

• Cornelis Martinus Wilhelmus Waltmann (79), Apeldoorn
• Adriana Slokkers (68), Nieuw-Vosmeer
• Aaltje Hartzuiker (59), Den Haag
• Cornelia Joanna van Gompel (77), Tilburg NB NL
• Aloijsius Alphonsus Hubertus Schreurs (85)
• August Adriaan Pulle (77), Utrecht
• Catharina Hendrikus Jansen (78), Steenwijkerwold, Overijssel, Nederland
• Anna Schipper (84), Finsterwolde, Groningen, Nederland
• Allegonda Tabbers (68), Waspik, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Christiaan Ouwerkerk (66), Leiden,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• 1953 » Ingo Hoffmann, Brazilian race car driver
• 1953 » Paul Krugman, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1953 » Ricky Steamboat, American wrestler, referee, and trainer
• 1954 » Brian Billick, American football player, coach, and sportscaster
• 1955 » Adrian Dantley, American basketball player and coach
• 1955 » Gilbert Gottfried, American comedian, actor, and singer
• 1956 » Guy Maddin, Canadian director, screenwriter, and cinematographer
• 1956 » Terry Leahy, English businessman
• 1957 » Ainsley Harriott, English chef and author
• 1957 » Paul Delph, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer († 1996)

• 1935 » Chiquinha Gonzaga, Brazilian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1847)
• 1936 » Charles Nicolle, French biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1866)
• 1941 » Alfonso XIII of Spain (b. 1886)
• 1942 » Karel Doorman, Dutch admiral (b. 1889)
• 1959 » Maxwell Anderson, American journalist, author, and playwright (b. 1888)
• 1963 » Rajendra Prasad, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st President of India (b. 1884)
• 1966 » Charles Bassett, American captain, engineer, and astronaut (b. 1931)
• 1966 » Elliot See, American commander, engineer, and astronaut (b. 1927)
• 1967 » Henry Luce, American publisher, co-founded Time Magazine (b. 1898)
• 1977 » Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, American actor and comedian (b. 1905)

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

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

• 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 10.7 million citizens.
• March 2 » Norodom Sihanouk, king of Cambodia, abdicates the throne in favor of his father, Norodom Suramarit.
• April 1 » The EOKA rebellion against the British Empire begins in Cyprus, with the goal of unifying with Greece.
• June 26 » The South African Congress Alliance adopts the Freedom Charter at the Congress of the People in Kliptown.
• November 1 » The Vietnam War begins.
• November 1 » The bombing of United Airlines Flight 629 occurs near Longmont, Colorado, killing all 39 passengers and five crew members aboard the Douglas DC-6B airliner.
• December 5 » E. D. Nixon and Rosa Parks lead the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

The temperature on February 28, 1955 was between -6.1 °C and -0.2 °C and averaged -3.0 °C. There was 4.6 hours of sunshine (43%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.