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• Gonny van Nunen, Oirschot, Nederland († 2012)
• Cecilia Jacoba Johanna Maria van Geldre, Rotterdam († 2018)
• Johanna Susanna van den Bos, Driebergen-Rijssenburg († 1992)
• Jose Simons, Maasniel († 2016)
• Ruland HOOLEY, Provo, Utah County, Utah, United States of America († 1997)
• Danny Dewulf, Roeselare,West-Vlaanderen,België († 2024)
• Cornelia (Lia) Boers, 's-Gravenzande, Nederland († 2025)
• James Ryan Suggs († 1969)
• Adriana Goossen, Axel, Zeeland, Nederland
• Don Miller Lamar, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States († 1997)

• Andries van Harsel, Harssel (79), Zwolle, Overijssel, Nederland
• Adriaantje Leeuwenburgh (71), Rotterdam
• van Rhee, den haag
• Anna Maria DAEMS (81), Wuustwezel, Antwerpen, België
• Anthonia Johanna van der Linden (29), Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
• Alida van Oijen (77), Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Albertina Juliana van Engel (57), paramaribo, Suriname
• Anna Maria Buytaert (71), Sint-Niklaas, België
• Adolph Edward Fetzer (60), Hutchinson Reno Kansas, Verenigde Staten
• Antje Baekesd de Groot (78), Langezwaag, opsterland.fr.nld

• 1949 » Arend Langenberg, Dutch voice actor and radio host († 2012)
• 1949 » Robert Palmer, English singer-songwriter and guitarist († 2003)
• 1950 » Sébastien Dhavernas, Canadian actor
• 1951 » Martha Davis, American singer
• 1952 » Bruce Jay Nelson, American computer scientist († 1999)
• 1952 » Dewey Bunnell, British-American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1952 » Nadiuska, German television actress
• 1953 » Desi Arnaz, Jr., American actor and singer
• 1953 » Richard Legendre, Canadian tennis player and politician
• 1953 » Wayne Schimmelbusch, Australian footballer and coach

• 1930 » Frank P. Ramsey, British mathematician, philosopher and economist (b. 1903)
• 1938 » Branislav Nušić, Serbian author, playwright, and journalist (b. 1864)
• 1945 » Gustave Mesny, French general (b. 1886)
• 1948 » Tony Garnier, French architect and urban planner, designed the Stade de Gerland (b. 1869)
• 1954 » Theodor Kaluza, German mathematician and physicist (b. 1885)
• 1957 » József Dudás, Romanian-Hungarian activist and politician (b. 1912)
• 1963 » Clement Smoot, American golfer (b. 1884)
• 1964 » Firmin Lambot, Belgian cyclist (b. 1886)
• 1965 » Arnold Luhaäär, Estonian weightlifter (b. 1905)
• 1968 » Ray Harroun, American race car driver and engineer (b. 1879)

• 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)
• From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
• In The Netherlands , there was from March 15, 1951 to September 2, 1952 the cabinet Drees I, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 10.2 million citizens.
• February 6 » The Broker, a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train derails near Woodbridge Township, New Jersey. The accident kills 85 people and injures over 500 more. The wreck is one of the worst rail disasters in American history.
• March 28 » First Indochina War: In the Battle of Mạo Khê, French Union forces, led by World War II hero Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, inflict a defeat on Việt Minh forces commanded by General Võ Nguyên Giáp.
• July 4 » William Shockley announces the invention of the junction transistor.
• July 16 » King Leopold III of Belgium abdicates in favor of his son, Baudouin I of Belgium.
• October 20 » The "Johnny Bright incident" occurs in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
• November 1 » Operation Buster–Jangle: Six thousand five hundred American soldiers are exposed to 'Desert Rock' atomic explosions for training purposes in Nevada. Participation is not voluntary.

The temperature on January 19, 1951 was between 3.5 °C and 7.2 °C and averaged 5.4 °C. There was 3.7 mm of rain during 5.9 hours. The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.