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• Hendrika Lamberta WEIJERMANS, Amstelveen († 1951)
• Sijtske Christina Hamming († 1985)
• Laurence (Larry) Senstius van der Meulen, Pladju (Palembang) († 2005)
• Juan I Vicinaiz, Cameron, Texas († 2000)
• Johannes Maria van der Wal, Reeuwijk († 1997)
• Maria Bruyninckx († 2004)
• Wilhelmina (Willemien) Lit, Utrecht († 1996)
• Charles William, Jr. Anderson, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, Verenigde Staten († 1973)
• Maagje Cornelia Johanna Luijendijk, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands († 1957)
• Johannes Franciscus Segers, Helmond († 2012)

• Aagtje Doddema (74), Muntendam
• Anna Rhemrev (66), Zierikzee, Zeeland, Nederland
• Antonius Johannes Overtoom (53), Den Haag
• Allen Lee Rich (0), Price, Carbon County, Utah
• Albert Hendrik Steenbergen (77), Emmen, Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Antonia Maria van Antwerpen (86), Monster
• ALBERTUS VAN DER MEER (77), ROTTERDAM
• Albertus van der Meer (77), Rotterdam, Gemeente Rotterdam, South Holland, Nederland
• Andries Metselaar (60), Alkmaar
• Antje Baukes Cuperus (84), Ferwerd, Ferwerderadeel, Friesland, Nederland

• 1948 » Jean-Philippe Collard, French pianist
• 1948 » Mikhail Baryshnikov, Russian-American dancer, choreographer, and actor
• 1951 » Cees van der Knaap, Dutch soldier and politician
• 1951 » Seth Justman, American keyboard player and songwriter
• 1952 » Billy Johnson, American football player and coach
• 1952 » Brian Gottfried, American tennis player
• 1952 » G. E. Smith, American guitarist and songwriter
• 1952 » Tam O'Shaughnessy, American tennis player, psychologist, and academic
• 1954 » Ed Schultz, American talk show host and sportscaster († 2018)
• 1954 » Peter Laird, American author and illustrator

• 1940 » Isaac Babel, Russian short story writer, journalist, and playwright (b. 1894)
• 1942 » Kaarel Eenpalu, Estonian journalist and politician, Prime Minister of Estonia (b. 1888)
• 1951 » Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, Finnish field marshal and politician, 6th President of Finland (b. 1867)
• 1956 » Erich Kleiber, Austrian conductor and director (b. 1890)
• 1961 » Bernard Friedberg, Austrian scholar and author (b. 1876)
• 1963 » John Farrow, Australian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1904)
• 1965 » Abraham Walkowitz, American painter (b. 1878)
• 1967 » Alphonse Juin, Algerian-French general (b. 1888)
• 1967 » crew of Apollo 1
• 1970 » Rocco D'Assunta, Italian actor, comedian and playwright (b. 1904)

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

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

• 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 Canadian Army enters combat in the Korean War.
• February 7 » Korean War: More than 700 suspected communist sympathizers are massacred by South Korean forces.
• April 22 » Korean War: The Chinese People's Volunteer Army begin assaulting positions defended by the Royal Australian Regiment and the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry at the Battle of Kapyong.
• May 16 » The first regularly scheduled transatlantic flights begin between Idlewild Airport (now John F Kennedy International Airport) in New York City and Heathrow Airport in London, operated by El Al Israel Airlines.
• May 23 » Tibetans sign the Seventeen Point Agreement with China.
• November 2 » Six thousand British troops arrive in Suez after the Egyptian government abrogates the Anglo-Egyptian treaty of 1936.

The temperature on January 27, 1951 was between 2.7 °C and 4.1 °C and averaged 3.7 °C. There was 1.2 mm of rain during 2.6 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east.