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• Edmond Dewane Todd Sr?****, Reynoldsville, Harrison, West Virginia, Verenigde Staten († 2019)
• Joannes Maria Hoogzaad, Spanbroek († 2004)
• Marc Muijen, Antwerpen (Belgium) († 2017)
• Willem Koster, Groningen († 2016)
• Joannes Maria Hoogzaad, Spanbroek, Opmeer, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2004)
• Piet Schilder, Edam / Volendam († 2020)
• Frits Hendrikx, Koningsbosch, Netherlands († 1977)
• Evadne Lois McDonald, Westmoreland, Jamaica († 2019)
• Sharon Koerselman, Rock Rapids, Lyon County, Iowa († 2010)
• Fokko Strating († 2012)

• Catherina M Schafer (65), Beal City, Isabella Co., Michigan, Verenigde Staten
• Eli Thomas "Tom" Todd ?**** (60), Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, Verenigde Staten
• Dieuwertje van der Perk (53), Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Dieuwertje Pietrs van der Perk (53), Katwijk
• Cornelia Reedijk (79), Heemstede, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Albertje Jilts Wijnstra (86)
• Albertje Jilts Wijnstra (86), Heerenveen, Schoterland, Friesland, Nederland
• Adriaan Overbeeke (79), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Cyriel Loyson (64), Izegem
• Annie Flynn McPherson (59), Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

• 1949 » Toller Cranston, Canadian-Mexican figure skater and painter († 2015)
• 1949 » Veronica Cartwright, English-American actress
• 1950 » Alexander Lebed, Russian general and politician († 2002)
• 1950 » N. Chandrababu Naidu, Indian politician, 13th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
• 1950 » Steve Erickson, American author and critic
• 1951 » Louise Jameson, English actress
• 1951 » Luther Vandross, American singer-songwriter and producer († 2005)
• 1952 » Božidar Maljković, Serbian basketball player and coach
• 1952 » Eric Pickles, English politician, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
• 1952 » Louka Katseli, Greek economist and politician

• 1935 » John Cameron, Scottish footballer and manager (b. 1872)
• 1935 » Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon, English fashion designer (b. 1863)
• 1942 » Jüri Jaakson, Estonian businessman and politician, 6th State Elder of Estonia (b. 1870)
• 1944 » Elmer Gedeon, American baseball player and pilot (b. 1917)
• 1945 » Erwin Bumke, Polish-German jurist and politician (b. 1874)
• 1946 » Mae Busch, Australian actress (b. 1891)
• 1947 » Christian X of Denmark (b. 1870)
• 1951 » Ivanoe Bonomi, Italian politician, 25th Prime Minister of Italy (b. 1873)
• 1961 » Ado Vabbe, Estonian painter (b. 1892)
• 1967 » Léo-Paul Desrosiers, Canadian journalist and author (b. 1896)

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. John
15. Jacob
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 25 » The first Pan American Games are officially opened in Buenos Aires by Argentine President Juan Perón.
• February 27 » The Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution, limiting Presidents to two terms, is ratified.
• March 20 » Fujiyoshida, a city located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, in the center of the Japanese main island of Honshū is founded.
• April 5 » Cold War: Ethel and Julius Rosenberg are sentenced to death for spying for the Soviet Union.
• May 14 » Trains run on the Talyllyn Railway in Wales for the first time since preservation, making it the first railway in the world to be operated by volunteers.
• June 23 » The ocean liner SS United States is christened and launched.

The temperature on April 20, 1951 was between 0.8 °C and 12.5 °C and averaged 6.7 °C. There was 8.0 hours of sunshine (56%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast.