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• Gisèle Simone Alberte Louchart, Creil, Oise, Noord Picardië, Frankrijk († 2004)
• Fimke (Femmie) Wijnholds, Sellingen († 2006)
• Richard Patrick Badke († 2004)
• Hendrika Johanna Maria Heemskerk, Noordwijkerhout († 1951)
• Lucia Huberta Maria van Everdingen, Wijk bij Duurstede († 2016)
• Johannes Franciscus Hogervorst, Venhuizen († 1993)
• NN van Roon, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid Holland, Nederland († 1951)
• Bobbie Jean Batt, Muskegon, Muskegon County, Michigan, United States of America († 2018)
• Kevin Lee Frey († 1989)
• Henderikus (Harry) Limburg, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2010)

• Christianus Boon (76), Noordwijk
• Anna Maria Oerlemans (81), Olen, België
• Bastiaan Mantel (46), Wormer, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Aaltje Hindriksdr. Wiesemuller (61), Warffum, Nederland
• Arendje de Jong (88), Den Haag
• Chance Douglas Cooper WifHanhElmiraCooks Chauncy (81), Los Angeles County, California, Verenigde Staten
• Alexander Daniel Knight (82), New Zealand
• Catharina Petronella Comperen (57), Breda
• Annigje Kasteleijn (74)
• Abraham D J Warffemius (55), Delft,Zuid-Holland,Nederland

• 1949 » Anne McGuire, Scottish educator and politician
• 1949 » Jeremy Corbyn, British journalist and politician
• 1949 » Pam Grier, American actress
• 1949 » Philip Michael Thomas, American actor
• 1949 » Ward Cunningham, American computer programmer, developed the first wiki
• 1951 » Lou van den Dries, Dutch mathematician
• 1951 » Madeleine Taylor-Quinn, Irish educator and politician
• 1951 » Ramón Calderón, Spanish lawyer and businessman
• 1951 » Sally Ride, American physicist and astronaut, founded Sally Ride Science († 2012)
• 1952 » David Meece, American singer-songwriter and pianist

• 1939 » Charles Horace Mayo, American physician, co-founded Mayo Clinic (b. 1865)
• 1943 » Alice Tegnér, Swedish organist, composer, and educator (b. 1864)
• 1943 » Edsel Ford, American businessman (b. 1893)
• 1944 » Christian Wirth, German SS officer (b. 1885)
• 1948 » Torsten Bergström, Swedish actor and director (b. 1896)
• 1951 » Lincoln Ellsworth, American explorer (b. 1880)
• 1954 » Lionel Conacher, Canadian football player and politician (b. 1900)
• 1955 » Alberto Ascari, Italian race car driver (b. 1918)
• 1956 » Al Simmons, American baseball player and coach (b. 1902)
• 1959 » Philip Kassel, American gymnast (b. 1876)

• 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 13 » Korean War: Battle of Chipyong-ni, which represented the "high-water mark" of the Chinese incursion into South Korea, commences.
• May 3 » London's Royal Festival Hall opens with the Festival of Britain.
• May 3 » The United States Senate Committee on Armed Services and United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations begin their closed door hearings into the relief of Douglas MacArthur by U.S. President Harry Truman.
• October 15 » Mexican chemist Luis E. Miramontes completes the synthesis of norethisterone, the basis of an early oral contraceptive.
• November 2 » Six thousand British troops arrive in Suez after the Egyptian government abrogates the Anglo-Egyptian treaty of 1936.
• November 10 » With the rollout of the North American Numbering Plan, direct-dial coast-to-coast telephone service begins in the United States.

The temperature on May 26, 1951 was between 4.8 °C and 18.6 °C and averaged 13.5 °C. There was 5.5 mm of rain during 2.4 hours. There was 8.2 hours of sunshine (51%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast.