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• Inneke Maria van Slimming, Jakarta, Indonesië († 1994)
• NN Heinstra, Koloosterburen († 1951)
• Greta Polhout († 2006)
• Adriana POLDERMAN, Biggekerke († 1951)
• Paul Marie Hubert Meys, Kerkrade, LI, Netherlands († 2021)
• Christiaan Westdijk, Zwijndrecht († 1998)
• gerrit van Veen († 1983)
• Jacob Schut, Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1951)
• Kenneth Karsten († 1969)
• Krista Maria Windels, Izegem, Belgi� († 1995)

• Arnoldina Josepha Hendriks (73), Deurne
• Bartha Hendrika Manden (60), Diever
• Adriana Jeane Françoise (81), Alkmaar
• Albert Versteeg (Dijk, van) (71), Driebergen, Utrecht, Nederland, Rijsenburg
• August Michael Baumgard (76), Dunedin, Otago (NZ)
• Adriane Jeane Françoise Goudriaan (81), Alkmaar
• Antje Eshuis (75), Dalfsen
• Antje Lentz (80), Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
• Bartha Hendrika MANDEN (60), Diever
• Aaltje Jans Miggels (79), Steenwijkerwold, Nederland

• 1948 » Alison Britton, English sculptor and educator
• 1948 » Hurley Haywood, American race car driver
• 1948 » King George Tupou V of Tonga, († 2012)
• 1949 » Graham Swift, English novelist and short story writer
• 1950 » Darryl Hunt, English bass player
• 1951 » Colin Bass, English bass player, songwriter, and producer
• 1951 » Colleen Hanabusa, American lawyer and politician
• 1951 » Jackie Jackson, American singer-songwriter and dancer
• 1952 » Belinda Green, Australian beauty queen and 1972 Miss World
• 1953 » Pia Zadora, American actress and singer

• 1938 » Carl von Ossietzky, German journalist and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1889)
• 1938 » Kanō Jigorō, Japanese founder of judo (b. 1860)
• 1941 » Chris McKivat, Australian rugby player and coach (b. 1880)
• 1945 » Fedor von Bock, German field marshal (b. 1880)
• 1953 » Alexandre Pharamond, French rugby player (b. 1876)
• 1955 » George Enescu, Romanian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1881)
• 1964 » Karl Robert Pusta, Estonian politician, 4th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1883)
• 1969 » Osbert Sitwell, English-Italian author and poet (b. 1892)
• 1972 » Edward Calvin Kendall, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1886)
• 1973 » Jane Bowles, American author and playwright (b. 1917)

• 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 7 » Korean War: More than 700 suspected communist sympathizers are massacred by South Korean forces.
• February 9 » Korean War: The two-day Geochang massacre begins as a battalion of the 11th Division of the South Korean Army kills 719 unarmed citizens in Geochang, in the South Gyeongsang district of South Korea
• April 11 » Korean War: President Harry Truman relieves General of the Army Douglas MacArthur of overall command in Korea.
• 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.
• October 20 » The "Johnny Bright incident" occurs in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
• December 20 » The EBR-1 in Arco, Idaho becomes the first nuclear power plant to generate electricity. The electricity powered four light bulbs.

The temperature on May 4, 1951 was between 9.0 °C and 20.8 °C and averaged 14.1 °C. There was 5.1 mm of rain during 5.7 hours. There was 9.2 hours of sunshine (61%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.