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• Jacoba Hermina Davina Klue, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa († 2020)
• Klaas Douwes, Harkema, Nederland († 2012)
• Meindert Bob Opdam, Alkmaar († 2019)
• N. van Bemmelen, Den Haag († 1951)
• Annie Crooymans, Bakel († 1981)
• Arie Liebeek, Schiedam
• Marianne FREDERIKS, Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland († 2005)
• Ria Schrijver, Mariënheem († 2006)
• Jan Beun († 2007)
• Frans Hendrik (Frans) van der Linde, Heemstede, Nederland († 1998)

• Adriana van der Kulk (91), Ridderkerk
• Auguste Joseph Marie van der Korput (61), Helmond
• Arthur Guillaume Van Suetendaal (58), Broechem
• Anthonie Adrianus Johannes Aggelen van (0)
• Adriaan Rottier (88), Borssele, Zeeland, Nederland
• Catharina Maria van Diest (68), Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana van Helvoort (69), Berlicum, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Antonius Franciscus Laurentius Holtzer (56), Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Bernardus Harm Struik (63), Amersfoort, Utrecht, Nederland
• Aartje Wilhelmina Draaisma (0), Heerenveen, Nederland

• 1949 » Artis Gilmore, American basketball player and radio host
• 1949 » Henry Butler, American pianist and photographer
• 1949 » Odilo Scherer, Brazilian cardinal
• 1950 » Bill Murray, American actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter
• 1950 » Charles Clarke, English economist and politician, Secretary of State for Education
• 1951 » Aslan Maskhadov, Chechen general and politician, 3rd President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria († 2005)
• 1951 » Bruce Arena, American soccer player and manager
• 1952 » Dave Gregory, English guitarist and keyboard player
• 1952 » John Taylor, Baron Taylor of Warwick, English lawyer and politician
• 1953 » Arie Luyendyk, Dutch race car driver and sportscaster

• 1942 » John Symes, English cricketer (b. 1879)
• 1944 » Alexander Koshetz, Ukrainian choral conductor, arranger, composer (b. 1875)
• 1944 » Artur Phleps, Romanian general (b. 1881)
• 1947 » Harry Carey, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1878)
• 1953 » Necmettin Sadak, Turkish publisher and politician, 10th Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1890)
• 1954 » Mikimoto Kōkichi, Japanese businessman (b. 1858)
• 1956 » Bill Struth, Scottish footballer and manager (b. 1875)
• 1957 » Haakon VII of Norway (b. 1872)
• 1958 » Peter Whitehead, English race car driver (b. 1914)
• 1961 » Ed Oliver, American golfer (b. 1915)

• 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 27 » The Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution, limiting Presidents to two terms, is ratified.
• 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.
• July 26 » Walt Disney's 13th animated film, Alice in Wonderland, premieres in London, England, United Kingdom.
• September 28 » CBS makes the first color televisions available for sale to the general public, but the product is discontinued less than a month later.
• 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 September 21, 1951 was between 6.7 °C and 14.6 °C and averaged 10.4 °C. There was 1.3 hours of sunshine (11%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.