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• Kind Henricus van Bommel, Eindhoven
• Ferry Yedema, Bolsward († 2008)
• Fredericus Johannes Bijdevier, Dordrecht († 2008)
• Ria Sneyers († 1952)
• Raymond van Spaandonck († 2000)
• Pieter Levinus Terhorst, Bennebroek († 1999)
• Adriana van Dissel, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Elisabeth Maria Zuijderwijk, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2022)
• Rita Sneyers († 1952)
• Pieterdina TROMP, Emmen († 1952)

• Abraham Looijen (84), Valburg
• Berend Noordhof (87), Murmerwoude
• Antje Johanna Rienks (1), Groningen, NL-GR
• Abraham Looijen (84), Valburg
• Aaltje van der Vliet (77), Opsterland, Friesland, Nederland
• Alphonsius Baeten (59), As
• Bernard Kommer (76), Losser
• Antje Bosboom (88), Haren, Groningen, Nederland
• Antje Johanna Rienks (0), Groningen
• Adriana Maria Beljaars (69), ,, Overschie, Holland

• 1950 » Billy Ocean, Trinidadian-English singer-songwriter
• 1950 » Gary Locke, American politician and diplomat, 36th United States Secretary of Commerce
• 1950 » José Marín, Spanish racewalker
• 1950 » Marion Becker, German javelin thrower
• 1951 » Eric Holder, American lawyer, judge, and politician, 82nd United States Attorney General
• 1952 » Marco Camenisch, Swiss activist and murderer
• 1952 » Mikhail Umansky, Russian chess player († 2010)
• 1952 » Werner Grissmann, Austrian alpine skier
• 1953 » Felipe Yáñez, Spanish cyclist
• 1953 » Paul Allen, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Microsoft († 2018)

• 1945 » Rash Behari Bose, Indian soldier and engineer (b. 1886)
• 1948 » Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, Italian composer and educator (b. 1876)
• 1950 » George Orwell, British novelist, essayist, and critic (b. 1903)
• 1955 » Archie Hahn, German-American runner and coach (b. 1880)
• 1956 » Sam Langford, Canadian-American boxer (b. 1883)
• 1959 » Carl Switzer, American child actor and hunting guide (b. 1927)
• 1959 » Cecil B. DeMille, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1881)
• 1959 » Frances Gertrude McGill, pioneering Canadian forensic pathologist (b. 1882)
• 1960 » Matt Moore, Irish-American actor and director (b. 1888)
• 1961 » Blaise Cendrars, Swiss author and poet (b. 1887)

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

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Catharina
8. Adriana
9. Hendrika
10. Petronella
11. Margaretha
12. Mary
13. Marie
14. Aaltje
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)
• 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.
• In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 10.3 million citizens.
• March 15 » In Cilaos, Réunion, 1870mm (73inches) of rain falls in a 24-hour period, setting a new world record (March 15 through March 16).
• May 13 » The Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India, holds its first sitting.
• June 21 » The Philippine School of Commerce, through a republic act, is converted to Philippine College of Commerce, later to be the Polytechnic University of the Philippines.
• August 11 » Hussein bin Talal is proclaimed King of Jordan.
• September 19 » The United States bars Charlie Chaplin from re-entering the country after a trip to England.
• December 24 » First flight of Britain's Handley Page Victor strategic bomber.

The temperature on January 21, 1952 was between 1.2 °C and 2.2 °C and averaged 1.7 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain during 2.1 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast.