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• Sheila Dyk, Bozeman Gallatin Montana (Usa) († 2014)
• Peter Johannes Maria van den Beuken, Horst († 1953)
• Willempje Johanna (Wimke) van der Waal, Leerdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands († 1953)
• Robertus (Rob) Johannes Wilhelmus Maria MEYER, Delft,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2021)
• nn Tienkamp, Vries († 1952)
• Henk Dijkstra († 2010)
• Phillip Roy Mandrell, Macon County, Tennessee († 2005)
• willibrordus theodorus maria (wiel) van soest, tegelen
• Truus Laan († 2015)
• Luc NAVEAU, Wavre, 25112, Brabant Wallon, Belgique († 1964)

• Catharina Johanna Pil (81), Schiedam,-
• Anna van Gorkum (82), Harlingen, Friesland, Nederland Nederland
• Antje VAN DER GRIJN (66), Ameide, Gemeente Zederik, South Holland, Netherlands
• Abel Abels (59), Bellingwolde, Groningen, Netherlands
• Clement Benedictus Antheunis (76)
• Cornelis Keijzer (90), Scheveningen
• Aaltje Sijtsma (65), Groningen
• Adrianus Johan Beijersbergen (57), 's-Gravenhage
• Anna Maria Hubertina Loven (61), Weert
• Albert Berend Brouwer (80), Zwolle //

• 1950 » Jeffery Deaver, American journalist and author
• 1951 » Samuel Doe, Liberian sergeant and politician, 21st President of Liberia († 1990)
• 1952 » Gerrit Zalm, Dutch economist and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands
• 1953 » Ülle Rajasalu, Estonian politician
• 1953 » Alexander Akimov, Ukrainian Chernobyl worker († 1986)
• 1953 » Graeme Souness, Scottish international footballer and manager
• 1953 » Lynn Whitfield, American actress and producer
• 1953 » Michelle Courchesne, Canadian urban planner and politician, Deputy Premier of Quebec
• 1953 » Tony Blair, British politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
• 1954 » Tom Abernethy, American basketball player

• 1939 » Konstantin Somov, Russian-French painter and illustrator (b. 1869)
• 1949 » Maurice Maeterlinck, Belgian-French poet and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1862)
• 1951 » Élie Cartan, French mathematician and physicist (b. 1869)
• 1952 » Maria Montessori, Italian-Dutch physician and educator (b. 1870)
• 1959 » Maria Dulęba, Polish actress (b. 1881)
• 1959 » Ragnar Nurkse, Estonian-American economist and academic (b. 1907)
• 1961 » Lucian Blaga, Romanian poet, playwright, and philosopher (b. 1895)
• 1963 » Monty Woolley, American raconteur, actor, and director (b. 1888)
• 1963 » Ted Weems, American violinist, trombonist, and bandleader (b. 1901)
• 1963 » Theodore von Kármán, Hungarian-American mathematician, physicist, and engineer (b. 1881)

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. Paul
15. John
16. Dirk

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Catharina
8. Hendrika
9. Adriana
10. Petronella
11. Margaretha
12. Marie
13. Mary
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.
• July 26 » King Farouk of Egypt abdicates in favor of his son Fuad.
• October 14 » Korean War: The Battle of Triangle Hill is the biggest and bloodiest battle of 1952.
• November 4 » The United States government establishes the National Security Agency, or NSA.
• November 25 » Agatha Christie's murder-mystery play The Mousetrap opens at the Ambassadors Theatre in London. It will become the longest continuously-running play in history.
• November 25 » Korean War: After 42 days of fighting, the Battle of Triangle Hill ends with Chinese victory, American and South Korean units abandon their attempt to capture the "Iron Triangle".
• December 24 » First flight of Britain's Handley Page Victor strategic bomber.

The temperature on May 6, 1952 was between 7.7 °C and 21.1 °C and averaged 14.6 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 11.4 hours of sunshine (75%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east.