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• Erik Herman, Sint-Truiden, België († 2025)
• Nelis Hol († 1990)
• Anthony Toliver, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States († 1980)
• Larry Jo Jennings, Indiana, Verenigde Staten († 2013)
• Paulus Bernardus Beck († 1970)
• Bartha Van Loo
• Cristel Schemberg, Gelsenkirchen († 2024)
• NN Hagenaars, Deventer {OV} († 1952)
• Louis Thomas Hendrik Moolevliet, Santpoort († 1998)
• Alvin Leroy "Pete" Peterson, Ft. Dodge, Webster Co., IA († 2010)

• (Stillborn) Vedder (Vedders,Fedder,Veder,Verders,Feders,Ferder) (0), Arnhem, Nederland
• Christina Elisabetha Antoinetta Procee (31), Bandoeng, West-Java, Indonesië
• Cornelis Zuiderduin, Wassenaar
• Cornelia Jansen (78), Tilburg
• Christina Maenhoudt (84), Blankenberge
• Anna Maria Bons (74), Maastricht
• Alice Garner (75), White, Illinois, United States
• Bernardus Wilhelmus Matthieu Ottevanger (69), 's Gravenhage
• Aaltje Drogt (76), Den Helder
• Christina Elisabetha Antoinetta Prosée (31), Bandoeng, West-Java, Indonesië

• 1949 » Anita Borg, American computer scientist and academic († 2003)
• 1949 » Augustin Dumay, French violinist and conductor
• 1949 » Gyude Bryant, Liberian businessman and politician († 2014)
• 1950 » Luis López Nieves, Puerto Rican-American author and academic
• 1952 » Darrell Porter, American baseball player and sportscaster († 2002)
• 1952 » Ryuichi Sakamoto, Japanese pianist, composer, and producer
• 1952 » Tom Deitz, American author († 2009)
• 1953 » Carlos Johnson, American singer and guitarist
• 1953 » Jeff Berlin, American bass player and educator
• 1954 » Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., American lawyer, radio host, activist, and environmentalist

• 1932 » Ahmet Derviş, Turkish general (b. 1881)
• 1933 » Louis Comfort Tiffany, American stained glass artist (b. 1848)
• 1936 » Mateiu Caragiale, Romanian journalist, author, and poet (b. 1885)
• 1942 » Walther von Reichenau, German field marshal (b. 1884)
• 1947 » Jean-Marie-Rodrigue Villeneuve, Canadian cardinal (b. 1883)
• 1947 » Pyotr Krasnov, Russian historian and general (b. 1869)
• 1951 » Jyoti Prasad Agarwala, Indian poet, playwright, and director (b. 1903)
• 1952 » Walter Briggs Sr., American businessman (b. 1877)
• 1961 » Patrice Lumumba, Congolese politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (b. 1925)
• 1970 » Simon Kovar, Russian-American bassoon player and educator (b. 1890)

• 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.
• April 8 » U.S. President Harry Truman calls for the seizure of all domestic steel mills in an attempt to prevent the 1952 steel strike.
• April 15 » First flight of the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress.
• April 28 » The Sino-Japanese Peace Treaty (Treaty of Taipei) is signed in Taipei, Taiwan between Japan and the Republic of China to officially end the Second Sino-Japanese War.
• July 3 » The SSUnited States sets sail on her maiden voyage to Southampton. During the voyage, the ship takes the Blue Riband away from the RMSQueen Mary.
• September 1 » The Old Man and the Sea, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Ernest Hemingway, is first published.
• November 14 » The first regular UK Singles Chart published by the New Musical Express.

The average temperature on January 17, 1952 was 1.5 °C. There was 5.5 mm of rain during 4.9 hours. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (8%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest.