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• Cornelis Pieter (Cees) de Graaf, Julianadorp (Den Helder), Noord Holland, Nederland († 2022)
• Luc Henri Beernaert, Roeselare,8800,West-Vlaanderen,België († 1979)
• Jan Jerphaas Verbrugh, Harskamp, Gelderland, Nederland († 1974)
• Dick Noteboom, Zwollerkerspel, Overijssel, Nederland († 1998)
• Timothy Craig van Claeve († 2017)
• Margje (Marrie) Roelands, Steenwijk († 2023)
• Elsje Rosaline Heijstek, Werkendam, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1953)
• Berend Mient de Vries, Lauwerzijl, Oldehove, Zuidhorn, Groningen, Nederland († 2008)
• Barbara Vos († 1989)
• Derk Jan Rengelink († 2009)

• Elizabeth van der Jagt (77), Sint Maartensdijk, Zeeland, Nederland
• Catharina Maartje Hamelink (0), Wieringermeer
• Dimphna Nieuwlaat (44)
• Charles August Miller (64), West, McLennan Co, Texas, Verenigde Staten
• Alida Goeree (51), Emmen
• Elisabeth Josephina van der Donk (77), Utrecht
• Benjamin Roelofsen (67), Zeist
• Andries Nicolaas HOBBEL Lzn (69)
• Annie Bowman Lambert (57), Jefferson Davis Co., MS
• Antoine Eugene Lacomble (57), San Francisco (VS)

• 1950 » James Kennedy, American psychologist and author
• 1950 » Thorbjørn Jagland, Norwegian politician, 25th Prime Minister of Norway
• 1952 » Bill Walton, American basketball player and sportscaster
• 1952 » Brian Muehl, American puppeteer
• 1952 » Oleh Blokhin, Ukrainian footballer and manager
• 1952 » Vandana Shiva, Indian philosopher and author
• 1953 » Florentino Floro, Filipino lawyer and judge
• 1953 » Joyce Maynard, American journalist, author, and academic
• 1954 » Alejandro Sabella, Argentine footballer and manager
• 1954 » Jeffrey Sachs, American economist and academic

• 1944 » Alexis Carrel, French surgeon and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1873)
• 1946 » Joseph Stella, Italian-American painter (b. 1877)
• 1950 » Mary Harris Armor, American suffragist (b. 1863)
• 1951 » Reggie Walker, South African runner (b. 1889)
• 1955 » Maurice Utrillo, French painter (b. 1883)
• 1956 » Art Tatum, American pianist and composer (b. 1909)
• 1960 » August Gailit, Estonian author and poet (b. 1891)
• 1960 » Donald Grey Barnhouse, American pastor and theologian (b. 1895)
• 1960 » Johnny Horton, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1925)
• 1960 » Ward Bond, American actor (b. 1903)

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. Dirk
16. Paul

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. Aaltje
14. Marie
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.
• September 1 » The Old Man and the Sea, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Ernest Hemingway, is first published.
• October 3 » The United Kingdom successfully tests a nuclear weapon to become the world's third nuclear power.
• October 14 » Korean War: The Battle of Triangle Hill is the biggest and bloodiest battle of 1952.
• December 5 » Beginning of the Great Smog in London. A cold fog combines with air pollution and brings the city to a standstill for four days. Later, a Ministry of Health report estimates 4,000 fatalities as a result of it.
• December 30 » An RAF Avro Lancaster bomber crashed in Luqa, Malta after an engine failure, killing three crew members and a civilian on the ground.

The temperature on November 5, 1952 was between 6.9 °C and 10.0 °C and averaged 8.3 °C. There was 2.8 mm of rain during 5.9 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.