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• Mike E Sommers, Budapest, Hungary († 2008)
• Angélique Caroline Bouvy, Djember (Oost-Java) († 1977)
• NN Boersen, Texel († 1952)
• Judy Lynn Buckway, Ogden, Weber, Utah (USA) († 2009)
• Germaine Joris, Herk-de-Stad, België († 2014)
• Garry Robert Dick, Spokane, Washington, United States († 2013)
• Jacob Andries Corstiaan Quartel, Heinenoord († 1976)
• Petronella Maria Bertholda Bosch, Nulands Vinkel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1959)
• Johan Graauwmans, Breda
• Marga van den Bosch, Woerden († 2012)

• Aafje Jonker (73), Nieuwer Amstel
• Anna Tesselaar (71)
• Antje Jelles Tuinstra (44), Drachtstercompagnie
• Arend Bisschop (33), Hoogeveen
• Bertha Cornelia van Kempen (76), Schiedam
• Christiaan Cornelis Alphonsius van Rijn (44), Rotterdam,-
• Arnoldus Antonius Jansen (72), Nijmegen
• Charlotte Steenssens (63), Bazel
• Almt Peters Gerdes (70), Spetzerfehn
• Aartje van den Hoorn (81), Hengelo

• 1950 » Bob Gilder, American golfer
• 1950 » Cheryl Womack, American businesswoman
• 1950 » Inge Helten, German sprinter
• 1950 » Phil Blakeway, Welsh-English rugby player
• 1951 » Kenny Roberts, American motorcycle racer
• 1951 » Tom Hamilton, American bass player and songwriter
• 1952 » Jean-Pierre Rives, French rugby player, painter, and sculptor
• 1952 » Vaughan Jones, New Zealand mathematician and academic
• 1953 » Jane Badler, American actress
• 1954 » Alex Salmond, Scottish economist and politician, 4th First Minister of Scotland

• 1936 » Miguel de Unamuno, Spanish philosopher, author, and poet (b. 1864)
• 1948 » Malcolm Campbell, English racing driver and journalist (b. 1885)
• 1949 » Rıza Tevfik Bölükbaşı, Turkish philosopher, poet, and politician (b. 1869)
• 1949 » Raimond Valgre, Estonian pianist and composer (b. 1913)
• 1950 » Charles Koechlin, French composer and educator (b. 1867)
• 1951 » Murtaza Hasan Chandpuri, Indian Muslim scholar (b. 1868)
• 1953 » Albert Plesman, Dutch businessman, founded KLM (b. 1889)
• 1964 » Ólafur Thors, Icelandic lawyer and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Iceland (b. 1892)
• 1964 » Bobby Byrne, American baseball and soccer player (b. 1884)
• 1964 » Henry Maitland Wilson, English field marshal (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. 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.
• March 20 » The US Senate ratifies the Security Treaty Between the United States and Japan.
• 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.
• May 3 » The Kentucky Derby is televised nationally for the first time, on the CBS network.
• 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.
• August 15 » A flash flood drenches the town of Lynmouth, England, killing 34 people.
• September 8 » The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation makes its first televised broadcast on the second escape of the Boyd Gang.

The temperature on December 31, 1952 was between -3.0 °C and -0.9 °C and averaged -1.8 °C. There was 9.9 mm of rain during 13.8 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.