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• Karin Betty Elfrieda Sanmann, Hamburg, Germany († 2010)
• * Cornelia Hillegonda Maria Hendricks, Bussum, Noord-Holland, NL († 1952)
• Kenneth Bradley, Zeeland, Michigan († 1989)
• Wesley John Van Hofwegen († 1995)
• Leendert van Enkhuizen, Babbeloniënbroek Zuid-Holland Nederland († 2023)
• Hilda van Tichelt, Stabroek († 1952)
• Karen Lee {Baker} Given, Minneapolis, Minnesota († 1999)
• Richard Casimir Roger Wilem Prins van Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, Londen († 2010)
• Daniel L van Voorst († 2007)
• Cornelia Hillegonda Maria Hendricks, Bussum, North Holland, Netherlands († 1952)

• "Georg" Maria Rainer Joseph Peter Hubert Gottfried Eustach Rupert Ignaz von Habsburg-Toskana (46), Altshausen, Allemagne
• Augustinus Adrianus Geens (90), Herentals, Antwerpen, België
• Arnoldus Anthonius van Dort (67), Harmelen
• Annie Pearl McNeil (70)
• Anna Maria Smeets (82), Maastricht
• Carolus Janssens (82), Brasschaat (B)
• Albert Alfred Gottesburen (62), Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
• Amos P Skinner (58)
• Alice Anne Downey (87), Gateshead, Durham, England
• Andries Pieters (36)

• 1949 » Alvin Kallicharran, Guyanese cricketer and coach
• 1949 » Andy Love, Scottish-English politician
• 1950 » Roger Hodgson, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player
• 1950 » Ron Oden, American minister and politician, 19th Mayor of Palm Springs
• 1950 » Sergey Lavrov, Russian politician and diplomat, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs
• 1951 » Conrad Lozano, American bass player
• 1951 » Russell Thompkins Jr., American soul singer
• 1953 » David Wisniewski, English-American author and illustrator († 2002)
• 1953 » Paul Martin Lester, American photographer, author, and educator
• 1953 » Steve Furber, English computer scientist and academic

• 1934 » Franz Schreker, Austrian composer and conductor (b. 1878)
• 1936 » Alexander Glazunov, Russian composer and conductor (b. 1865)
• 1939 » Ali Hikmet Ayerdem, Turkish general and politician (b. 1877)
• 1939 » Evald Aav, Estonian composer and conductor (b. 1900)
• 1943 » Cornelia Fort, American soldier and pilot (b. 1919)
• 1945 » Arthur Nebe, German SS officer (b. 1894)
• 1951 » Willem Mengelberg, Dutch conductor and composer (b. 1871)
• 1953 » Ed Voss, American basketball player (b. 1922)
• 1956 » Hatı Çırpan, Turkish politician (b. 1890)
• 1958 » Cyril M. Kornbluth, American soldier and author (b. 1923)

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 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 2 » A De Havilland Comet makes the first jetliner flight with fare-paying passengers, from London to Johannesburg.
• May 7 » The concept of the integrated circuit, the basis for all modern computers, is first published by Geoffrey Dummer.
• 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.
• September 6 » A prototype aircraft crashes at the Farnborough Airshow in Hampshire, England, killing 29 spectators and the two on board.
• September 12 » Strange occurrences, including a monster sighting, take place in Flatwoods, West Virginia.

The temperature on March 21, 1952 was between 4.2 °C and 9.1 °C and averaged 6.3 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain during 0.9 hours. There was 6.3 hours of sunshine (52%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest.