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• Maurice Haling, Sint-Truiden, België († 2008)
• Jane Clara Christopher († 2015)
• Bogers, Bergen op Zoom († 2010)
• Jan Harm Smook, Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland († 2023)
• N.N. Huijg, Alkmaar († 1952)
• Theodorus Albertus Eeken, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, the Netherlands († 2005)
• Margaretha Maria FATELS, Castricum († 2005)
• Kathryn Faye Hull, Manchester, Cumberland County, North Carolina, Verenigde Staten († 1973)
• Grietje Tempel († 2006)
• Robert Jan Ruempol Hamer, Djakarta († 2002)

• Adrianus Sips (53), Tilburg
• Benjamin Siefke Mechaelsen (86), Kamrar, Hamilton County, Iowa
• Anne Veenstra (43), Enschede, Overijssel, Nederland
• Arnolda Geerdina Damen, Den Dungen
• "Catharina" Cato Cato (65), Tilburg, NL
• Arnolda Geerdina Damen (12), Den Dungen
• Berend Jan Poelarends (80), Dalmsholte, Overijssel, Nederland
• (57), TerApel Vlagtwedde
• Catharina Frijters (65), Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Catharina Frijters (65), Tilburg, Gemeente Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland

• 1950 » Caldwell Jones, American basketball player and coach († 2014)
• 1950 » N. Rangaswamy, Indian lawyer and politician, 9th Chief Minister of Puducherry
• 1951 » Peter Goodfellow, English geneticist and academic
• 1952 » Gábor Demszky, Hungarian sociologist, lawyer, and politician
• 1952 » James Arbuthnot, English lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
• 1952 » Moya Brennan, Irish singer-songwriter and harp player
• 1953 » Hiroyuki Usui, Japanese footballer and manager
• 1954 » Anatoliy Kinakh, Ukrainian engineer and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Ukraine
• 1954 » François Valéry, Algerian-French singer-songwriter
• 1954 » Steve Phillips, English footballer

• 1938 » Pearl White, American actress (b. 1889)
• 1940 » Ze'ev Jabotinsky, Ukrainian-American general, journalist, and activist (b. 1880)
• 1941 » Mihály Babits, Hungarian poet and author (b. 1883)
• 1942 » Alberto Franchetti, Italian composer and educator (b. 1860)
• 1944 » Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński, Polish soldier and poet (b. 1921)
• 1957 » John Cain Sr., Australian politician, 34th Premier of Victoria (b. 1882)
• 1957 » Washington Luís, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 13th President of Brazil (b. 1869)
• 1958 » Ethel Anderson, Australian poet, author, and painter (b. 1883)
• 1959 » József Révai, Hungarian politician, Hungarian Minister of Education (b. 1898)
• 1962 » Marilyn Monroe, American model and actress (b. 1926)

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. Paul
16. Dirk

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 10 » Fulgencio Batista leads a successful coup in Cuba.
• March 21 » Alan Freed presents the Moondog Coronation Ball, the first rock and roll concert, in Cleveland, Ohio.
• 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.
• June 17 » Guatemala passes Decree 900, ordering the redistribution of uncultivated land.
• 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.
• July 23 » General Muhammad Naguib leads the Free Officers Movement (formed by Gamal Abdel Nasser, the real power behind the coup) in overthrowing King Farouk of Egypt.

The temperature on August 4, 1952 was between 12.4 °C and 20.4 °C and averaged 16.3 °C. There was 8.7 hours of sunshine (57%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.