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• van der Laaken, Leiden
• Maria Dikken († 1998)
• Jacob Keuter († 2017)
• Dawn Mary Brasley, Bristol Hartford, Connecticut, Verenigde Staten († 2001)
• Maria Dikken, Lonneker, Enschede, Overijssel, Nederland († 1998)
• Adriaantje Helena Petronella Kooger, Oost (Texel) († 2018)
• Hermanus Hendrikus Kuyer, Arnhem († 2013)
• Deborah Perdue Kelson († 2016)
• Levenloos kind Waasdorp, Leiden († 1953)
• Harm Bolt, Kollumerpomp, Kollumerland († 1997)

• Abraham de Leeuwe (83), Enschede
• Catherine OSTERHAUS (72), Iowa
• Antonius Stumpf (70), Voorburg
• Calvin Peveto (75), Orange County, Texas, Verenigde Staten
• Anna Maria van den Engel (76), Montfoort, Utrecht, Nederland
• Antonius van Dun (75), 's-Hertogenbosch
• Andries Hubert BERDEN (87), Venlo
• Catharina Margaretha van Erp (73), Geffen
• Arnoldus Rombartus van Hattum (82), Velp
• Cristiaan Wienjus (61), Amsterdam

• 1951 » Andrew Robathan, English soldier and politician, Minister of State for the Armed Forces
• 1951 » Lucie Arnaz, American actress and singer
• 1951 » Mark Bowden, American journalist and author
• 1952 » David Hasselhoff, American actor, singer, and producer
• 1952 » Nicolette Larson, American singer-songwriter († 1997)
• 1952 » Robert R. McCammon, American author
• 1952 » Thé Lau, Dutch singer-songwriter and guitarist († 2015)
• 1954 » Angela Merkel, German chemist and politician, 8th Chancellor of Germany
• 1954 » Edward Natapei, Vanuatuan politician, 6th Prime Minister of Vanuatu († 2015)
• 1954 » J. Michael Straczynski, American author, screenwriter, and producer

• 1945 » Ernst Busch, German field marshal (b. 1885)
• 1946 » Draža Mihailović, Serbian general (b. 1893)
• 1946 » Florence Fuller, South African-born Australian artist (b. 1867)
• 1950 » Antonie Nedošinská, Czech actress (b. 1885)
• 1950 » Evangeline Booth, English 4th General of The Salvation Army (b. 1865)
• 1959 » Billie Holiday, American singer (b. 1915)
• 1959 » Eugene Meyer, American businessman and publisher (b. 1875)
• 1960 » Maud Menten, Canadian physician and biochemist (b. 1879)
• 1961 » Emin Halid Onat, Turkish architect and academic (b. 1908)
• 1961 » Ty Cobb, American baseball player and manager (b. 1886)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Willem
5. Hendrik
6. Gerrit
7. Robert
8. Peter
9. Pieter
10. Petrus
11. Adrianus
12. Jacobus
13. Dirk
14. John
15. Wilhelmus
16. Gerardus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Hendrika
8. Catharina
9. Adriana
10. Margaretha
11. Yvonne
12. Petronella
13. Geertruida
14. Linda
15. Alida
16. Jacoba

• 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 September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 10.4 million citizens.
• June 2 » The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, who is crowned Queen of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Her Other Realms and Territories & Head of the Commonwealth, the first major international event to be televised.
• June 18 » The Egyptian revolution of 1952 ends with the overthrow of the Muhammad Ali dynasty and the declaration of the Republic of Egypt.
• July 26 » Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment repel a number of Chinese assaults against a key position known as The Hook during the Battle of the Samichon River, just hours before the Armistice Agreement is signed, ending the Korean War.
• August 19 » Cold War: The CIA and MI6 help to overthrow the government of Mohammad Mosaddegh in Iran and reinstate the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
• September 13 » Nikita Khrushchev is appointed General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
• October 30 » President Eisenhower approves the top-secret document NSC 162/2 concerning the maintenance of a strong nuclear deterrent force against the Soviet Union.

The temperature on July 17, 1953 was between 14.4 °C and 22.7 °C and averaged 17.8 °C. There was 4.0 mm of rain during 3.3 hours. There was 4.5 hours of sunshine (28%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.