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Born on Friday January 16, 1953
- Dennis Jay Roghair, Orange City, Sioux County, Iowa, VS († 2013)
- Luc Jean-Yves Roussin, St-Justine ( Quebec ) († 1997)
- N.N. van Bavel, Breda († 1953)
- Henk de Groot, Zwolle, Nederland († 2007)
- Fre Walthie († 1999)
- Teuntje Hoekwater, Hardinxveld,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2014)
- Meindert van Rumpt († 2022)
- NN Hartoh, Slochteren
- Hendrik de Groot, Zwolle, Gelderland, Nederland († 2007)
- henk olthof, Bruchterveld,Gemeente Hardenberg,Overijssel,Nederland († 2021)
Died on Friday January 16, 1953
- "Ferdinand Joseph" Maria Maurice Jean-Evangeliste von Lobkowicz (67), Praha
- Anthonia Maria Siteur (87), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
- Anna van Meer (89), Halsteren, N-Br, NL
- Annigje Stam (74), Nieuwveen
- Baukje Hoff (59), Haulerwijk
- Aaltje Mastenbroek (94), Gemeente Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland
- Anna Elisabeth Luckerhoff (65), Amsterdam
- Anthonia Siteur (87), Utrecht
- Antonia Francisca Mommers (68), Tilburg, Gemeente Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Alida van der Kleij (75), Eindhoven, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 16, 1953 at Delpher
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- Friese koerier : onafhankelijk dagblad voor Friesland en aangrenzende gebieden
- Nieuw Israelietisch weekblad
- De nieuwsgier
- De waarheid
- Het nieuwsblad voor Sumatra
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- Het vrije volk : democratisch-socialistisch dagblad
- Amigoe di Curacao : weekblad voor de Curacaosche eilanden
- Leeuwarder courant : hoofdblad van Friesland
Born on January 16
- 1950 » Debbie Allen, American actress, dancer, and choreographer
- 1950 » Robert Schimmel, American comedian, actor, and producer († 2010)
- 1952 » Fuad II, King of Egypt
- 1952 » Julie Anne Peters, American engineer and author
- 1952 » L. Blaine Hammond, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut
- 1952 » Piercarlo Ghinzani, Italian race car driver and manager
- 1953 » Robert Jay Mathews, American militant, founded The Order († 1984)
- 1954 » Vasili Zhupikov, Russian footballer and coach († 2015)
- 1954 » Wolfgang Schmidt, German discus thrower
- 1955 » Jerry M. Linenger, American captain, physician, and astronaut
Died on January 16
- 1942 » Carole Lombard, American actress and comedian (b. 1908)
- 1942 » Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (b. 1850)
- 1942 » Villem Grünthal-Ridala, Estonian poet and linguist (b. 1885)
- 1957 » Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone, English general and politician, 16th Governor General of Canada (b. 1874)
- 1957 » Arturo Toscanini, Italian cellist and conductor (b. 1867)
- 1959 » Phan Khôi, Vietnamese journalist and author (b. 1887)
- 1960 » Arthur Darby, English rugby player (b. 1876)
- 1961 » Max Schöne, German swimmer (b. 1880)
- 1962 » Frank Hurley, Australian photographer, director, producer, and cinematographer (b. 1885)
- 1962 » Ivan Meštrović, Croatian sculptor and architect, designed the Monument to the Unknown Hero (b. 1883)
Names that were popular for boys in 1953
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Willem
- Hendrik
- Gerrit
- Robert
- Peter
- Pieter
- Petrus
- Adrianus
- Jacobus
- Dirk
- John
- Wilhelmus
- Gerardus
Names that were popular for girls in 1953
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Hendrika
- Catharina
- Adriana
- Margaretha
- Yvonne
- Petronella
- Geertruida
- Linda
- Alida
- Jacoba
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1953
- 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 17 » Cold War: East Germany Workers Uprising: In East Germany, the Soviet Union orders a division of troops into East Berlin to quell a rebellion.
- June 30 » The first Chevrolet Corvette rolls off the assembly line in Flint, Michigan.
- July 7 » Ernesto "Che" Guevara sets out on a trip through Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, and El Salvador.
- July 17 » The largest number of United States midshipman casualties in a single event results from an aircraft crash in Florida, killing 44.
- September 12 » U.S. Senator and future President John Fitzgerald Kennedy marries Jacqueline Lee Bouvier at St. Mary's Church in Newport, Rhode Island.
- September 21 » Lieutenant No Kum-sok, a North Korean pilot, defects to South Korea with his jet fighter.
Weather January 16, 1953
The average temperature on January 16, 1953 was 1.6 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 1.0 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest.