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• Martina Wilhelmina Timothea van der Zwaan, Blaricum, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2020)
• Jan Krijnders, Nijverdal
• Ferry Waas, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands († 1953)
• Petronella Hendrika van HEEL, Maasdriel, Gelderland, Nederland
• Helen Elizabeth Newberry († 1995)
• Ruijgt, Nootdorp, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Ferry Waas, amsterdam, Nederland († 1953)
• Nn Boelen, Deventer († 1953)
• Gerrit (Gerrie) ten Caat, Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland († 2009)
• NN Ruijgt, Nootdorp († 1953)

• Cornelis Jacobus Ros (57), Made en Drimmelen
• Cornelis Beekhuizen (94), Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Andreas Matheus Augustinus Werkman (69), Maastricht, Limburg, Nederland
• Aaltje Jacomina Overdorp (81)
• Carolus van VARENBERG (79), Lier, 2500, Antwerpen, Vlaanderen, België
• Catharina Vangenechten (79), Geel, België
• Andreas Hubertus Berden (87), Venlo
• Adrianus HENDRICKX (78), Alphen-Chaam, Province of North Brabant, Netherlands
• Hoftijzer (93), Wisch
• Carrie C. Hicks (82), Waltham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten

• 1951 » Joe Piscopo, American actor, comedian, and screenwriter
• 1951 » John Garrett, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
• 1951 » Starhawk, American author and activist
• 1952 » Estelle Morris, Baroness Morris of Yardley, English educator and politician, Secretary of State for Education
• 1952 » Mike Milbury, American ice hockey player, coach, and manager
• 1953 » Juan Muñoz, Spanish sculptor and storyteller († 2001)
• 1953 » Vernon Coaker, English educator and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
• 1954 » Mark Linn-Baker, American actor and director
• 1955 » Bob Sauvé, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1955 » Mati Laur, Estonian historian, author, and academic

• 1942 » Charles Fitzpatrick, Canadian lawyer and politician, 5th Chief Justice of Canada (b. 1853)
• 1952 » Jack Parsons, American chemist and engineer (b. 1914)
• 1954 » Danny Cedrone, American guitarist and bandleader (b. 1920)
• 1956 » Bob Sweikert, American race car driver (b. 1926)
• 1956 » Paul Rostock, German surgeon and academic (b. 1892)
• 1956 » Percival Perry, 1st Baron Perry, English businessman (b. 1878)
• 1957 » Dorothy Richardson, English journalist and author (b. 1873)
• 1957 » J. R. Williams, Canadian-American cartoonist (b. 1888)
• 1961 » Jeff Chandler, American actor (b. 1918)
• 1963 » Aleksander Kesküla, Estonian politician (b. 1882)

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.
• March 1 » Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin suffers a stroke and collapses; he dies four days later.
• June 9 » The Flint–Worcester tornado outbreak sequence kills 94 people in Massachusetts.
• 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 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 » Cold War: Fidel Castro leads an unsuccessful attack on the Moncada Barracks, thus beginning the Cuban Revolution. The movement took the name of the date: 26th of July Movement
• October 29 » BCPA Flight 304 DC-6 crashes near San Francisco.

The temperature on June 17, 1953 was between 10.8 °C and 19.3 °C and averaged 14.5 °C. There was 5.9 mm of rain during 1.9 hours. There was 5.1 hours of sunshine (30%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south.