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• Johannes Tonnis Hendrik JAGER, Winschoten, Groningen, Nederland († 1990)
• Piet D'haens († 2016)
• Jaap Cornelis Lugt, Wageningen, Gelderland, Nederland († 1976)
• Garry Raymond Stob Jr., Chicago
• Agnes Anita Virginia Alphonsina De bruyn, Weert († 2011)
• Jan Gerrit Hendrik van der Kolk, ypelo
• Elisabeth Grietje Kramer, Schermerhorn († 1956)
• Paulus Verheggen, Maasniel († 2001)
• Levenloos N.N., Den Haag († 1954)
• Timothy Peter Walvoord, Dallas (USA) († 1979)

• Berend Vorenkamp (85), Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
• Dina Geertruida van Brummelen (71), Utrecht (stad), Utrecht, Nederland
• Cornelis VERLOOP (85), Rotterdam
• Cornelius Marbus (81), Noordwijk
• Derk Roelf Vos (63), Midwolda (gem. Oldambt)
• Anna Maria Cornelia de Broekert (59), Den Haag
• Barend Mandema (67), delfzijl
• Deeltje van Duuren (55), Amsterdam
• Dingeman Anthonie Anemaet (75), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands
• Arie Evert Alders (71), Rotterdam

• 1952 » Željko Ražnatović, Serbian commander († 2000)
• 1952 » Joe Alaskey, American voice actor († 2016)
• 1952 » John McColl, English general and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Jersey
• 1952 » Pierre Guité, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1954 » Michael Sembello, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1954 » Riccardo Patrese, Italian race car driver
• 1954 » Roddy Piper, Canadian professional wrestler and actor († 2015)
• 1955 » Mike Stroud, English physician and explorer
• 1955 » Pete Shelley, English singer-songwriter and guitarist († 2018)
• 1955 » Todd Lickliter, American basketball player and coach

• 1936 » Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck, Dutch lawyer and politician, 28th Prime Minister of the Netherlands (b. 1873)
• 1942 » Jean Baptiste Perrin, French-American physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1870)
• 1944 » Dimitrios Psarros, Greek lieutenant, founded the National and Social Liberation (b. 1893)
• 1944 » J. T. Hearne, English cricketer and coach (b. 1867)
• 1946 » Juan Bautista Sacasa, Nicaraguan medical doctor, politician and 20th President of Nicaragua (b. 1874)
• 1948 » Suzuki Kantarō, Japanese admiral and politician, 42nd Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1868)
• 1954 » Lucrețiu Pătrășcanu, Romanian lawyer and politician, Romanian Minister of Justice (b. 1900)
• 1960 » Eddie Cochran, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1938)
• 1961 » Elda Anderson, American physicist and health researcher (b. 1899)
• 1967 » Red Allen, American singer and trumpet player (b. 1908)

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

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

• 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 10.6 million citizens.
• February 28 » The first color television sets using the NTSC standard are offered for sale to the general public.
• April 25 » The first practical solar cell is publicly demonstrated by Bell Telephone Laboratories.
• May 7 » Indochina War: The Battle of Dien Bien Phu ends in a French defeat and a Viet Minh victory (the battle began on March 13).
• August 24 » Getúlio Vargas, president of Brazil, commits suicide and is succeeded by João Café Filho.
• August 24 » The Communist Control Act goes into effect, outlawing the American Communist Party.
• October 11 » In accord with the 1954 Geneva Conference, French troops complete their withdrawal from North Vietnam.

The temperature on April 17, 1954 was between -0.2 °C and 10.0 °C and averaged 5.2 °C. There was 11.5 hours of sunshine (82%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast.