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• Robert Lopresti Wilson, Troy, Rensselaer, New York, Verenigde Staten († 1982)
• Mark Allen Lee († 2010)
• Petrus Hermanus van Koppen († 2017)
• Gerarda Lucia Ludovica Pauwels, Bornem († 2015)
• levenloos geboren kind († 1954)
• Hendrik Gerard Deryckere, Moorslede,8890,West-Vlaanderen,België († 2012)
• Marian Koops († 1995)
• Jantje Menger († 2018)
• Adriaan Anthony (Aad) Fokker, Leiden († 2018)
• Johannes Theodorus Martinus Thuis, Doetinchem

• Aaltje KOOTE Jdr (87), Castricum, NL-NH
• Anna maria Blesgraaf (55), Haarlem
• Barones Mathilde de Posson (87), Amecke
• Andrew W Jansma (49), Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
• Barend Hendrikus Rijkeboer (72), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Alida Antoinetta van Bunnik (55), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
• Antonius Johannes van Genk (71), Utrecht
• Aart Hobbel (86), Zwartewaal Gem Voorne aan Zee), Zuid-Holland, Nederland Nederland
• * Willem Adrianus Stuurman (49), Utrecht
• Arie van Duijvenvoorde (50), Leiden,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• 1952 » Roger Briggs, American pianist, composer, conductor, and educator
• 1953 » Pierre Gauthier, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
• 1954 » Charles Saumarez Smith, English historian and academic
• 1954 » João Carlos de Oliveira, Brazilian jumper († 1999)
• 1954 » John Tory, Canadian lawyer and politician, 65th Mayor of Toronto
• 1954 » Péter Szilágyi, Hungarian conductor and politician († 2013)
• 1954 » Youri Egorov, Russian pianist and composer († 1988)
• 1955 » Laura Amy Schlitz, American author and librarian
• 1955 » Mark Howe, American ice hockey player and coach
• 1956 » Jerry Douglas, American guitarist and producer

• 1937 » Alfred Adler, Austrian-Scottish ophthalmologist and psychologist (b. 1870)
• 1946 » Carter Glass, American publisher and politician, 47th United States Secretary of the Treasury (b. 1858)
• 1947 » August Eigruber, Austrian-German politician (b. 1907)
• 1952 » Philippe Desranleau, Canadian archbishop (b. 1882)
• 1953 » Tatsuo Hori, Japanese author and poet (b. 1904)
• 1964 » Terry Dillon, American football player (b. 1941)
• 1968 » Fyodor Okhlopkov, Russian sergeant and sniper (b. 1908)
• 1971 » Audie Murphy, American soldier and actor, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1925)
• 1972 » Edward VIII of the United Kingdom (b. 1894)
• 1975 » Ezzard Charles, American boxer (b. 1921)

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.
• June 9 » Joseph Welch, special counsel for the United States Army, lashes out at Senator Joseph McCarthy during the Army–McCarthy hearings, giving McCarthy the famous rebuke, "You've done enough. Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last? Have you left no sense of decency?"
• July 5 » Elvis Presley records his first single, "That's All Right", at Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee.
• July 20 » Germany: Otto John, head of West Germany's secret service, defects to East Germany.
• August 24 » The Communist Control Act goes into effect, outlawing the American Communist Party.
• September 11 » Hurricane Edna hits New England as a Category 2 hurricane, causing significant damage and 29 deaths.
• November 7 » In the US, Armistice Day becomes Veterans Day.

The temperature on May 28, 1954 was between 15.5 °C and 28.4 °C and averaged 22.2 °C. There was 12.0 hours of sunshine (74%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast.