About the day » Saturday June 5, 1954Calender converter

• Jurjen Mebius, Leeuwarden († 1962)
• Marie-Jeanne Desnyder, Handzame, West Vlaanderen, Belgie († 2020)
• Rob Ivo Klein Bog, Amersfoort, Utrecht, Nederland († 1954)
• Jan Blokland, Meerkerk († 2023)
• Antonia Anna Emerentia Maria RUBBENS, Hoeven, Halderberge, Province of North Brabant, Netherlands († 2014)
• Harm Jan Bruins, Amsterdam († 2013)
• NN Robben, Tilburg († 1954)
• Robert Allan Burgess, Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa († 2013)
• Martin Christiaan Ens († 2003)
• Grietje IJsbrandy, Leeuwarden († 2016)

• Anthonetta Cornelia Klerkx (72), Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Aaltje van der Louw (84), Woerden
• Baafje Visser (81), Sint-Pancras
• Archibald Charles EDMONSTONE (56)
• Bernardus Jacobus ten Hoeve (65)
• Bernardus Johannes Antonius Leferink (53), Den Haag,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adrianus Bikker (63), Lexmond (Zederik), Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Alexander Jacobus Johannes Bouhuisen (81), Naaldwijk
• Andries Bergijk (71)
• (80), Brugge

• 1952 » Carole Fredericks, American singer († 2001)
• 1952 » Nicko McBrain, English drummer and songwriter
• 1952 » Pierre Bruneau, Canadian journalist and news anchor
• 1953 » Kathleen Kennedy, American film producer, co-founded Amblin Entertainment
• 1954 » Alberto Malesani, Italian footballer and manager
• 1954 » Nancy Stafford, American model and actress
• 1954 » Phil Neale, English cricketer, coach, and manager
• 1955 » Edino Nazareth Filho, Brazilian footballer and manager
• 1956 » Kenny G, American saxophonist, songwriter, and producer
• 1956 » Richard Butler, English singer-songwriter

• 1920 » Rhoda Broughton, Welsh-English author (b. 1840)
• 1921 » Georges Feydeau, French playwright (b. 1862)
• 1921 » Will Crooks, English trade unionist and politician (b. 1852)
• 1930 » Eric Lemming, Swedish athlete (b. 1880)
• 1930 » Pascin, Bulgarian-French painter and illustrator (b. 1885)
• 1934 » Emily Dobson, Australian philanthropist (b. 1842)
• 1934 » William Holman, English-Australian politician, 19th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1871)
• 1947 » Nils Olaf Chrisander, Swedish-American actor and director (b. 1884)
• 1967 » Arthur Biram, Israeli philologist, philosopher, and academic (b. 1878)
• 1967 » Harry Brown, Australian public servant (b. 1878)

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.
• April 1 » United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorizes the creation of the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado.
• August 23 » First flight of the Lockheed C-130 multi-role aircraft.
• November 13 » Great Britain defeats France to capture the first ever Rugby League World Cup in Paris in front of around 30,000 spectators.
• November 27 » Alger Hiss is released from prison after serving 44 months for perjury.
• December 2 » Cold War: The United States Senate votes 65 to 22 to censure Joseph McCarthy for "conduct that tends to bring the Senate into dishonor and disrepute".
• December 23 » First successful kidney transplant is performed by J. Hartwell Harrison and Joseph Murray.

The temperature on June 5, 1954 was between 11.7 °C and 24.6 °C and averaged 18.7 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 11.4 hours of sunshine (69%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east.