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• Angela Marie Denham, Stanford, Lincoln, Kentucky, Verenigde Staten († 2019)
• Melvin Joy Sickler, Denver, Colorado, Verenigde Staten († 1976)
• Sipkje VAN DER MEULEN, Pingjum (Wûnseradiel) Friesland Netherlands († 1955)
• Sipkje van der Meulen, Pingjum († 1955)
• Carla Josephina Pieterse, Texel, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1954)
• Frans ter Horst, Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland († 2017)
• * Evelyn Tan, Filipijnen († 2016)
• Dirk Weijer († 2011)
• Kornelia Janna Bisschop, Uithuizen († 1954)
• Aaltje (Alie) Foppen, Harderwijk († 1958)

• Christian Carl Ernst Quick (67), Roßlau, Anhalt-Zerbst, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
• Andreas Joseph Emanuel Nefkens (0), Venlo
• Adrianus Schuitman (87), Halsteren, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Adrianus Gerardus Bernardus Pols (43), Eindhoven, Gemeente Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Adrianus Gerardus Bernardus Pols (43), Eindhoven
• Amanda Pearl Wideman Dugan [0] (65), St Louis, Missouri
• Aaltje Hellinga (83), Drachten, gem. Smallingerland, Friesland, Nederland
• Charles Hobson Bowers (54), San Bruno, San Mateo, California, United States
• Antje de Jong (75), Leeuwarden, Friesland, Nederland
• Auke Osinga (77), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• 1952 » Darrell Porter, American baseball player and sportscaster († 2002)
• 1952 » Ryuichi Sakamoto, Japanese pianist, composer, and producer
• 1952 » Tom Deitz, American author († 2009)
• 1953 » Carlos Johnson, American singer and guitarist
• 1953 » Jeff Berlin, American bass player and educator
• 1954 » Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., American lawyer, radio host, activist, and environmentalist
• 1955 » Pietro Parolin, Italian cardinal
• 1955 » Steve Earle, American singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, author and actor
• 1955 » Steve Javie, American basketball player and referee
• 1956 » Damian Green, English journalist and politician

• 1933 » Louis Comfort Tiffany, American stained glass artist (b. 1848)
• 1936 » Mateiu Caragiale, Romanian journalist, author, and poet (b. 1885)
• 1942 » Walther von Reichenau, German field marshal (b. 1884)
• 1947 » Jean-Marie-Rodrigue Villeneuve, Canadian cardinal (b. 1883)
• 1947 » Pyotr Krasnov, Russian historian and general (b. 1869)
• 1951 » Jyoti Prasad Agarwala, Indian poet, playwright, and director (b. 1903)
• 1952 » Walter Briggs Sr., American businessman (b. 1877)
• 1961 » Patrice Lumumba, Congolese politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (b. 1925)
• 1970 » Simon Kovar, Russian-American bassoon player and educator (b. 1890)
• 1972 » Betty Smith, American author and playwright (b. 1896)

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.
• January 20 » In the United States, the National Negro Network is established with 40 charter member radio stations.
• January 21 » The first nuclear-powered submarine, the USSNautilus, is launched in Groton, Connecticut by Mamie Eisenhower, the First Lady of the United States.
• 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).
• May 13 » The original Broadway production of The Pajama Game opens and runs for another 1,063 performances. Later received three Tony Awards for Best Musical, Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical, and Best Choreography.
• July 20 » Germany: Otto John, head of West Germany's secret service, defects to East Germany.
• October 15 » Hurricane Hazel devastates the eastern seaboard of North America, killing 95 and causing massive floods as far north as Toronto.

The temperature on January 17, 1954 was between 3.6 °C and 7.3 °C and averaged 5.3 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 1.4 hours of sunshine (17%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west.