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• Nicole HEERINCKX († 2002)
• June Marie Kloetzer, Iowa Falls, Hardin County, Iowa († 2008)
• Machiel Adrianus Johannes Maria van Wordragen, Ammerzoden
• Inge Keesman, Alkmaar († 2024)
• Trijntje Doornbos, Meppel († 1954)
• A.J.M. Overmars, Twello (Voorst) (GL) Veluwe († 2016)
• Maryline Thysebaert († 2002)
• - Hustinx, Maastricht, Limburg, Nederland († 1954)
• Karin Marina Bernadetta Angela SMITHUIS, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Marie Louise van Loon († 2002)

• Antonie de Wijer (84), Echteld
• Aaltje Nijboer (78)
• Alida Hilhorst (65), Bussum
• Abraham Wachtendorf van Rijn (85), Schagen
• Anna Boing (81), St. Louis City, Missouri, Verenigde Staten
• Aaltje JAGER (92), Assen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Aaltje Jager (92)
• Kooistra (0), Opeinde
• Aloijsius Groenewegen (78), Naaldwijk, Nederland
• Anna Maria Haesen (62), Maastricht

• 1952 » Bruce Jay Nelson, American computer scientist († 1999)
• 1952 » Dewey Bunnell, British-American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1952 » Nadiuska, German television actress
• 1953 » Desi Arnaz, Jr., American actor and singer
• 1953 » Richard Legendre, Canadian tennis player and politician
• 1953 » Wayne Schimmelbusch, Australian footballer and coach
• 1954 » Cindy Sherman, American photographer and director
• 1954 » Esther Shkalim, Israeli poet and Mizrahi feminist
• 1954 » Katey Sagal, American actress and singer
• 1955 » Paul Rodriguez, Mexican-American comedian and actor

• 1938 » Branislav Nušić, Serbian author, playwright, and journalist (b. 1864)
• 1945 » Gustave Mesny, French general (b. 1886)
• 1948 » Tony Garnier, French architect and urban planner, designed the Stade de Gerland (b. 1869)
• 1954 » Theodor Kaluza, German mathematician and physicist (b. 1885)
• 1957 » József Dudás, Romanian-Hungarian activist and politician (b. 1912)
• 1963 » Clement Smoot, American golfer (b. 1884)
• 1964 » Firmin Lambot, Belgian cyclist (b. 1886)
• 1965 » Arnold Luhaäär, Estonian weightlifter (b. 1905)
• 1968 » Ray Harroun, American race car driver and engineer (b. 1879)
• 1972 » Michael Rabin, American violinist (b. 1936)

• 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 8 » South African Airways Flight 201 A de Havilland DH.106 Comet 1 crashes into the sea during night killing 21 people.
• July 5 » Elvis Presley records his first single, "That's All Right", at Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee.
• July 15 » First flight of the Boeing 367-80, prototype for both the Boeing 707 and C-135 series.
• September 8 » The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) is established.
• 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 19 » Télé Monte Carlo, Europe's oldest private television channel, is launched by Prince Rainier III.

The temperature on January 19, 1954 was between 2.2 °C and 8.5 °C and averaged 4.2 °C. There was 3.1 mm of rain during 2.6 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.