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• Dennis Wayne MINK Jr., Waukegan, Lake, Illinois († 1972)
• James Ludtke († 2004)
• Bouke Sjonger, Suameer, Friesland, Nederland († 1991)
• Heimen Hendrik van de Ridder, Putten († 2023)
• Cornelia Henriëtte Maria Hoogervorst, IJmuiden († 2003)
• Serge Jean Brisbois († 2008)
• NN Lodewijks, Groningen († 1954)
• Johannes Franciscus Clemens van Leeuwen, Velsen, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Dennis James Martin († 1972)
• Bertha Johanna Wormgoor († 2003)

• Bertie Jean Gore (17)
• * Wilhelmina Dussenbroek (84), 's Gravenhage
• Aartje Metzger (75), Avereest
• Albert Minne Mast (69), Whitecourt Census Division, Alberta, Canada
• bouke ent (71), warder
• Berend Johannes Hartman (10), Urk
• ALBERTUS VAN DER STOELEN (57), SINT-PAUWELS,OOST-VLAANDEREN,BELGIE
• Berend Johannes Hartman (10), Urk
• Anne JAGER (89), Niezijl, Groningen, Nederland
• Catharina Smekens (80), Chaam, NB, Nederland

• 1951 » Brian Bilbray, American politician
• 1952 » Richard Glatzer, American director, producer, and screenwriter († 2015)
• 1953 » Colin Campbell, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1954 » Bruno Metsu, French footballer and manager († 2013)
• 1954 » Peter Lampe, German theologian and historian
• 1954 » Rick Warren, American pastor and author
• 1955 » Nicolas Sarkozy, French lawyer and politician, 23rd President of France
• 1955 » Vinod Khosla, Indian-American businessman, co-founded Sun Microsystems
• 1956 » Peter Schilling, German singer-songwriter
• 1956 » Richard Danielpour, American composer and educator

• 1945 » Roza Shanina, Russian sergeant and sniper (b. 1924)
• 1947 » Reynaldo Hahn, Venezuelan-French composer, conductor, and critic (b. 1875)
• 1948 » Hans Aumeier, German SS officer (b. 1906)
• 1949 » Jean-Pierre Wimille, French race car driver (b. 1908)
• 1950 » Nikolai Luzin, Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1883)
• 1953 » James Scullin, Australian journalist and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1876)
• 1953 » Neyzen Tevfik, Turkish philosopher and poet (b. 1879)
• 1959 » Walter Beall, American baseball player (b. 1899)
• 1960 » Zora Neale Hurston, American novelist, short story writer, and folklorist (b. 1891)
• 1963 » Gustave Garrigou, French cyclist (b. 1884)

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 7 » Georgetown-IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York at the head office of IBM.
• January 21 » The first nuclear-powered submarine, the USSNautilus, is launched in Groton, Connecticut by Mamie Eisenhower, the First Lady of the United States.
• August 16 » The first issue of Sports Illustrated is published.
• August 24 » Getúlio Vargas, president of Brazil, commits suicide and is succeeded by João Café Filho.
• October 11 » In accord with the 1954 Geneva Conference, French troops complete their withdrawal from North Vietnam.
• November 10 » U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower dedicates the USMC War Memorial (Iwo Jima memorial) in Arlington Ridge Park in Arlington County, Virginia.

The temperature on January 28, 1954 was between -11.3 °C and -5.0 °C and averaged -8.6 °C. There was 3.3 hours of sunshine (37%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east.