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• Andries "Dries" van Beelen, Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2011)
• MaryAnn Froklage, Chesley, Ontario, Canada († 2020)
• Jantje (Janneke) Veldhuis, Onstwedde (Stadskanaal) Groningen Nederland († 2009)
• Elisabeth Johanna Catharina Maria Leijten, Raamsdonk (Noord-Brabant, NLD) († 1954)
• Gerrie Zonneveld, Heemskerk († 2015)
• Gloria Ann OBERHOFF, Fort Bend TX (USA) († 2006)
• Lilian Rose-Anne Povey, Mangakino, Nieuw Zeeland
• Jannigje Bogerd, Leerdam († 2004)
• Kouwenhoven, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland (NLD)
• Anna Catharina Maria BLOM, Berkhout († 1956)

• Arthus Robert Dewar (78)
• Bernard Jozef (Benny) Groniger (15), Drenthe
• Aagje Knijn (85), Egmond-Binnen, Egmond, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Aaltje Verploegh (67), Utrecht, Utrecht (NL)
• Aaltje Broekhuizen (71), Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
• Bernard Jozef "Benny" Groniger (15), DR, Netherlands
• Albert Mulderij (76), Holandscheveld
• Bernard Jozef (Benny) Gröniger (15), Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Alfred Henry Gustave Niehaus (67), St. Louis, Missouri
• Andries van Roon (73), De Bilt

• 1951 » Annie Borckink, Dutch speed skater
• 1953 » Domenico Penzo, Italian footballer
• 1953 » Joseph Bowie, American trombonist and bandleader
• 1954 » Carlos Buhler, American mountaineer
• 1955 » Georgios Alogoskoufis, Greek economist, academic, and politician, Greek Minister of Finance
• 1955 » Mike Bratz, American basketball player
• 1956 » Fran Cosmo, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1956 » Mae Jemison, American physician, academic, and astronaut
• 1956 » Pat McCrory, American businessman and politician, 74th Governor of North Carolina
• 1956 » Stephen Palumbi, American academic and author

• 1948 » Royal Cortissoz, American art critic (b. 1869)
• 1955 » Dimitrios Maximos, Greek banker and politician (b. 1873)
• 1956 » Anne Crawford, Israeli-English actress (b. 1920)
• 1958 » Charlie Townsend, English cricketer and lawyer (b. 1876)
• 1958 » Paul Outerbridge, American photographer (b. 1896)
• 1962 » Natalia Goncharova, Russian painter, costume designer, and set designer (b. 1882)
• 1963 » Jacques Hadamard, French mathematician and academic (b. 1865)
• 1965 » Bart King, American cricketer (b. 1873)
• 1966 » Sidney Hatch, American runner and soldier (b. 1883)
• 1966 » Wieland Wagner, German director and manager (b. 1917)

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 8 » South African Airways Flight 201 A de Havilland DH.106 Comet 1 crashes into the sea during night killing 21 people.
• May 6 » Roger Bannister becomes the first person to run the mile in under four minutes.
• June 27 » The FIFA World Cup quarterfinal match between Hungary and Brazil, highly anticipated to be exciting, instead turns violent, with three players ejected and further fighting continuing after the game.
• August 23 » First flight of the Lockheed C-130 multi-role aircraft.
• August 24 » The Communist Control Act goes into effect, outlawing the American Communist Party.
• October 27 » Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. becomes the first African-American general in the United States Air Force.

The temperature on October 17, 1954 was between 13.4 °C and 17.6 °C and averaged 15.2 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.9 hours. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.