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Born on Friday October 22, 1954
- Joseph Koiter, Enschede († 2000)
- Aleida Johanna Beekelaar, Zuidwolde, Drenthe, Nederland († 1957)
- Luc VERSCHAEVE, Comines,7780,Hainaut,Wallonie,Belgique († 2023)
- Elisabeth Catharina Loose, Zevenbergen († 1999)
- Maxime Batselier († 1995)
- Steven Merle Hull, Hastings, Barry Co.Michigan († 1974)
- Johanna Elisabeth Maria Trum, Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1955)
- Gilbert Rosette Valentinus Hayen, Hasselt, België († 1955)
- Wouter Peter van de Graaff († 1974)
- Michael Carl Heacox, Detroit Michigan, Verenigde Staten († 2009)
Died on Friday October 22, 1954
- Aaltje Bosma (40), Enschede, Gemeente Enschede, Overijssel, Nederland
- Adrianus Josephus van Engelen (39), Tilburg
- Akke van der Bijl (19), Lemmer
- Albertje Bos (73), Groningen
- Anna Maria SMEULDERS (87), Goirle, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Anna Maria Smeulders (87), Goirle
- Anna-Maria Smeulders (87), Goirle, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Antje Van der Burg (81)
- Carl Wesley Marion Denison, Indiana, Verenigde Staten
- Albertus Jonker (49), Avereest
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 22, 1954 at Delpher
- Limburgsch dagblad
- De waarheid
- Nieuw Israelietisch weekblad
- Amigoe di Curacao : weekblad voor de Curacaosche eilanden
- De nieuwsgier
- Het nieuwsblad voor Sumatra
- Friese koerier : onafhankelijk dagblad voor Friesland en aangrenzende gebieden
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- Leeuwarder courant : hoofdblad van Friesland
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
Born on October 22
- 1952 » Greg Hawkes, American musician
- 1952 » Jeff Goldblum, American actor and producer
- 1952 » Julie Dash, American director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1953 » René Arce Islas, Mexican politician
- 1954 » Graham Joyce, English author and educator († 2014)
- 1956 » Alejandro Kuropatwa, Argentine photographer († 2003)
- 1956 » Frank DiPino, American baseball player and coach
- 1956 » John Adam, Australian rugby league player
- 1957 » Daniel Melingo, Argentine musician
- 1957 » Henry Lauterbach, German jumper
Died on October 22
- 1935 » Edward Carson, Irish-English lawyer and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales (b. 1854)
- 1941 » Guy Môquet, French militant (b. 1924)
- 1952 » Ernst Rüdin, Swiss psychiatrist, geneticist, and eugenicist (b. 1874)
- 1954 » Jibanananda Das, Bangladeshi-Indian author and poet (b. 1899)
- 1956 » Hannah Mitchell, English activist (b. 1872)
- 1959 » George Bouzianis, Greek painter and educator (b. 1885)
- 1959 » Joseph Cahill, Australian politician, 29th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1891)
- 1965 » Muriel George, English singer and actress (b. 1883)
- 1969 » Tommy Edwards, American singer-songwriter (b. 1922)
- 1972 » James K. Baxter, New Zealand poet, writer, theologian, and social commentator. (b. 1926)
Names that were popular for boys in 1954
- Johannes
- Maria
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Willem
- Hendrik
- Gerardus
- Petrus
- Peter
- Pieter
- Antonius
- Jacobus
- Wilhelmus
- Adrianus
- Robert
- John
Names that were popular for girls in 1954
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Anna
- Catharina
- Marie
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Ann
- Helena
- Margaretha
- Antonia
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1954
- 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.
- June 14 » U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs a bill into law that places the words "under God" into the United States Pledge of Allegiance.
- July 21 » First Indochina War: The Geneva Conference partitions Vietnam into North Vietnam and South Vietnam.
- November 1 » The Front de Libération Nationale fires the first shots of the Algerian War of Independence.
- 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 weather on Friday October 22, 1954
The temperature on October 22, 1954 was between 9.5 °C and 13.2 °C and averaged 11.4 °C. There was 12.5 mm of rain during 6.2 hours. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (3%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI