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• Ralph Roy Villamil († 2002)
• Levenloos geboren ten Kate, Hengelo, Overijssel, Nederland († 1954)
• Janny Leusink, Oldebroek († 2006)
• Peter Andrew Schonken († 1954)
• Charles Reanee "Charlie" Gay, Lower Newtown, Queens Co., Prince Edward Island, Canada († 2008)
• Clarice Cardoso Toledo, Martinópolis, São Paulo, Brasil († 2012)
• Bruintjes, Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1954)
• James Timothy Hart († 1975)
• Albertje de Jonge, Zuidveen († 1954)
• Alex De Vries, Groningen,, Groningen, Nederland († 2016)

• Alberdina Walstra (62), Leeuwarden
• Adrianus van der Donk (63), Den Dungen
• Abraham Stolk (72), Nieuw-Helvoet, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Cornelis Aleidus Arnoldus Johannes Greebe (86), Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
• Bruintjes (0), Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Benjamin Addison Gregory (79), Murray, Georgia, United States
• Antonetta Cornelissen (70), Aarle-Rixtel
• Aaltje Snippe (29), Wierden
• Aaltje Fidder (81), Enschede, Overijssel, Nederland
• Adriana Speksnijder (86), Gouda

• 1953 » Charles Colbourn, Canadian computer scientist and mathematician
• 1953 » Christoph Daum, German footballer and manager
• 1953 » John Barton, English footballer and manager
• 1953 » Steven Hatfill, American physician and virologist
• 1954 » Brad Sherman, American accountant, lawyer, and politician
• 1954 » Doug Davidson, American actor
• 1954 » Jožo Ráž, Slovak singer-songwriter and bass player
• 1954 » Malcolm Turnbull, Australian journalist and politician, 29th Prime Minister of Australia
• 1954 » Mike Rounds, American businessman and politician, junior senator from South Dakota
• 1954 » Tom Mulcair, Canadian lawyer and politician

• 1943 » Hector de Saint-Denys Garneau, Canadian poet and painter (b. 1912)
• 1944 » Louis Renault, French engineer and businessman, co-founded the Renault Company (b. 1877)
• 1945 » Vidkun Quisling, Norwegian soldier and politician, Minister President of Norway (b. 1887)
• 1948 » Franz Lehár, Austrian-Hungarian composer (b. 1870)
• 1948 » Frederic L. Paxson, American historian and author (b. 1877)
• 1949 » Yaroslav Halan, Ukrainian playwright and publicist (b. 1902)
• 1958 » G. E. Moore, English philosopher and academic (b. 1873)
• 1960 » Yevgeny Ostashev, the test pilot of rocket, participant in the launch of the first artificial Earth satellite, Lenin prize winner, Candidate of Technical Sciences (b. 1924)
• 1964 » Toni Kinshofer, German mountaineer (b. 1931)
• 1965 » Hans Meerwein, German chemist (b. 1879)

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.
• March 19 » Willie Mosconi sets a world record by running 526 consecutive balls without a miss during a straight pool exhibition at East High Billiard Club in Springfield, Ohio, setting a record that remains unbroken.
• May 17 » The United States Supreme Court hands down a unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, outlawing racial segregation in public schools.
• August 24 » Getúlio Vargas, president of Brazil, commits suicide and is succeeded by João Café Filho.
• September 29 » The convention establishing CERN (the European Organization for Nuclear Research) is signed.
• December 4 » The first Burger King is opened in Miami, Florida.

The temperature on October 24, 1954 was between 9.0 °C and 17.1 °C and averaged 12.9 °C. There was 2.9 mm of rain during 1.3 hours. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.