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Died on Tuesday November 16, 1954
- Adriana Cornelia Johanna van den Wildenbergh (72), Rucphen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Achiel BOSSUYT (64), Minderhout, Hoogstraten, Province of Antwerp (Middle Brabant), Belgium
- Aafke Post (69), Fulton Whiteside County Illinois (USA)
- Kemeling, Den Haag
- Anna Aletta Credoe (67), Utrecht
- Adriana van den Wildenbergh (72), Rucphen
- Anna Maria Bloemen (52), Heerlen
- Carolus Donker van Heel, (64), Rijswijk
- Aafke Post (69), Fulton Township (Whiteside County) (Illinois)
- Câ©cile WIOLAND (71), Altkirch (68130, Haut-Rhin, France)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from November 16, 1954 at Delpher
- Limburgsch dagblad
- De waarheid
- 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
- Algemeen Indisch dagblad : de Preangerbode
Born on November 16
- 1951 » Andy Dalton, New Zealand rugby player
- 1952 » Shigeru Miyamoto, Japanese video game designer
- 1953 » Griff Rhys Jones, Welsh comedian, actor, and author
- 1954 » Andrea Barrett, American novelist and short story writer
- 1954 » Dick Gross, Australian lawyer and politician
- 1955 » Héctor Cúper, Argentinian footballer, coach, and manager
- 1955 » Jun Kunimura, Japanese actor
- 1955 » Pierre Larouche, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- 1956 » Terry Labonte, American race car driver and businessman
- 1957 » Jacques Gamblin, French actor
Died on November 16
- 1939 » Pierce Butler, American lawyer and jurist (b. 1866)
- 1941 » Eduard Eelma, Estonian footballer (b. 1902)
- 1941 » Miina Härma, Estonian organist, composer, and conductor (b. 1864)
- 1947 » Giuseppe Volpi, Italian businessman and politician, founded the Venice Film Festival (b. 1877)
- 1950 » Bob Smith, American physician and surgeon, co-founded Alcoholics Anonymous (b. 1879)
- 1956 » Ōtori Tanigorō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 24th Yokozuna (b. 1887)
- 1960 » Clark Gable, American actor and singer (b. 1901)
- 1961 » Sam Rayburn, American lawyer and politician, 48th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (b. 1882)
- 1964 » Donald C. Peattie, American botanist and author (b. 1898)
- 1971 » Edie Sedgwick, American model and actress (b. 1943)
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.
- February 23 » The first mass inoculation of children against polio with the Salk vaccine begins in Pittsburgh.
- April 25 » The first practical solar cell is publicly demonstrated by Bell Telephone Laboratories.
- June 27 » The Obninsk Nuclear Power Plant, the Soviet Union's first nuclear power station, opens in Obninsk, near Moscow.
- July 21 » First Indochina War: The Geneva Conference partitions Vietnam into North Vietnam and South 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.
- November 22 » The Humane Society of the United States is founded.
The weather on Tuesday November 16, 1954
The temperature on November 16, 1954 was between -0.9 °C and 7.1 °C and averaged 4.5 °C. There was 3.1 mm of rain during 7.6 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI