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• Peeters, Hoogeloon
• Stephanus Hendrikus Johannes van den Brand, Schijndel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2008)
• Agnes Klinkenberg, Voerendaal,, Limburg, Nederland († 1998)
• Pieter Jacobus Rath († 1972)
• Renee Diane Potgeter, Eldora, Hardin County, Iowa († 1989)
• Connie Ann Powers
• Bernarda Anna Maria Mensen, Schoonebeek, Drenthe, Nederland († 2012)
• John George Teuling, Calgary, Alberta, Canada († 2009)
• Annie Lascher († 2006)
• Catharina Maria Johanna Collaris, Geulle († 2017)

• Adriana Schrier (81), 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Catharina Captein (88), Den Haag
• Anna Kroneman (86), Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Ann Stevens Ravenel (88), South Carolina
• van de Weijgert (0), Roosendaal en Nispen, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
• Aalkien Nijboer (75), Oosterhoogebrug, Noorddijk, Groningen, Nederland
• Anna Klasina Jacoba van der Vlugt (79), Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Antonetta Maria Cornelia Kusters (83), Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Berend Palm (71), Wijhe
• Christ Nijp (72), Musselkanaal, Groningen, Nederland

• 1951 » Bill Cratty, American dancer and choreographer († 1998)
• 1951 » Debora Green, American physician convicted of murder
• 1953 » Ingo Hoffmann, Brazilian race car driver
• 1953 » Paul Krugman, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1953 » Ricky Steamboat, American wrestler, referee, and trainer
• 1954 » Brian Billick, American football player, coach, and sportscaster
• 1955 » Adrian Dantley, American basketball player and coach
• 1955 » Gilbert Gottfried, American comedian, actor, and singer
• 1956 » Guy Maddin, Canadian director, screenwriter, and cinematographer
• 1956 » Terry Leahy, English businessman

• 1932 » Guillaume Bigourdan, French astronomer and academic (b. 1851)
• 1935 » Chiquinha Gonzaga, Brazilian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1847)
• 1936 » Charles Nicolle, French biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1866)
• 1941 » Alfonso XIII of Spain (b. 1886)
• 1942 » Karel Doorman, Dutch admiral (b. 1889)
• 1959 » Maxwell Anderson, American journalist, author, and playwright (b. 1888)
• 1963 » Rajendra Prasad, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st President of India (b. 1884)
• 1966 » Charles Bassett, American captain, engineer, and astronaut (b. 1931)
• 1966 » Elliot See, American commander, engineer, and astronaut (b. 1927)
• 1967 » Henry Luce, American publisher, co-founded Time Magazine (b. 1898)

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.
• March 26 » Nuclear weapons testing: The Romeo shot of Operation Castle is detonated at Bikini Atoll. Yield: 11 megatons.
• May 7 » Indochina War: The Battle of Dien Bien Phu ends in a French defeat and a Viet Minh victory (the battle began on March 13).
• May 13 » The original Broadway production of The Pajama Game opens and runs for another 1,063 performances. Later received three Tony Awards for Best Musical, Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical, and Best Choreography.
• July 20 » Germany: Otto John, head of West Germany's secret service, defects to East Germany.
• September 9 » The 6.7 M_w  Chlef earthquake shakes northern Algeria with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme). At least 1,243 people were killed and 5,000 were injured.
• October 27 » Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. becomes the first African-American general in the United States Air Force.

The temperature on February 28, 1954 was between -1.7 °C and 3.4 °C and averaged 0.5 °C. There was 1.5 mm of rain during 3.3 hours. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.