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Born on Friday February 5, 1954
- Louis-Philippe Georges François Soenen, Roeselare († 2025)
- Randee Rae Johannsen, Hawarden, Sioux County, Iowa († 2015)
- Mark Eugene Matthes, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa († 2020)
- Peter Johan Boone, Haarlem, Nederland († 2014)
- Jacques Louis Gerard Raymaekers, Alken, België († 2019)
- Marga Rouwkema, Veendam, Groningen, The Netherlands († 1974)
- Hendrika Adriana Maria Mettler, Schijndel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1954)
- Richard Eugene Bodden, Tampa, Florida, Verenigde Staten († 1976)
- Filip Marin, Sint-Niklaas, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium († 2014)
- Adrianus J.H. van Beest († 1996)
Died on Friday February 5, 1954
- Adrianus Cornelis van Gaans (60), Oud en Nieuw Gastel
- aafje jongejeugd (82), enkhuizen
- Ardina van Asveld (77), 's-Hertogenbosch
- Adriana Benning (55)
- Andre Colonna-Walewski (83), Paris
- Anna Maria van Balgooi (73), Schiedam
- Alida Klasina Vrijenhoek (65), Delft
- Anna Timmer (71), Fremont, Newaygo, Michigan, United States
- Anna Timmer (72), Fremont, Newaygo County, Michigan, VS
- Anna Catharina Elisabeth van Eck (59), Schiedam
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 5, 1954 at Delpher
- Friese koerier : onafhankelijk dagblad voor Friesland en aangrenzende gebieden
- Nieuw Israelietisch weekblad
- Limburgsch dagblad
- Amigoe di Curacao : weekblad voor de Curacaosche eilanden
- De nieuwsgier
- Het nieuwsblad voor Sumatra
- Algemeen Indisch dagblad : de Preangerbode
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- De waarheid
- Leeuwarder courant : hoofdblad van Friesland
Born on February 5
- 1952 » Daniel Balavoine, French singer-songwriter and producer († 1986)
- 1952 » Vladimir Moskovkin, Ukrainian-Russian geographer, economist, and academic
- 1953 » Freddie Aguilar, Filipino singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1953 » Gustavo Benítez, Paraguayan footballer and manager
- 1953 » John Beilein, American basketball player and coach
- 1954 » Cliff Martinez, American drummer and songwriter
- 1954 » Frank Walker, Australian journalist and author
- 1955 » Mike Heath, American baseball player and manager
- 1956 » Héctor Rebaque, Mexican race car driver
- 1956 » Vinnie Colaiuta, American drummer
Died on February 5
- 1941 » Banjo Paterson, Australian journalist, author, and poet (b. 1864)
- 1941 » Otto Strandman, Estonian lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Estonia (b. 1875)
- 1946 » George Arliss, English actor and playwright (b. 1868)
- 1948 » Johannes Blaskowitz, German general (b. 1883)
- 1952 » Adela Verne, English pianist and composer (b. 1877)
- 1954 » Hossein Sami'i, Iranian politician, diplomat, writer and poet (b. 1876)
- 1955 » Victor Houteff, Bulgarian religious reformer and author (b. 1885)
- 1957 » Sami Ibrahim Haddad, Lebanese surgeon and author (b. 1890)
- 1962 » Jacques Ibert, French-Swiss composer (b. 1890)
- 1967 » Leon Leonwood Bean, American businessman, founded L.L.Bean (b. 1872)
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.
- January 21 » The first nuclear-powered submarine, the USSNautilus, is launched in Groton, Connecticut by Mamie Eisenhower, the First Lady of the United States.
- June 18 » Carlos Castillo Armas leads an invasion force across the Guatemalan border, setting in motion the 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état.
- June 24 » First Indochina War: Battle of Mang Yang Pass: Viet Minh troops belonging to the 803rd Regiment ambush G.M.100 of France in An Khê.
- 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.
- July 21 » First Indochina War: The Geneva Conference partitions Vietnam into North Vietnam and South Vietnam.
- November 7 » In the US, Armistice Day becomes Veterans Day.
The weather on Friday February 5, 1954
The temperature on February 5, 1954 was between -11.5 °C and -0.6 °C and averaged -6.4 °C. There was 7.1 hours of sunshine (76%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI