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• Johannes Wilhelmus Valen, Arnhem, Gelderland, Nederland († 2003)
• Norbert Karel Hans Zijp, Amsterdam, Nederland († 2014)
• Andries Raatjes († 1983)
• Dwight Bradley Harken, Waverly, Bremer County, Iowa († 1954)
• Sapke Fledderman, Anna Paulowna, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2021)
• Johan Ronald Talsma, Edam
• Marianne J. Bijlenga, Loenersloot, Utrecht, Netherlands
• Hendrika Schlimbach, Stadskanaal(Gr)-Musselkanaal († 1955)
• Chrit Vandenbooren, Mechelen-Wittem († 1989)
• Beth Ann Huisenga († 1954)

• Andries Kroon (66)
• Albertus Pluim (81), Renswoude, Renswoude, Utrecht, Nederland
• Adeline Lucretia Van Eecke (57), 's-Gravenhage
• Ackber Eugene Mitchell (54), Dayton, Montgomery Co., OH
• Adrianus Pietersz Durieux (67), Katwijk
• Allen Tribble Baker (71), Pelham, Grundy, Tennessee
• Adriana Saarloos (84), dordrecht (zuid holland)
• Aloijsius Dionijsius van Ierlant (76), Tilburg
• Alice ( Allie) VanderBrink (71), Marion Osceola Michigan, Verenigde Staten
• Aaltje van den Berg (76), Rhenen

• 1952 » Dave Barr, Canadian golfer
• 1952 » Jerri Nielsen, American physician and explorer († 2009)
• 1952 » Leigh Matthews, Australian footballer, coach, and sportscaster
• 1952 » Martin O'Neill, Northern Irish footballer and manager
• 1952 » Nevada Barr, American actress and author
• 1953 » Carlos Queiroz, Portuguese footballer and manager
• 1953 » Sinan Çetin, Turkish actor, director, and producer
• 1954 » Catherine Bach, American actress
• 1954 » Ron Howard, American actor, director, and producer
• 1956 » Tim Daly, American actor, director, and producer

• 1932 » Frank Teschemacher, American Jazz musician (b. 1906)
• 1936 » Mikhail Kuzmin, Russian author and poet (b. 1871)
• 1938 » Gabriele D'Annunzio, Italian journalist and politician (b. 1863)
• 1940 » Anton Hansen Tammsaare, Estonian author (b. 1878)
• 1942 » George S. Rentz, American commander (b. 1882)
• 1943 » Alexandre Yersin, Swiss-French physician and bacteriologist (b. 1863)
• 1952 » Mariano Azuela, Mexican physician and author (b. 1873)
• 1966 » Fritz Houtermans, Polish-German physicist and academic (b. 1903)
• 1974 » Bobby Timmons, American pianist and composer (b. 1935)
• 1976 » Jean Martinon, French conductor and composer (b. 1910)

• 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 13 » The Battle of Điện Biên Phủ begins with an artillery barrage by Viet Minh forces under Võ Nguyên Giáp; Viet Minh victory lead to the end of the First Indochina War and French withdrawal from Vietnam.
• October 27 » Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. becomes the first African-American general in the United States Air Force.
• November 7 » In the US, Armistice Day becomes Veterans Day.
• November 27 » Alger Hiss is released from prison after serving 44 months for perjury.
• November 30 » In Sylacauga, Alabama, United States, the Hodges meteorite crashes through a roof and hits a woman taking an afternoon nap; this is the only documented case in the Western Hemisphere of a human being hit by a rock from space.
• December 2 » The Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty, between the United States and Taiwan, is signed in Washington, D.C.

The temperature on March 1, 1954 was between -2.1 °C and 2.0 °C and averaged -0.2 °C. There was 1.2 mm of rain during 1.7 hours. There was 2.4 hours of sunshine (22%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.