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• Lutgard Slegers, Kasterlee, België († 2020)
• Leonard Joseph antoon HORSCH, Nieuwenhagen († 2008)
• Jos van Nunen, Liessel († 2013)
• Dale Leslie van Dellen, Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
• Gerard Duifhuis, Beneden Leeuwen († 1980)
• John Roger Stephens,, Euclid, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States († 2003)
• Cornelia Ende, Polsbroek (Utrecht) († 1977)
• Cornelia Ende († 1977)
• Theodorus Johannes Maria van Lieshout († 2003)
• Petrus Raijmakers, Gerwen, Noord Brabant, Nederland († 1979)

• Aart Meijdam (79), Leerdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Arie van der Eik (54), Den Haag, Nederland
• Arthur Percy Savage (87), Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, Verenigde Staten
• Adriaan Marinus Heijmans (74), Boxtel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Anna Sophia Kuttschreutter (91), Voorst
• Bernadette Maria Ester (75), Leke
• Anna Brink (78), G. Sylvanusstraat 1, Deventer
• Bennett A. Mott (83)
• Aaltje Kaars (75), Marken, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Abráham Olmos (38), Jalpa, Zaatecas, Mexico

• 1953 » David Wisniewski, English-American author and illustrator († 2002)
• 1953 » Paul Martin Lester, American photographer, author, and educator
• 1953 » Steve Furber, English computer scientist and academic
• 1955 » Bärbel Wöckel, East German sprinter
• 1955 » Bob Bennett, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1955 » Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Greek politician
• 1955 » Fadi Abboud, Lebanese economist and politician
• 1955 » Jair Bolsonaro, Brazilian politician and retired military officer, 38th President of Brazil
• 1956 » Dick Beardsley, American runner
• 1956 » Guy Chadwick, German-English singer-songwriter and guitarist

• 1936 » Alexander Glazunov, Russian composer and conductor (b. 1865)
• 1939 » Ali Hikmet Ayerdem, Turkish general and politician (b. 1877)
• 1939 » Evald Aav, Estonian composer and conductor (b. 1900)
• 1943 » Cornelia Fort, American soldier and pilot (b. 1919)
• 1945 » Arthur Nebe, German SS officer (b. 1894)
• 1951 » Willem Mengelberg, Dutch conductor and composer (b. 1871)
• 1953 » Ed Voss, American basketball player (b. 1922)
• 1956 » Hatı Çırpan, Turkish politician (b. 1890)
• 1958 » Cyril M. Kornbluth, American soldier and author (b. 1923)
• 1970 » Manolis Chiotis, Greek singer-songwriter and bouzouki player (b. 1920)

• 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.
• February 28 » The first color television sets using the NTSC standard are offered for sale to the general public.
• 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 15 » First flight of the Boeing 367-80, prototype for both the Boeing 707 and C-135 series.
• August 16 » The first issue of Sports Illustrated is published.
• November 10 » U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower dedicates the USMC War Memorial (Iwo Jima memorial) in Arlington Ridge Park in Arlington County, Virginia.

The temperature on March 21, 1954 was between 5.9 °C and 14.3 °C and averaged 9.5 °C. There was 4.3 hours of sunshine (35%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.