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• Marc H. Munsters, Hasselt, België († 1991)
• Marian van Loon, Leiden († 2022)
• Peter Adriaan Pfaff, Probolinggo-Indonesie († 1997)
• Elly Franken, Halsteren,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1983)
• Doodgeboren Goeman, Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Zuid Holland, Nederland († 1954)
• Maria Johanna Hendrika (marian) Overmars, Zwolle († 2021)
• Leonie Maria Martini Johanna Kamionka, Brunssum, Limburg, Nederland († 1954)
• Machteld Sophie van Santen, Drachten (Smallingerland), Friesland, Nederland († 1954)
• René Naerebout, Rotterdam († 2004)
• Sieger Duursma († 1964)

• Alfred Gervais (72), St-Casimir, Cté Portneuf, Qc
• Femmigje Boertien (77), Hoogeveen
• Arnoldus Paashuis (72), Vught
• Annie Wharton (71)
• Albert van Veen (82), Urk
• Albert Johannesz van Veen (82), Urk
• Annetje van Renselaar (67), Ermelo
• Albert Nijman (69), Radewijk
• Antonetta Smits (82), Oeffelt
• Albert (de koning) Veen, van (82), Urk

• 1952 » Jack Middelburg, Dutch motorcycle racer († 1984)
• 1952 » Jacques Audiard, French director and screenwriter
• 1953 » Merrill Osmond, American singer and bass player
• 1954 » Frank-Michael Marczewski, German footballer
• 1954 » Jane Campion, New Zealand director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1954 » Kim Darroch, English diplomat, UK Permanent Representative to the European Union
• 1955 » David Kitchin, English lawyer and judge
• 1955 » Nicolas Hulot, French journalist and environmentalist
• 1955 » Zlatko Topčić, Bosnian writer and screenwriter
• 1956 » Lars von Trier, Danish director and screenwriter

• 1936 » A. E. Housman, English poet and scholar (b. 1859)
• 1939 » Frank Haller, American boxer (b. 1883)
• 1943 » Beatrice Webb, English sociologist and economist (b. 1858)
• 1943 » Otto Jespersen, Danish linguist and academic (b. 1860)
• 1953 » Jacob Linzbach, Estonian linguist and author (b. 1874)
• 1956 » Alben W. Barkley, American lawyer and politician, 35th Vice President of the United States (b. 1877)
• 1970 » Inger Stevens, Swedish-American actress (b. 1934)
• 1970 » Jacques Presser, Dutch historian, writer and poet (b. 1899)
• 1972 » Gia Scala, English-American model and actress (b. 1934)
• 1973 » Václav Renč, Czech poet and playwright (b. 1911)

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 19 » Willie Mosconi sets a world record by running 526 consecutive balls without a miss during a straight pool exhibition at East High Billiard Club in Springfield, Ohio, setting a record that remains unbroken.
• 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 5 » Elvis Presley records his first single, "That's All Right", at Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee.
• July 20 » Germany: Otto John, head of West Germany's secret service, defects to East Germany.
• November 22 » The Humane Society of the United States is founded.
• December 23 » First successful kidney transplant is performed by J. Hartwell Harrison and Joseph Murray.

The temperature on April 30, 1954 was between -2.5 °C and 16.0 °C and averaged 8.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 11.9 hours of sunshine (80%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.