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• Paulus Josephus Duijm († 1995)
• Nicolaas GROENEVELD, Dubbeldam († 1955)
• René Wennekes, Nijmegen († 2020)
• Anneke de Boer, Nijeveen († 2009)
• Josephina Cornelia Gemma Hyacintha Vosters, Amsterdam († 1955)
• Derk Woelderink († 2023)
• Rinie van de Koolwijk, Haren, NBr., NL († 1983)
• Nelleke van der Niet
• Gerritdina Willemina Jansen, Diepenveen
• Nicolasina Aleida Josepha van der Linden, Eindhoven († 1983)

• Anna Henriette Petronella Testas (92), Bilthoven,Gemeente de Bilt,Utrecht,Netherlands
• Alice Charlotte Crampton (76), Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England
• Aaltien Strijks (75), Zweeloo, Nederland
• Ary Schell (71), Rotterdam
• Baby Boy Wood (0), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten
• Anna Maria Beuken (75), Hilversum
• Arnoldus Jacobus Vermeulen (59), 's Gravenhage
• Agatha van Eijk (58), Den Haag
• Albertus Slingerland (32), Ermelo
• Cornelia DIETVORST (89), Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Nederland

• 1951 » Charlie Dominici, American singer and guitarist
• 1952 » George Papandreou, Greek sociologist and politician, 182nd Prime Minister of Greece
• 1952 » Gino Vannelli, Canadian singer-songwriter
• 1953 » Ian Mosley, English drummer
• 1953 » Valerie Mahaffey, American actress
• 1954 » Garry Roberts, Irish guitarist
• 1954 » Matthew Saad Muhammad, American boxer and trainer († 2014)
• 1955 » Artemy Troitsky, Russian journalist and critic
• 1955 » Grete Faremo, Norwegian politician, Norwegian Minister of Defence
• 1955 » Laurie Metcalf, American actress

• 1944 » Marc Bloch, French historian and academic (b. 1886)
• 1945 » Aris Velouchiotis, Greek general (b. 1905)
• 1946 » Gordon Brewster, Irish cartoonist (b 1889)
• 1952 » Andrew Lawson, Scottish-American geologist and academic (b. 1861)
• 1953 » Margaret Bondfield, English politician, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (b. 1873)
• 1955 » Ozias Leduc, Canadian painter (b. 1864)
• 1958 » Imre Nagy, Hungarian politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Hungary (b. 1895)
• 1958 » Pál Maléter, Hungarian general and politician, Minister of Defence of Hungary (b. 1917)
• 1959 » George Reeves, American actor and director (b. 1914)
• 1961 » Marcel Junod, Swiss physician and anesthesiologist (b. 1904)

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.
• January 7 » Georgetown-IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York at the head office of IBM.
• January 20 » In the United States, the National Negro Network is established with 40 charter member radio stations.
• March 19 » Joey Giardello knocks out Willie Tory in round seven at Madison Square Garden in the first televised prize boxing fight shown in colour.
• April 25 » The first practical solar cell is publicly demonstrated by Bell Telephone Laboratories.
• 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.

The temperature on June 16, 1954 was between 7.2 °C and 17.7 °C and averaged 14.2 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 2.7 hours of sunshine (16%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.