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• Helena Johanna VERBEEK, Naaldwijk († 2003)
• Jean Kendree Allison, Corvallis, Benton, Oregon, Verenigde Staten († 2010)
• Alida Ma.Hermanna Ende van der, Poeldijk(Mnt) († 2007)
• Jacky Eugène DE SIETER, Ronchin,,FRANCE († 2005)
• martin christiaan bindervoet, amsterdam († 2004)
• Alan Jon Prince († 1961)
• Emmanuel Jacques Petit, Bonsecours, Seine-Maritime, France († 1987)
• Mien Schellekens, Hapert († 2003)
• Aaltje Geziena Snijders, Buinen Borger-Odoorn Drenthe Nederland († 1991)
• Bauke Rinse Hoekstra, Harlingen, Friesland, Nederland († 2000)

• Charles Alain Polain Léon Alexandre BRUNEEL (77), Mainvault, 51041, Hainaut, Belgique
• Anna Maria Born (72), Amsterdam
• Aalbert van Mourik (72), Woerden
• Alfons MICHIELSEN (58), Woensdrecht, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Arien Gerardus KUSTER (80), Nijmegen, Gelderland, Nederland
• Adrianus Franciscus van der Linden (87), Helmond
• Alfred Jules Ghislain BERTINCHAMPS (73), Hasselt, Provincie Limburg, Flanders, Belgie
• Arie Leendert Poortman (83), Monster, Westland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Arnoldus Cornelis Adrianus Kalmeijer (81)
• Adrianus Franciscus van der Linden (87), Helmond

• 1952 » Gary Bettman, American commissioner of the National Hockey League
• 1953 » Cornel West, American philosopher, author, and academic
• 1953 » Craig Stadler, American golfer
• 1953 » Vidar Johansen, Norwegian saxophonist
• 1954 » Dennis Haysbert, American actor and producer
• 1955 » Dana Carvey, American comedian and actor
• 1955 » Mani Ratnam, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1955 » Michael Steele, American singer-songwriter and bass player
• 1955 » Nandan Nilekani, Indian businessman, co-founded Infosys
• 1956 » Jan Lammers, Dutch race car driver

• 1947 » John Gretton, 1st Baron Gretton, English sailor and politician (b. 1867)
• 1948 » Karl Brandt, German SS officer (b. 1904)
• 1948 » Karl Gebhardt, German physician (b. 1897)
• 1948 » Viktor Brack, German physician (b. 1904)
• 1948 » Waldemar Hoven, German physician (b. 1903)
• 1948 » Wolfram Sievers, German SS officer (b. 1905)
• 1952 » Naum Torbov, Bulgarian architect, designed the Central Sofia Market Hall (b. 1880)
• 1956 » Jean Hersholt, Danish-American actor and director (b. 1886)
• 1959 » Lyda Borelli, Italian actress (b. 1884)
• 1961 » George S. Kaufman, American director, producer, and playwright (b. 1889)

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.
• February 13 » Frank Selvy becomes the only NCAA Division I basketball player ever to score 100 points in a single game.
• April 7 » United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower gives his "domino theory" speech during a news conference.
• April 22 » Red Scare: Witnesses begin testifying and live television coverage of the Army–McCarthy hearings begins.
• June 14 » U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs a bill into law that places the words "under God" into the United States Pledge of Allegiance.
• July 15 » First flight of the Boeing 367-80, prototype for both the Boeing 707 and C-135 series.
• September 8 » The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) is established.

The temperature on June 2, 1954 was between 12.1 °C and 18.9 °C and averaged 14.9 °C. There was 2.9 mm of rain during 1.1 hours. There was 1.8 hours of sunshine (11%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the ??.