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• Patricia Ruth Brown († 2006)
• Sipke Tiemen Jager († 1983)
• Theodorus Johannes Bernardus Weijkamp († 2008)
• Trijntje Jans Tissingh, Wanneperveen († 2021)
• Dirkje "Dikkie" van Duijn, Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2024)
• Marius HUISMAN, Chilliwack,British Columbia,CANADA († 1956)
• Jeanne Louise Bellinghausen, Ponca City, Kay, Oklahoma, Verenigde Staten († 2004)
• Jan Peter DIEPHUIS († 1983)
• No Name Admiraal, Hasselt, Ov, The Netherlands († 1954)
• Elizabeth Margaret Vermeulen

• Aaffien Mennes Menninga (66)
• Besseltje van den Bree (71), Putten Gld
• Celia Graafland (77), Gouda
• Amy M. Mc Carty (87), Yuba, California, United States
• Anna Maria Linden (77), Kerkrade (L
• Annie M Mccarty (87), Yuba, California, United States
• Adriaan van Kaam (75), Halsteren, N-Br, NL
• Cornelia Juliana Hellemons (65), Hoboken, Antwerpen
• van 't Zand (0), Avereest, Overijssel, Nederland
• Anne Feites Zeilstra (67), Leeuwarden, Friesland, Nederland

• 1952 » Graham Greene, Canadian actor
• 1952 » Santokh Singh, Malaysian football player
• 1953 » Bruce McAvaney, Australian journalist and sportscaster
• 1953 » Cyndi Lauper, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
• 1953 » Mauro Francaviglia, Italian mathematician and academic († 2013)
• 1953 » Wim Eijk, Dutch cardinal
• 1954 » Freddie Prinze, American comedian and actor († 1977)
• 1955 » Christine Orengo, British academic and educator
• 1955 » Green Gartside, Welsh singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1956 » Darryl Brohman, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster

• 1940 » Monty Noble, Australian cricketer and sportscaster (b. 1873)
• 1942 » August Froehlich, German priest and activist (b. 1891)
• 1945 » Isamu Chō, Japanese general (b. 1895)
• 1945 » Mitsuru Ushijima, Japanese general (b. 1887)
• 1956 » Walter de la Mare, English poet, short story writer and novelist (b. 1873)
• 1959 » Hermann Brill, German educator and politician, 8th Minister-President of Thuringia (b. 1895)
• 1964 » Havank, Dutch journalist and author (b. 1904)
• 1965 » David O. Selznick, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1902)
• 1966 » Thaddeus Shideler, American hurdler (b. 1883)
• 1969 » Judy Garland, American actress and singer (b. 1922)

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 2 » India establishes its highest civilian awards, the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan.
• January 20 » In the United States, the National Negro Network is established with 40 charter member radio stations.
• February 15 » Canada and the United States agree to construct the Distant Early Warning Line, a system of radar stations in the far northern Arctic regions of Canada and Alaska.
• February 28 » The first color television sets using the NTSC standard are offered for sale to the general public.
• May 7 » Indochina War: The Battle of Dien Bien Phu ends in a French defeat and a Viet Minh victory (the battle began on March 13).
• August 13 » Radio Pakistan broadcasts the "Qaumī Tarāna", the national anthem of Pakistan for the first time.

The temperature on June 22, 1954 was between 8.6 °C and 19.2 °C and averaged 15.1 °C. There was 3.6 hours of sunshine (21%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west.