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• Lorraine DAY, Blenheim, NEW ZEALAND († 2018)
• Geertruida Anna Margrietha Geling, Tripscompagnie († 2015)
• Andreas Leonardus Johannes Steenvoorden, Noordwijkerhout († 2012)
• Anna Lina Lehnhardt, Lützendorf, Limburg-Weilburg, Hessen, Germany († 1954)
• Patrick WYBO, Tielt († 2012)
• Donald Edward Talen, United States († 2017)
• William Don Zeilstra, Oak Park, IL
• Mia op 't ROODT, Molenbeersel, 3640, Kinrooi, Limburg, België († 2011)
• Thomas Ross “Tom” Todd ?**** († 2019)
• Klaas touwen, Zwolle

• Arthur Artay Simon (66)
• Arjen Miedema (64), Menaldumadeel
• Aaltje Langerak (40), Sliedrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Albert GERBERS (72), Sleen Drenthe Netherlands
• Anthonia van der Meer (69), Lisse
• "Guy" Marie Camille de Pierpont (60), Liège, Belgique
• Augustinus Bernardus Willems (83), Arnhem
• Adriana van den Hoek (80), Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Aaltje Langerak (40), Sliedrecht
• Adrianus Johannes de Jonge (84), Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• 1952 » John Barrasso, American physician and politician
• 1953 » Bernie Fraser, New Zealand rugby player
• 1953 » Brian Talbot, English footballer and manager
• 1953 » Eric Bazilian, American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, arranger, and producer
• 1953 » Jeff Fatt, Australian keyboard player and actor
• 1955 » Béla Tarr, Hungarian director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1955 » Dannel Malloy, American lawyer and politician, 88th Governor of Connecticut
• 1955 » Henry Priestman, English singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer
• 1955 » Howie Epstein, American bass player, songwriter, and producer († 2003)
• 1955 » Taco, Indonesian-born Dutch singer and entertainer

• 1941 » Bohdan Lepky, Ukrainian poet and scholar (b. 1872)
• 1943 » Charley Paddock, American runner and actor (b. 1900)
• 1943 » Louis Vauxcelles, French Jewish art critic (b. 1870)
• 1944 » Claus von Stauffenberg, German soldier (b. 1907)
• 1946 » Gualberto Villarroel, Bolivian soldier and politician, 45th President of Bolivia (b. 1908)
• 1948 » Arshile Gorky, Armenian-American painter and illustrator (b. 1904)
• 1952 » Pedro Lascuráin, Mexican politician, president for 45 minutes on February 13, 1913. (b. 1856)
• 1966 » Philipp Frank, Austrian-American physicist, mathematician, and philosopher, Vienna Circle member (b. 1884)
• 1967 » Albert Lutuli, South African academic and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1898)
• 1967 » Jimmie Foxx, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1907)

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.
• April 26 » The Geneva Conference, an effort to restore peace in Indochina and Korea, begins.
• July 5 » Elvis Presley records his first single, "That's All Right", at Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee.
• August 24 » The Communist Control Act goes into effect, outlawing the American Communist Party.
• September 11 » Hurricane Edna hits New England as a Category 2 hurricane, causing significant damage and 29 deaths.
• September 30 » The U.S. Navy submarine USSNautilus is commissioned as the world's first nuclear-powered vessel.
• November 22 » The Humane Society of the United States is founded.

The temperature on July 21, 1954 was between 8.1 °C and 20.2 °C and averaged 15.1 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain during 1.2 hours. There was 8.3 hours of sunshine (52%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west.