About the day » Wednesday August 11, 1954Calender converter

• Dirkje Baartman, Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2010)
• Hendrika Ca Wever, Utrecht, U († 2007)
• Marie Suzanne LEPERLIER, Saint-Louis,97421,Réunion,Réunion,FRANCE († 1954)
• Willem Winter, Vollenhove († 2019)
• Eddy VIAENE († 2012)
• Robertus Jacobus Blokesch, Amsterdam
• Jacob Schenkel III, Chicago
• Johannes Martinus Antonius M van Kempen, Katwijk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Stien ROSSEEL, Kuurne,8520,West-Vlaanderen,Wvl, België († 1996)
• Cornelis Henricus Maria Abbeelen van den, Alphen en Riel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2000)

• Antonet Grielis (74), Tilburg
• Albertus van Hees (70), Rotterdam
• Antonia Jalink (79), Olst (Wesepe), Overijssel, Nederland
• Antje Alberts Terpstra (80), Leeuwarden
• Anna Aaltje Breukhoven (72), Rotterdam
• Andries van Ommen (77)
• Antonia Johanna Jalink (79), Wesepe (Gem.Olst)
• Anna Barbara Caarls (34), Amsterdam
• Berthe Jeanne GALINIÉ (70), Nouméa, 98800, Nouvelle-Calédonie, FRANCE
• Berthe Jeanne GALLINIE (70), Nouméa, 98800, Nouvelle-Calédonie, FRANCE

• 1952 » Reid Blackburn, American photographer († 1980)
• 1953 » Hulk Hogan, American wrestler
• 1953 » Wijda Mazereeuw, Dutch swimmer
• 1954 » Bryan Bassett, American guitarist
• 1954 » Joe Jackson, English singer-songwriter and musician
• 1954 » Tarmo Rüütli, Estonian footballer, coach, and manager
• 1954 » Vance Heafner, American golfer and coach († 2012)
• 1954 » Yashpal Sharma, Indian cricketer and umpire
• 1955 » Marc Bureau, Canadian politician, 16th Mayor of Gatineau
• 1955 » Sylvia Hermon, Northern Irish academic and politician

• 1937 » Edith Wharton, American novelist and short story writer (b. 1862)
• 1939 » Jean Bugatti, German-Italian engineer (b. 1909)
• 1939 » Siegfried Flesch, Austrian fencer (b. 1872)
• 1945 » Stefan Jaracz, Polish actor and theater producer (b. 1883)
• 1953 » Tazio Nuvolari, Italian race car driver and motorcycle racer (b. 1892)
• 1956 » Jackson Pollock, American painter (b. 1912)
• 1961 » Antanas Škėma, Lithuanian-American author, playwright, actor, and director (b. 1910)
• 1963 » Otto Wahle, Austrian-American swimmer and coach (b. 1879)
• 1965 » Bill Woodfull, Australian cricketer and educator (b. 1897)
• 1969 » Miriam Licette, English soprano and educator (b. 1885)

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 28 » The first color television sets using the NTSC standard are offered for sale to the general public.
• April 1 » United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorizes the creation of the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado.
• 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).
• September 14 » In a top secret nuclear test, a Soviet Tu-4 bomber drops a 40 kiloton atomic weapon just north of Totskoye village.
• September 29 » The convention establishing CERN (the European Organization for Nuclear Research) is signed.
• October 15 » Hurricane Hazel devastates the eastern seaboard of North America, killing 95 and causing massive floods as far north as Toronto.

The temperature on August 11, 1954 was between 11.9 °C and 17.7 °C and averaged 15.0 °C. There was 7.5 mm of rain during 2.0 hours. There was 4.1 hours of sunshine (27%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.