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• Jan Arne Sævik, Namsos († 1972)
• "Charles-Henri" Marie Joseph d'Harcourt, Montmelas-Saint-Sorlin, Rhône, France († 2002)
• Frederik Jozef Verheij, Badhoevedorp (Haarlemmermeer), Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2023)
• Johanna Cornelia Sportel, Doetinchem
• Annie Zuurman, Vlagtwedde Groningen Nederland
• Jan Santbergen († 1998)
• Edwin John Burgess, Te Kopuru, New Zealand († 1993)
• Johanna Wilhelmina GIERA, Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2021)
• John Peter Robert Dix, Sherbrooke(Canada) († 1954)
• Danny Bos, Tessenderlo, 3980, België († 2002)

• Cornelis Hendrik van der Berg (72), Delft
• Adrianus Naaktgeboren (86), dordrecht (zuid holland)
• Anna Aghata Burgering (77), Heerhugowaard
• Christianus Hermans (75), Maastricht
• Adriana Anna Spierings (73), Sprang-Capelle
• Aafje Kooger (89), Oosterend (Texel, NH)
• Bernardina Johanna Maria BUITEMAN (78), 's-Gravenhage
• Aaltje Haan (74), Groningen, Nederland
• Anna Agatha Burgering (74), Heerhugowaard
• Albert Thomas Ellis (74), South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

• 1950 » Dorian Harewood, American actor
• 1951 » Catherine Hicks, American actress
• 1951 » Daryl Somers, Australian television host and singer
• 1952 » David McLetchie, Scottish lawyer and politician († 2013)
• 1952 » Pat MacDonald, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1952 » Ton Scherpenzeel, Dutch keyboard player, songwriter, and producer
• 1954 » Mark Hughes, English-Australian rugby league player
• 1956 » Bill Emmott, English journalist and author
• 1957 » Bob Horner, American baseball player
• 1957 » Jim McGreevey, American lawyer and politician, 52nd Governor of New Jersey

• 1945 » Hiram Johnson, American lawyer and politician, 23rd Governor of California (b. 1866)
• 1945 » Richard Bong, American soldier and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1920)
• 1946 » Tony Lazzeri, American baseball player and coach (b. 1903)
• 1952 » Betty Allan, Australian statistician and biometrician (b. 1905)
• 1959 » Preston Sturges, American director, screenwriter, and playwright (b. 1898)
• 1964 » Cedric Hardwicke, English actor and director (b. 1893)
• 1969 » Theodor W. Adorno, German sociologist and philosopher (b. 1903)
• 1970 » Nikos Tsiforos, Greek director and screenwriter (b. 1912)
• 1973 » Fulgencio Batista, Cuban colonel and politician, 9th President of Cuba (b. 1901)
• 1976 » Gregor Piatigorsky, Russian-American cellist and educator (b. 1903)

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.
• 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.
• August 24 » The Communist Control Act goes into effect, outlawing the American Communist Party.
• September 30 » The U.S. Navy submarine USSNautilus is commissioned as the world's first nuclear-powered vessel.
• October 15 » Hurricane Hazel devastates the eastern seaboard of North America, killing 95 and causing massive floods as far north as Toronto.
• December 2 » Cold War: The United States Senate votes 65 to 22 to censure Joseph McCarthy for "conduct that tends to bring the Senate into dishonor and disrepute".

The temperature on August 6, 1954 was between 14.3 °C and 23.6 °C and averaged 19.5 °C. There was 9.0 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 2.1 hours of sunshine (14%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.