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• Marie-Jeanne Vanhouttem, Eupen (B), België († 2003)
• Eddy Vandamme, Zelzate, België († 2014)
• Patrice Vincent Léon Marie Baudry († 2009)
• Catharina Johanna van Eck, Sint-Oedenrode, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Emilius Lucas Matthias Joseph Schoffelen, Church Point (Louisiana) (VS)
• Albert Adde Rotgers, Vlagtwedde, Groningen, Nederland († 2012)
• Edgar Lona († 2004)
• Dreesje van Ark, Harderwijk († 1977)
• Koop Koekoek, Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1971)
• Lyda Louise Jansen, Gouda († 1997)

• Albertus Mulder (53), Darp
• Adriana M. Ligtvoet (75)
• Carla van Huissteden (1), Nederhorst den Berg
• Akke Gerbens Popma (74), Joure, Friesland, Netherlands
• Adrianus Pothoven (86), Doorn, Utrecht, Nederland
• Arie van der Meyden (69), Dordrecht,Zuid Holland,Netherlands
• Anna Maria Rutgers van der Loeff (30), Nijmegen, Gelderland, Nederland
• Aart Versteeg (84), Utrecht (ut, nld)
• Apolonia de Koning (85), Den Haag
• Berendina Bolhuis (63), Lucaswolde

• 1953 » Guy Verhofstadt, Belgian politician, 47th Prime Minister of Belgium
• 1954 » Abdullah Atalar, Turkish engineer and academic
• 1954 » Aleksandr Averin, Azerbaijani cyclist and coach
• 1954 » David Perrett, Scottish psychologist and academic
• 1954 » Francis Lickerish, English guitarist and composer
• 1954 » Ian Redmond, English biologist and conservationist
• 1954 » Willie Royster, American baseball player († 2015)
• 1955 » Kevin Brady, American lawyer and politician
• 1955 » Michael Callen, American singer-songwriter and AIDS activist († 1993)
• 1955 » Micheal Ray Richardson, American basketball player and coach

• 1953 » Kid Nichols, American baseball player and manager (b. 1869)
• 1954 » Paul Specht, American violinist and bandleader (b. 1895)
• 1958 » Konstantin Yuon, Russian painter and educator (b. 1875)
• 1960 » Rosa Grünberg, Swedish actress (b. 1878)
• 1962 » George Poage, American hurdler and educator (b. 1880)
• 1962 » Ukichiro Nakaya, Japanese physicist and academic (b. 1900)
• 1967 » Donald Sangster, Jamaican lawyer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Jamaica (b. 1911)
• 1967 » Thomas Farrell, American general (b. 1891)
• 1970 » Cathy O'Donnell, American actress (b. 1923)
• 1970 » John O'Hara, American novelist and short story writer (b. 1905)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Peter
7. Robert
8. Pieter
9. John
10. Petrus
11. Gerrit
12. Dirk
13. David
14. Adrianus
15. Johan
16. Jacobus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Catharina
8. Adriana
9. Hendrika
10. Yvonne
11. Petronella
12. Margaretha
13. Marianne
14. Gerda
15. Marie
16. Helena

• 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 10.7 million citizens.
• May 14 » Cold War: Eight Communist bloc countries, including the Soviet Union, sign a mutual defense treaty called the Warsaw Pact.
• June 16 » In a futile effort to topple Argentine President Juan Perón, rogue aircraft pilots of the Argentine Navy drop several bombs upon an unarmed crowd demonstrating in favor of Perón in Buenos Aires, killing 364 and injuring at least 800. At the same time on the ground, some soldiers attempt to stage a coup but are suppressed by loyal forces.
• June 26 » The South African Congress Alliance adopts the Freedom Charter at the Congress of the People in Kliptown.
• July 9 » The Russell–Einstein Manifesto calls for a reduction of the risk of nuclear warfare.
• August 19 » In the Northeast United States, severe flooding caused by Hurricane Diane, claims 200 lives.
• November 1 » The Vietnam War begins.

The temperature on April 11, 1955 was between 4.2 °C and 12.3 °C and averaged 8.7 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 3.6 hours of sunshine (26%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.