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• Arend Weurding, Utrecht († 2020)
• Eddy BECKX, Turnhout (B) († 1955)
• Alida Grondman, Barwoutswaarder, Utrecht, Nederland († 2010)
• Paul DRIESEN, Gierle, Lille, Province of Antwerp (Middle Brabant), Belgium († 2013)
• Frederik Andreas Wilhelmus Murk, Vinkeveen,Waverveen († 1957)
• Renae Inez Odens, Springfield (Ohio, VS) († 1955)
• Stanley Francis Reid Jr., Alexandria, Virginia, Verenigde Staten († 2002)
• Jean Marie Lormans, Bilzen († 1991)
• Odette Julia Boutefeu, Genk († 2019)
• Ludo Magdalena Louis Coomans, Hingene († 1972)

• Antje Luitjes Drewes (68), Baflo
• Anna Spel (91), Winschoten
• Catharina Maria Dinkelaar (83), Rotterdam
• Anna Henrica Johanna van Kalken (74), Enschede
• Arjen Wiegers Dam (85), Lochem
• Aafke Jans Aardema (58), ,,, Winschoten, Groningen, Netherlands
• Catharina Bouman (66), Spitsbergen, Zuidbroek, Groningen, Nederland
• Aartje Stravers (72), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Andreas Cornelis van Dael (22)
• Aleida Rotmans (73), Winterswijk

• 1952 » Billy Johnson, American football player and coach
• 1952 » Brian Gottfried, American tennis player
• 1952 » Tam O'Shaughnessy, American tennis player, psychologist, and academic
• 1954 » Ed Schultz, American talk show host and sportscaster († 2018)
• 1954 » Peter Laird, American author and illustrator
• 1955 » Brian Engblom, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
• 1955 » John Roberts, American lawyer and judge, 17th Chief Justice of the United States
• 1956 » Mimi Rogers, American actress
• 1957 » Frank Miller, American illustrator, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1957 » Janick Gers, English guitarist and songwriter

• 1940 » Isaac Babel, Russian short story writer, journalist, and playwright (b. 1894)
• 1942 » Kaarel Eenpalu, Estonian journalist and politician, Prime Minister of Estonia (b. 1888)
• 1951 » Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, Finnish field marshal and politician, 6th President of Finland (b. 1867)
• 1956 » Erich Kleiber, Austrian conductor and director (b. 1890)
• 1961 » Bernard Friedberg, Austrian scholar and author (b. 1876)
• 1963 » John Farrow, Australian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1904)
• 1965 » Abraham Walkowitz, American painter (b. 1878)
• 1967 » Alphonse Juin, Algerian-French general (b. 1888)
• 1967 » crew of Apollo 1
• 1970 » Rocco D'Assunta, Italian actor, comedian and playwright (b. 1904)

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. Gerardus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Elisabeth
5. Cornelia
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.
• April 1 » The EOKA rebellion against the British Empire begins in Cyprus, with the goal of unifying with Greece.
• May 2 » Tennessee Williams wins the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
• July 17 » Disneyland is dedicated and opened by Walt Disney in Anaheim, California.
• August 17 » Hurricane Diane made landfall near Wilmington, North Carolina, and it went on to cause major floods and kill more than 184 people.
• September 16 » A Zulu-class submarine becomes the first to launch a ballistic missile.
• October 26 » Ngô Đình Diệm declares himself Premier of South Vietnam.

The temperature on January 27, 1955 was between -0.8 °C and 4.1 °C and averaged 1.7 °C. There was 3.1 hours of sunshine (35%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east.