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• Hendrik Wilstra, Sneek († 2012)
• Marie-Thérèse Cleren, Sint-Truiden, België († 2009)
• Hendrik Johannes Jacobus Zijm, Den Helder, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1999)
• Anja Chorus, Geleen,6129,Sittard-Geleen,Limburg,Nederland
• Wouter Johannes Schaeffer, Rotterdam († 2003)
• Adrianus Petrus Michaël van Schilt, Bergen op Zoom († 1955)
• Hendrik Johannes Jacobus Zijm, Den Helder († 1999)
• Steven Marinus Steffens, Apeldoorn (Gld.) († 2013)
• Elisabeth Petronella Maria Geertruida (Elly) Dimmers, Monster,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Jacobus Petrus Maria van Steijn, Noordwijkerhout († 2023)

• Berend Boon (63), Ede, Gelderland, Nederland
• Barbara Koppen (84), Muiden, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Auke Jans van der Molen (75), Scharsterbrug
• Ann Whitelock (69), Penrith, Cumberland, England
• Catharina Akkerman (83), Veendam
• Catharina Akkerman (83), Veendam, Groningen, Nederland
• Catharina Hoogewerf (90), Castricum
• dirk ANDEWEG (57), voorburg
• Barbera Koppen (83), Gooise Meren, Muiden
• Adriaan Cornelis Oele (72), Kapelle,D

• 1954 » Deborah Blum, American journalist and author
• 1954 » Joe Bryant, American basketball player and coach
• 1954 » Sam Allardyce, English footballer and manager
• 1955 » Dan Gutman, American author
• 1955 » LaSalle Ishii, Japanese actor and director
• 1956 » Carlo Urbani, Italian physician († 1993)
• 1956 » Didier Theys, Belgian race car driver and coach
• 1956 » Elena Garanina, Soviet ice dancer and coach
• 1956 » Grover Norquist, American activist, founded Americans for Tax Reform
• 1956 » Steve Doocy, American journalist and author

• 1945 » N. C. Wyeth, American painter and illustrator (b. 1882)
• 1945 » Plutarco Elías Calles, Mexican general and politician, 40th President of Mexico (b. 1877)
• 1950 » Edna St. Vincent Millay, American poet and playwright (b. 1892)
• 1952 » Edward S. Curtis, American ethnologist and photographer (b. 1868)
• 1956 » Isham Jones, American saxophonist, songwriter, and bandleader (b. 1894)
• 1960 » George Wallace, Australian comedian, actor, and screenwriter (b. 1895)
• 1961 » Şemsettin Günaltay, Turkish historian and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1883)
• 1964 » Christopher Vane, 10th Baron Barnard, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Durham (b. 1888)
• 1964 » Nettie Palmer, Australian poet and critic (b. 1885)
• 1964 » Sergey Biryuzov, Marshal of the Soviet Union (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 11 » The Air India Kashmir Princess is bombed and crashes in a failed assassination attempt on Zhou Enlai by the Kuomintang.
• May 5 » The General Treaty, by which France, Britain and the United States recognize the sovereignty of West Germany, comes into effect.
• May 9 » Cold War: West Germany joins NATO.
• August 20 » Battle of Philippeville: In Morocco, a force of Berbers from the Atlas Mountains region of Algeria raid two rural settlements and kill 77 French nationals.
• November 1 » The Vietnam War begins.
• November 23 » The Cocos Islands are transferred from the control of the United Kingdom to that of Australia.

The temperature on October 19, 1955 was between 0.5 °C and 11.7 °C and averaged 6.2 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain during 0.9 hours. The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.