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• Walther George Maria Verstraete, Sas van Gent, Nederland († 2005)
• Helen Catherine Duenne († 1955)
• Anna Maria Antonia "Anja" Opstal, Haarlem, Noord Holland, Nederland († 1999)
• Barthelomeus Johannes Jozef Christiaan Veens, Maasbracht († 2011)
• Cornelis Jan van Iterson, Oegstgeest, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2019)
• hendrikus gerardus (harrie) van ninhuijs, helden-panningen
• Arthur Alphons Maria Joseph SPRONCK, Maastricht († 2011)
• Joey Molema, Zuid-Afrika († 2023)
• Janice Marie Stoltz, Dickinson, Stark, North Dakota, Verenigde Staten († 2013)
• Adrian Anthony Goemans, GB († 1989)

• Berdina Cornelia Josephina Gunnewegh (35), Vlaardingen
• Cathalina Padmos (82), Bruinisse gem. Schouwen-duivenland,Zeeland,Nederland
• Aafje Kooiman (57), Castricum, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Bastiana Leeuwenburg (75), Vlissingen
• Berdina Cornelia Josephina Gunnewegh (35), Vlaardingen
• Cornelis Josephus Broekhuizen (81), Hazerswoude
• Aaltina Koerts (50), Beilen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Anna Maria te KAAT (80), Arnhem, Gelderland, Nederland
• Anthonie Jacobus de Weger (76), Hoorn
• Benjamin VAN DIEST (67), Prarie View Cemetary, Phillips, CO.KS

• 1953 » Andreas Vollenweider, Swiss harp player
• 1953 » Gil Moore, Canadian singer-songwriter, drummer, and producer
• 1955 » John Rutherford, Scottish rugby player
• 1955 » Jorge Valdano, Argentinian footballer, coach, and manager
• 1956 » Charlie Leibrandt, American baseball player
• 1956 » Christoph Waltz, Austrian-German actor
• 1956 » Lesley Glaister, English author and playwright
• 1956 » Sherri Turner, American golfer
• 1957 » Bill Fagerbakke, American actor
• 1957 » Yngve Moe, Norwegian bass player and songwriter († 2013)

• 1943 » Irena Iłłakowicz, German-Polish lieutenant (b. 1906)
• 1944 » Al Smith, American lawyer and politician, 42nd Governor of New York (b. 1873)
• 1946 » Barney Oldfield, American race car driver and actor (b. 1878)
• 1947 » Max Planck, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1858)
• 1951 » Henrietta Lacks, American medical patient (b. 1920)
• 1955 » Alexander Papagos, Greek general and politician, 152nd Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1883)
• 1958 » Ida Wüst, German actress and screenwriter (b. 1884)
• 1961 » Benjamin, Russian metropolitan (b. 1880)
• 1963 » Alar Kotli, Estonian architect (b. 1904)
• 1970 » Janis Joplin, American singer-songwriter (b. 1943)

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 3 » The American Civil Liberties Union announces it will defend Allen Ginsberg's book Howl against obscenity charges.
• April 18 » Twenty-nine nations meet at Bandung, Indonesia, for the first Asian-African Conference.
• May 25 » First ascent of Mount Kangchenjunga: A British expedition led by Charles Evans, Joe Brown and George Band reaches the summit of the third-highest mountain in the world (8,586 meters); Norman Hardie and Tony Streather join them the following day.
• September 6 » Istanbul's Greek, Jewish, and Armenian minorities are the target of a government-sponsored pogrom; dozens are killed in ensuing riots.
• December 8 » The Flag of Europe is adopted by Council of Europe.
• December 31 » General Motors becomes the first U.S. corporation to make over US$1 billion in a year.

The temperature on October 4, 1955 was between 6.2 °C and 14.8 °C and averaged 10.3 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 4.8 hours of sunshine (42%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.