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• Adriaan Albert Hiehle, Zaandam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1997)
• Hermannus Cornelis Van Dasselaar, Amersfoort, Utrecht, Nederland
• Frans WILMS, Koningsbosch,, Limburg, Nederland († 2005)
• Johanna Levina van Hees, Den Helder († 2014)
• Janny Groote († 1991)
• Johanna Cornelia Cottaar, Amsterdam († 2021)
• Willy Alida Lichthart, Amersfoort († 2004)
• martinus johannes maria (martien) hendrix, maasbree († 1957)
• Johannes Martinus Maria Olierook, Monster († 2023)
• Chris Liefsoens, Hasselt, België († 2016)

• Alida Lieswijn (82), Alphen aan den Rijn
• Catharina Geertruida Kock (80), Aruba
• Borgert Vrieling (78)
• Antje Binnendijk (71)
• Arend Buitendam (62), Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
• Antoon Braet (49), Desselgem
• Alfons Droogmans (84), Stevoort, België
• Anne Francis Schlichting (70), Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin, Verenigde Staten
• Berta Dazelaar (80), Amsterdam
• Arie Cornelis Multem (86), Rotterdam (Rotterdam), Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• 1953 » Derek Pellicci, English-Australian drummer
• 1953 » Robbie Bachman, Canadian rock drummer
• 1954 » Charlie Fowler, American mountaineer, author, and photographer († 2006)
• 1954 » John Travolta, American actor and producer
• 1954 » Paul Rendall, English rugby player
• 1955 » Cheetah Chrome, American musician
• 1955 » Lisa See, American writer and novelist
• 1955 » Miles Tredinnick, English singer-songwriter and playwright
• 1956 » Bidzina Ivanishvili, Georgian businessman and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Georgia
• 1956 » Ted Gärdestad, Swedish singer-songwriter († 1997)

• 1942 » Albert Payson Terhune, American journalist and author (b. 1872)
• 1945 » Ivan Chernyakhovsky, Russian general (b. 1906)
• 1956 » Gustave Charpentier, French composer (b. 1860)
• 1957 » Dedan Kimathi, Kenyan rebel leader (b. 1920)
• 1957 » Henry Norris Russell, American astronomer, astrophysicist, and academic (b. 1877)
• 1960 » Gertrude Vanderbilt, American stage actress (b. c. 1885)
• 1964 » Joseph-Armand Bombardier, Canadian inventor and businessman, founded Bombardier Inc. (b. 1907)
• 1966 » Robert Rossen, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1908)
• 1967 » J. Robert Oppenheimer, American physicist and academic (b. 1904)
• 1969 » Dragiša Cvetković, Serbian lawyer and politician, 17th Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (b. 1893)

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.
• May 9 » Cold War: West Germany joins NATO.
• 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.
• 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.
• July 27 » The Austrian State Treaty restores Austrian sovereignty.
• August 19 » In the Northeast United States, severe flooding caused by Hurricane Diane, claims 200 lives.

The temperature on February 18, 1955 was between -10.5 °C and 1.1 °C and averaged -3.9 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 4.3 hours of sunshine (42%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.