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• Bryon Allan Koerselman, Rock Rapids, Lyon, Iowa († 2008)
• Gerrigje Timmerman, Hardenberg († 1958)
• Anita Loomans († 2017)
• Lidwina Placida Maria (Lidwin) Baak, Eibergen Berkelland Gelderland Nederland († 2007)
• Dennis Groeneweg, Sioux Center, Sioux County, Iowa († 2021)
• Johannes de Koning, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• N.N. Scholten, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands († 1955)
• Frans Dagevos, Goes († 1955)
• Albert-Jan Sluiter
• Marie Louise de By († 2001)

• Arie Nolen (66), Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adrianus Bergman (81), Vught
• Anna Philomina Meessen (65), Kerkrade, Nederland
• Bright Emory Sitton [sWls] (72), Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina
• Antje Veer (64), Velsen, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Catharina Bergenhenegouwen (70), ·Äôs-Gravenhage,Gemeente ·Äôs-Gravenhage,South Holland,Nederland
• Anna Willemina Polder (79), Utrecht
• ? ? (76)
• Anna Maria Meintjens (77), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adriaan de Pagter (61), Middelburg

• 1951 » Milija Aleksic, English footballer († 2012)
• 1952 » David Urquhart, Scottish bishop
• 1952 » Kenny Aaronson, American bass player
• 1952 » Mickey O'Sullivan, Irish footballer and manager
• 1954 » Katsuhiro Otomo, Japanese director, screenwriter, and illustrator
• 1954 » Sue Hill, English pathologist and civil servant
• 1956 » Boris Šprem, Croatian lawyer and politician, 8th President of Croatian Parliament († 2012)
• 1957 » Lothaire Bluteau, Canadian actor
• 1957 » Mikhail Pletnev, Russian pianist, composer, and conductor
• 1958 » Peter Capaldi, Scottish actor

• 1938 » Gillis Grafström, Swedish figure skater and architect (b. 1893)
• 1943 » Yakov Dzhugashvili, Georgian-Russian lieutenant (b. 1907)
• 1950 » Ramana Maharshi, Indian guru and philosopher (b. 1879)
• 1951 » Al Christie, Canadian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1881)
• 1962 » M. Visvesvaraya, Indian engineer and scholar (b. 1860)
• 1963 » Rahul Sankrityayan, Indian monk and historian (b. 1893)
• 1964 » Rachel Carson, American biologist and author (b. 1907)
• 1964 » Tatyana Afanasyeva, Russian-Dutch mathematician and theorist (b. 1876)
• 1968 » Al Benton, American baseball player (b. 1911)
• 1969 » Matilde Muñoz Sampedro, Spanish actress (b. 1900)

• 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 7 » Winston Churchill resigns as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom amid indications of failing health.
• April 15 » McDonald's restaurant dates its founding to the opening of a franchised restaurant by Ray Kroc, in Des Plaines, Illinois.
• October 29 » The Soviet battleshipNovorossiysk strikes a World War II mine in the harbor at Sevastopol.
• December 8 » The Flag of Europe is adopted by Council of Europe.
• December 20 » Cardiff is proclaimed the capital city of Wales, United Kingdom.

The temperature on April 14, 1955 was between 3.1 °C and 8.3 °C and averaged 6.1 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 0.8 hours of sunshine (6%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest.