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• levenloos geboren kind († 1955)
• Emilia Catharina Maria Zunnebeld, Zwolle († 2002)
• Johanna Theodora Scholten, Slagharen († 1955)
• Jacobus Pieter Feijtel, Wemeldinge,Gemeente Kapelle,Zeeland,Nederland († 2002)
• Kind Bruggemans, Den Haag
• Ralph Wijnvoord († 2010)
• William Wilbrink, Galt,Ontario,Canada († 1955)
• Janna Arendina Rorije, Heerde († 2014)
• Hendrik Jan Vermeulen, Rotterdam, Nederland († 2010)
• Geertruida Helena Leeuwenburg, Rotterdam († 2006)

• Alistair Monteith Gibb (54)
• Francis Marion Grable (78), Columbia City, Whitley Co., IN
• Flora Bernheim (79), Liecester, England
• Aart Ruiter (76), Putten, Gelderland, Nederland
• Aart Jan van de Kreeft (63), Utrecht
• Adriana Goverdina Antonette Kuijten (49), Heerlen, Limburg, Nederland
• Dorothea Helena Meijer (51), Naarden, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Carl Robert Short (73), Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, VS
• Aart Ruiter (76), Putten
• Albert ( Bert ) VanVulpen (67), Muskegon Michigan, Verenigde Staten

• 1953 » Frank McGuinness, Irish poet and playwright
• 1953 » Geddy Lee, Canadian musician
• 1953 » Ken Burns, American director and producer
• 1954 » Patti Scialfa, American musician
• 1955 » Dave Stevens, American illustrator († 2008)
• 1955 » Jean-Hugues Anglade, French actor, director, and screenwriter
• 1955 » Stephen Timms, English politician, Minister of State for Competitiveness
• 1956 » Faustino Rupérez, Spanish cyclist
• 1956 » Ronnie Musgrove, American lawyer and politician, 62nd Governor of Mississippi
• 1956 » Teddy Atlas, American boxer, trainer, and sportscaster

• 1950 » Joe Fry, English race car driver (b. 1915)
• 1951 » Ali Sami Yen, Turkish footballer and manager, founded Galatasaray S.K. (b. 1886)
• 1954 » Coen de Koning, Dutch speed skater (b. 1879)
• 1960 » Hasan Saka, Turkish politician, 7th Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1885)
• 1962 » Leonardo De Lorenzo, Italian-American flute player and educator (b. 1875)
• 1962 » Ronald Fisher, English biologist and statistician (b. 1890)
• 1964 » Vean Gregg, American baseball player (b. 1885)
• 1966 » Adekunle Fajuyi, Nigerian colonel (b. 1926)
• 1966 » Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, Nigerian general and politician, 2nd Head of State of Nigeria (b. 1924)
• 1970 » John Barbirolli, English cellist and conductor (b. 1899)

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. Jacobus

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.
• July 27 » El Al Flight 402 is shot down by two fighter jets after straying into Bulgarian air space. All 58 people onboard are killed.
• 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 6 » Istanbul's Greek, Jewish, and Armenian minorities are the target of a government-sponsored pogrom; dozens are killed in ensuing riots.
• November 1 » The bombing of United Airlines Flight 629 occurs near Longmont, Colorado, killing all 39 passengers and five crew members aboard the Douglas DC-6B airliner.
• November 5 » After being destroyed in World War II, the rebuilt Vienna State Opera reopens with a performance of Beethoven's Fidelio.
• November 19 » National Review publishes its first issue.

The temperature on July 29, 1955 was between 14.2 °C and 18.4 °C and averaged 16.5 °C. There was 3.0 mm of rain during 1.0 hours. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest.