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• Marco van der Geld († 1965)
• Teun Vreugdenhil, Loosduinen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2021)
• Johanna Gertruda Vosters, Reusel († 1953)
• Nn Kerpentier
• Mary Beth Heemstra († 1983)
• Thomas Alfons Theodorus Maria Bots, Maarssen, Nederland († 1948)
• Robert Boom, Hilversum († 1959)
• Marie Jan Theda Bakker, Lochem, Nederland
• Gail Gully Poirier († 1984)
• Jacobus van Spijk, Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• Cornelia Pouwels (63), Rotterdam
• Smeets (81), Zenderen
• Aagje Jeanna Helena Garms (83), Utrecht
• Baselice GOT (78), Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque,66250,Pyrénées-Orientales,LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON,FRANCE
• Eweuretta Budd Hamill (48), Carthage, Jefferson, New York, Verenigde Staten
• Charles Jacobusz. Wetters (66), 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Cornelis Franciscus Schouffoer (79), Rotterdam
• Antoon Clemant Johan Fijnaut (49), Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Antoon Clement Johan Fijnaut Fijnout Tijnaut (49), Breda
• Arend van de Bunt (74), Hoevelaken, Gelderland, Netherlands

• 1947 » Anne Archer, American actress and producer
• 1947 » Jim Fox, American rock drummer and organist
• 1947 » Joe Manchin, American politician, 34th Governor of West Virginia
• 1947 » Paulo Coelho, Brazilian author and songwriter
• 1947 » Roger De Vlaeminck, Belgian cyclist and coach
• 1947 » Vladimir Masorin, Russian admiral
• 1948 » Alexander McCall Smith, Rhodesian-Scottish author and educator
• 1948 » Jean Michel Jarre, French pianist, composer, and producer
• 1948 » Kim Sung-il, South Korean commander and pilot
• 1948 » Sauli Niinistö, Finnish captain and politician, 12th President of Finland

• 1930 » Tom Norman, English businessman and showman (b. 1860)
• 1932 » Kate M. Gordon, American activist (b. 1861)
• 1939 » Frederick Carl Frieseke, American painter and educator (b. 1874)
• 1940 » Paul Gottlieb Nipkow, Polish-German technician and inventor, invented the Nipkow disk (b. 1860)
• 1943 » Antonio Alice, Argentinian painter and educator (b. 1886)
• 1943 » Simone Weil, French philosopher and activist (b. 1909)
• 1946 » James Clark McReynolds, American lawyer and judge, 48th United States Attorney General (b. 1862)
• 1954 » Getúlio Vargas, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 14th President of Brazil (b. 1882)
• 1956 » Kenji Mizoguchi, Japanese director and screenwriter (b. 1898)
• 1958 » Paul Henry, Irish painter and educator (b. 1876)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Cornelis
4. Willem
5. Hendrik
6. Gerrit
7. Pieter
8. Petrus
9. Robert
10. Peter
11. Adrianus
12. Jacobus
13. John
14. Gerardus
15. Wilhelmus
16. Jacob

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Catharina
8. Hendrika
9. Petronella
10. Adriana
11. Margaretha
12. Geertruida
13. Jacoba
14. Aaltje
15. Linda
16. Helena

• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till September 4, 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• 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 July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
• From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
• The Netherlands had about 9.7 million citizens.
• May 20 » Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek wins the 1948 Republic of China presidential election and is sworn in as the first President of the Republic of China at Nanjing.
• May 23 » Thomas C. Wasson, the US Consul-General, is assassinated in Jerusalem, Israel.
• June 26 » Cold War: The first supply flights are made in response to the Berlin Blockade.
• September 9 » Kim Il-sung declares the establishment of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea).
• September 17 » The Lehi (also known as the Stern gang) assassinates Count Folke Bernadotte, who was appointed by the United Nations to mediate between the Arab nations and Israel.
• October 30 » A luzzu fishing boat overloaded with passengers capsizes and sinks in the Gozo Channel off Qala, Gozo, Malta, killing 23 of the 27 people on board.

The temperature on August 24, 1948 was between 11.8 °C and 20.0 °C and averaged 15.8 °C. There was 9.3 hours of sunshine (66%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.