About the day » Saturday January 17, 1948Calender converter

• Jian Cheng Wang, Zhejiang († 2000)
• Paul Mortier, Mol († 1994)
• James Edgar Mellott, Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania († 1995)
• Larry N Huizenga, Morrison Whiteside Illinois, Verenigde Staten († 2007)
• Marilyn Joan AYLETT († 1972)
• N.N. Roelands, Nieuw-Ginneken († 1948)
• Dia Stoppels († 2020)
• Antoon Daniël Corneel Vlaemynck, Diksmuide (W-VL) België († 1948)
• Geoffrey Wayne (Poppa) GRACE, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia († 2013)
• Chris van Winden († 2009)

• Bastiaantje in ‘t Veld (78), Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands
• Arend de Wilde (67), Amersfoort
• Adrianus (Janus Josof) van Veldhoven (73), 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Bernard George "Barney" Scherer (53), Portageville, New Madrid, Missouri, Verenigde Staten
• Andries Verhagen (69), Rotterdam
• Catharina Oomen (78), Breda
• Antje Speekhout (58), Enschede, Overijssel, Nederland
• Catharina Elisabeth Adrichem (75), Heemskerk, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
• Adolph(us) Petrus Naessens (78), Bruges (Brugge), Belgium
• Anna Cornelia de Vreng (95), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• 1944 » Ann Oakley, English sociologist, author, and academic
• 1945 » Anne Cutler, Australian psychologist and academic
• 1945 » Javed Akhtar, Indian poet, playwright, and composer
• 1948 » Davíð Oddsson, Icelandic politician, 21st Prime Minister of Iceland
• 1949 » Andy Kaufman, American actor and comedian († 1984)
• 1949 » Anita Borg, American computer scientist and academic († 2003)
• 1949 » Augustin Dumay, French violinist and conductor
• 1949 » Gyude Bryant, Liberian businessman and politician († 2014)
• 1949 » Mick Taylor, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1950 » Luis López Nieves, Puerto Rican-American author and academic

• 1932 » Ahmet Derviş, Turkish general (b. 1881)
• 1932 » Albert Jacka, Australian captain, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1893)
• 1933 » Louis Comfort Tiffany, American stained glass artist (b. 1848)
• 1936 » Mateiu Caragiale, Romanian journalist, author, and poet (b. 1885)
• 1942 » Walther von Reichenau, German field marshal (b. 1884)
• 1947 » Jean-Marie-Rodrigue Villeneuve, Canadian cardinal (b. 1883)
• 1947 » Pyotr Krasnov, Russian historian and general (b. 1869)
• 1951 » Jyoti Prasad Agarwala, Indian poet, playwright, and director (b. 1903)
• 1952 » Walter Briggs Sr., American businessman (b. 1877)
• 1961 » Patrice Lumumba, Congolese politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (b. 1925)

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. Wilhelmus
15. Gerardus
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.
• January 29 » The Pakistan Socialist Party is founded in Karachi.
• March 25 » The first successful tornado forecast predicts that a tornado will strike Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma.
• April 9 » Jorge Eliécer Gaitán's assassination provokes a violent riot in Bogotá (the Bogotazo), and a further ten years of violence in Colombia.
• 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.
• August 10 » Candid Camera makes its television debut after being on radio for a year as Candid Microphone.
• September 15 » The Indian Army captures the towns of Jalna, Latur, Mominabad, Surriapet and Narkatpalli as part of Operation Polo.

The average temperature on January 17, 1948 was 2.5 °C. There was 3.2 mm of rain during 2.4 hours. There was 1.2 hours of sunshine (14%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south.