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• Josephus Raymondus Justinus Cornelius de Vet, Turnhout (België) († 1948)
• Angeles Núñez Jimenez, Osuna, Andalucía, Spanje († 2020)
• Jan Debruykere, Brugge († 1955)
• Adrianus Jacobus Kalkman, Rotterdam († 2007)
• Carolus Joannes Dymphna van Dun, Tielen (B) († 2003)
• Mary Ann Welling, Oregon, Verenigde Staten († 1989)
• Georges Renard, Sint-Truiden, België († 2000)
• Larry Smith, Prichard, Mobile, Alabama, Verenigde Staten († 2020)
• Doodgeboren zoon Daems, Geel, België († 1948)
• Jan Brouwer, Urk († 2008)

• Christina Melis Dijkstra (76), Niekerk
• Christiaan Johannes Goedhart Brouwer (41), Gasselte
• Carolina Person (72), Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America
• Alice Elizabeth Varner (76)
• Adriaantje Noordzij (67), Rotterdam,Zuid-Holland,Niederlande
• Aaltje FIEN (30), Kampen, Overijssel, Nederland
• August Dirk Roosegaarde Bisschop (82), Pretoria
• Aagje Kruijer (77), Bloemendaal, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Arendje Koster (63), Haarlemmermeer
• Cornelis POULISSE (81), Grand Rapids,Kent County,MICH,UNITED STATES

• 1946 » Dolly Parton, American singer-songwriter and actress
• 1946 » Julian Barnes, English novelist, short story writer, essayist, and critic
• 1947 » Frank Aarebrot, Norwegian political scientist and academic († 2017)
• 1947 » Paula Deen, American chef and author
• 1947 » Rod Evans, English singer-songwriter
• 1948 » Frank McKenna, Canadian politician and diplomat, 27th Premier of New Brunswick
• 1948 » Mal Reilly, English rugby league player and coach
• 1948 » Nancy Lynch, American computer scientist and academic
• 1949 » Arend Langenberg, Dutch voice actor and radio host († 2012)
• 1949 » Robert Palmer, English singer-songwriter and guitarist († 2003)

• 1929 » Liang Qichao, Chinese journalist, philosopher, and scholar (b. 1873)
• 1930 » Frank P. Ramsey, British mathematician, philosopher and economist (b. 1903)
• 1938 » Branislav Nušić, Serbian author, playwright, and journalist (b. 1864)
• 1945 » Gustave Mesny, French general (b. 1886)
• 1948 » Tony Garnier, French architect and urban planner, designed the Stade de Gerland (b. 1869)
• 1954 » Theodor Kaluza, German mathematician and physicist (b. 1885)
• 1957 » József Dudás, Romanian-Hungarian activist and politician (b. 1912)
• 1963 » Clement Smoot, American golfer (b. 1884)
• 1964 » Firmin Lambot, Belgian cyclist (b. 1886)
• 1965 » Arnold Luhaäär, Estonian weightlifter (b. 1905)

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 9 » Czechoslovakia's Ninth-of-May Constitution comes into effect.
• May 28 » Daniel François Malan is elected as Prime Minister of South Africa. He later goes on to implement Apartheid.
• June 7 » Anti-Jewish riots in Oujda and Jerada take place.
• June 22 » King George VI formally gives up the title "Emperor of India", half a year after Britain actually gave up its rule of India.
• September 4 » Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands abdicates for health reasons.
• November 22 » Chinese Civil War: Elements of the Chinese Communist Second Field Army under Liu Bocheng trap the Nationalist 12th Army, beginning the Shuangduiji Campaign, the largest engagement of the Huaihai Campaign.

The average temperature on January 19, 1948 was 1.8 °C. There was 2.9 mm of rain during 2.8 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.