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• Helena Maria Joanna Lippits, Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
• Rita Bertrand, Nuth
• Gerrigje Johanna Hoekman, Kampen (Kampen), Overijssel, Nederland († 1948)
• levenloos geboren zoon Calis, Laren
• Paul Alexander Klaarwater, 's Gravenhage († 2013)
• Dale Harper († 1997)
• Antonius (Toon) van Sluisveld († 1998)
• Fintje (Finne) Zandberg, Drogeham (Droegeham), Achtkarspelen, Frysl�n, Nederland († 2016)
• Joice Tupang († 2000)
• Carla Louisa van de Vegte († 2010)

• Christina van Zwienen (60), Ridderkerk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
• Carel Simon Karel Simon Simon Kwestroo (75), Rotterdam
• Anna Maria Josepha Hubertina Wackers (95), Susteren
• Adrianus "Ad" Oerlemans (76), Udenhout, Nederland
• Caarls (0), Utrecht
• Arend Hendrik Huiskers (0), Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands
• Adam Gerardus Voogd (50)
• Anna Catharina van Heeswijk (52), Tilburg, Gemeente Tilburg
• Aleida Christina MEERDINK (74), Enschede (NL)
• CORNELIA DE GROOT (74), WIJNGAARDEN

• 1945 » Stephen Stills, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1946 » John Paul Jones, English bass player, songwriter, and producer
• 1946 » Michalis Kritikopoulos, Greek footballer († 2002)
• 1947 » Fran Cotton, English rugby player
• 1947 » Zulema, American singer-songwriter († 2013)
• 1948 » Ian Nankervis, Australian footballer
• 1950 » Linda Steiner, American journalist and academic
• 1950 » Vesna Vulović, Serbian plane crash survivor and Guinness World Record holder
• 1950 » Victoria Principal, American actress and businesswoman
• 1951 » Linda Dobbs, English lawyer and judge

• 1943 » Walter James, Australian lawyer and politician, 5th Premier of Western Australia (b. 1863)
• 1944 » Jurgis Baltrušaitis, Lithuanian poet, critic, and translator (b. 1873)
• 1945 » Edgar Cayce, American psychic and author (b. 1877)
• 1945 » Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski, Polish journalist and explorer (b. 1879)
• 1946 » William Joyce, American-British pro-Axis propaganda broadcaster (b. 1906)
• 1956 » Alexander Gretchaninov, Russian-American pianist and composer (b. 1864)
• 1956 » Dimitrios Vergos, Greek wrestler, weightlifter, and shot putter (b. 1886)
• 1956 » Joseph Wirth, German educator and politician, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1876)
• 1958 » Cafer Tayyar Eğilmez, Turkish general (b. 1877)
• 1959 » Edwin Muir, Scottish poet, author, and translator (b. 1887)

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. Petronella
9. Hendrika
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 30 » A dike along the flooding Columbia River breaks, obliterating Vanport, Oregon within minutes. Fifteen people die and tens of thousands are left homeless.
• June 28 » Boxer Dick Turpin beats Vince Hawkins at Villa Park in Birmingham to become the first black British boxing champion in the modern era.
• July 12 » Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion orders the expulsion of Palestinians from the towns of Lod and Ramla.
• September 9 » Kim Il-sung declares the establishment of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea).
• December 10 » The Human Rights Convention is signed by the United Nations.
• December 26 » Cardinal József Mindszenty is arrested in Hungary and accused of treason and conspiracy.

The temperature on January 3, 1948 was between 9.2 °C and 11.6 °C and averaged 10.6 °C. There was 1.5 mm of rain during 1.3 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.