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• Lambertus Henricus Peter Smeets, geleen († 2013)
• Henk de Nijs, Heemskerk († 2012)
• Frederik van den Berg, Vianen, Utrecht, Nederland († 2023)
• Marianus Adrianus Johanna van der Horst, Standdaarbuiten, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• F.J.C. Kleemans († 2006)
• Catharina Elisabeth (Antje) (Annie) Dijkstra, Amsterdam († 2002)
• Marilyn Ruth ADEMA, Ottawa County Michigan U.S.A († 2002)
• Gerard Cornelis Martinus Naaktgeboren, Dordrecht (Zuid-Holland) († 1996)
• Adriaan Lambrecht Riedijk
• Margaretha Maria Bouts, Stein, Limburg, Netherlands († 1992)

• Bernardina Kruize (71), Groningen
• Christiaan Luesink (58), Bergh, Gelderland, Nederland
• Arend Jan ter Boo (68), Woolde, gemeente Hengelo, Overijssel, Nederland
• Cornelia Maria Vianen (58), Oudewater
• Arie van der Leede (64), Lisse, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Albertus Boendermaker (86), Amsterdam Nhl. NL
• Aloisia Godefrida van der Aa (58), Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
• Albertus Pietersz. (2) Boendermaker (86), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Bartholomeus Zwart (89), Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adrianus de Rijk (82), Nijmegen, Gelderland, Nederland

• 1946 » Charles Dance, English actor, director, and screenwriter
• 1947 » Gary Beach, American actor and singer († 2018)
• 1947 » Giant Haystacks, English wrestler († 1998)
• 1947 » Ojārs Arvīds Feldbergs, Latvian sculptor
• 1948 » Cyril Neville, American R&B percussionist and singer
• 1948 » Séverine, French singer and actress
• 1948 » Sue Campbell, Baroness Campbell of Loughborough, English academic and businesswoman
• 1949 » Lance Cairns, New Zealand cricketer
• 1949 » Wang Wanxing, Chinese activist
• 1949 » Warren Burt, American-Australian composer

• 1935 » Gustave Loiseau, French painter (b. 1865)
• 1940 » Berton Churchill, Canadian-American actor and singer (b. 1876)
• 1948 » Ted Horn, American race car driver (b. 1910)
• 1949 » Chikuhei Nakajima, Japanese engineer, businessman, and politician, founded Nakajima Aircraft Company (b. 1884)
• 1953 » Erima Harvey Northcroft, New Zealand general, lawyer, and judge (b. 1884)
• 1957 » Karl Genzken, German physician (b. 1885)
• 1962 » Stancho Belkovski, Bulgarian-Polish architect (b. 1891)
• 1963 » Édith Piaf, French singer-songwriter and actress (b. 1915)
• 1963 » Roy Cazaly, Australian footballer and coach (b. 1893)
• 1964 » Eddie Cantor, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor (b. 1892)

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 7 » The Council of Europe is founded during the Hague Congress.
• May 18 » The First Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China officially convenes in Nanking.
• 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.
• July 5 » National Health Service Acts create the national public health system in the United Kingdom.
• July 31 » USSNevada is sunk by an aerial torpedo after surviving hits from two atomic bombs (as part of post-war tests) and being used for target practice by three other ships.
• December 17 » The Finnish Security Police is established to remove communist leadership from its predecessor, the State Police.

The temperature on October 10, 1948 was between 5.4 °C and 16.8 °C and averaged 10.5 °C. There was 8.5 hours of sunshine (77%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east.