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• Marilyn Anthony, Atlantic City, Atlantic Co., New Jersey, Verenigde Staten († 2014)
• Alfons Jozef Dimphna Leyten, Geel (Antwerpen, BEL) († 1949)
• Everdina Elisabeth van der Rijk, Breda († 2012)
• Patricia Lewis († 2015)
• Marcel Andre Maselli, Jupille sur Meuse, Liége (B) († 1949)
• Dineke Drenth, Groningen († 2011)
• Jeannine Vandenbemden
• Wilt Pathuis, Nieuwe Pekela († 2008)
• Lisette TRUYMAN, Antwerpen († 2018)
• Robert "Bob" William SHERREN, Charlottetown, Queens Co., Prince Edward Island, CANADA († 2014)

• Arie van Twist (54), Dordrecht, Nederland
• Arend Pik (80), Exloërmond, Odoorn, Drenthe, Netherlands
• Arie Leegwater (65), Schoorl
• Anna Auguste Albertine Daute (81), Halle an der Saale, Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
• Antje Alberts Berga (70), Tijnje, gem. Opsterland, Friesland, Nederland
• Abraham Bronmeijer (73), Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Abraham Bronmeijer (74), Leiden
• Adriana den Buurman (57), 's Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Albert Wieringh (81), Buinen Borger-Odoorn Drenthe Nederland
• Alida Calar Maria Verkerk (71)

• 1946 » Hanan Ashrawi, Palestinian scholar, activist, and politician
• 1947 » Bill Zorn, folk musician
• 1947 » Emiel Puttemans, Belgian runner
• 1947 » Richard Morris, English archaeologist, historian, and author
• 1947 » Stephen Shore, American photographer and educator
• 1948 » Benjamin Cheever, American journalist and author
• 1948 » Claude Jade, French actress († 2006)
• 1948 » Johnny Ramone, American guitarist and songwriter († 2004)
• 1949 » Hamish Stuart, Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1949 » Sigourney Weaver, American actress and producer

• 1936 » Premchand, Indian author and screenwriter (b. 1880)
• 1936 » Red Ames, American baseball player and manager (b. 1882)
• 1942 » Sergey Chaplygin, Russian physicist, mathematician, and engineer (b. 1869)
• 1944 » Wendell Willkie, American captain, lawyer, and politician (b. 1892)
• 1945 » Felix Salten, Austrian author and critic (b. 1869)
• 1952 » Joe Adams, American baseball player and manager (b. 1877)
• 1953 » Kathleen Ferrier, English soprano (b. 1912)
• 1953 » Nigel Bruce, British actor (b. 1895)
• 1955 » Iry LeJeune, American accordion player (b. 1928)
• 1958 » Ran Bosilek, Bulgarian author and translator (b. 1886)

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. Jacob
16. Gerardus

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.
• March 25 » The first successful tornado forecast predicts that a tornado will strike Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma.
• 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 16 » Members of the Malayan Communist Party kill three British plantation managers in Sungai Siput; in response, British Malaya declares a state of emergency.
• July 26 » U.S. President Harry S. Truman signs Executive Order 9981, desegregating the military of the United States.
• 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.

The temperature on October 8, 1948 was between 2.5 °C and 16.0 °C and averaged 9.2 °C. There was 9.2 hours of sunshine (82%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east.