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Born on Sunday February 22, 1948
- Marina De Naer, Lokeren († 1998)
- Freddy Lenjou, Antwerpen, Belgie († 1948)
- Grietje (Aukes) van der Meer († 2003)
- Bertus Pieper, Ermelo († 1948)
- Charel Gabriëls, Eindhout, België († 2021)
- Dorothea Agatha Dijkshoorn, Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2002)
- levenloos Verkerk, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands († 1948)
- Lyle Douglas Henderson († 2005)
- Diane Pauline Griebel, Clinton, Iowa († 2019)
- Bouwina Brookman, Eelde, Drenthe, Nederland († 2015)
Died on Sunday February 22, 1948
- Burdette A Eggleston (84), Freeborn, Freeborn, Minnesota, United States
- Albert de Ridder (74), Oostzaan
- Albert Gerritsz de Ridder (74), Oostzaan
- Anna Margaretha Homan (85), Noordwijk
- Camillus Trybou (74), Oekene West-Vlaanderen België
- Antje Hazelhoff (63), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
- Augusta Maria van SCHOORS (51), Onkerzele, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgique
- Anna Cornelia Verhoof (69), Tilburg Nederland
- Aafke Meines Tamminga (91), Franeker, Franekeradeel, Friesland, Nederland
- Anje Luinstra (78), Ruigezand,, Groningen, Nederland
Born on February 22
- 1946 » Kresten Bjerre, Danish footballer and manager († 2014)
- 1947 » Frank Van Dun, Belgian philosopher and theorist
- 1947 » Harvey Mason, American drummer
- 1947 » John Radford, English footballer and manager
- 1947 » Pirjo Honkasalo, Finnish director, cinematographer, and screenwriter
- 1949 » John Duncan, Scottish footballer, forward and manager
- 1949 » Niki Lauda, Austrian racing driver († 2019)
- 1949 » Olga Morozova, Russian tennis player and coach
- 1950 » Julius Erving, American basketball player and sportscaster
- 1950 » Lenny Kuhr, Dutch singer-songwriter
Died on February 22
- 1939 » Antonio Machado, Spanish-French poet and author (b. 1875)
- 1942 » Stefan Zweig, Austrian journalist, author, and playwright (b. 1881)
- 1943 » Christoph Probst, German activist (b. 1919)
- 1943 » Hans Scholl, German activist (b. 1918)
- 1943 » Sophie Scholl, German activist (b. 1921)
- 1944 » Kasturba Gandhi, Indian activist (b. 1869)
- 1945 » Osip Brik, Russian avant garde writer and literary critic (b. 1888)
- 1958 » Abul Kalam Azad, Indian scholar and politician, Indian Minister of Education (b. 1888)
- 1960 » Paul-Émile Borduas, Canadian-French painter and critic (b. 1905)
- 1961 » Nick LaRocca, American trumpet player and composer (b. 1889)
Names that were popular for boys in 1948
- Jan
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Willem
- Hendrik
- Gerrit
- Pieter
- Petrus
- Robert
- Peter
- Adrianus
- Jacobus
- John
- Gerardus
- Wilhelmus
- Jacob
Names that were popular for girls in 1948
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Petronella
- Adriana
- Margaretha
- Geertruida
- Jacoba
- Aaltje
- Linda
- Helena
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1948
- 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.
- June 7 » Edvard Beneš resigns as President of Czechoslovakia rather than signing the Ninth-of-May Constitution, making his nation a Communist state.
- June 20 » The Deutsche Mark is introduced in Western Allied-occupied Germany. The Soviet Military Administration in Germany responded by imposing the Berlin Blockade four days later.
- 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.
- September 5 » In France, Robert Schuman becomes President of the Council while being Foreign minister; as such, he is the negotiator of the major treaties of the end of World War II.
- November 1 » Six thousand people die when a Chinese merchant ship explodes and sinks off southern Manchuria.
- December 28 » The DC-3 airliner NC16002 disappears 50 miles south of Miami.
Weather February 22, 1948
The temperature on February 22, 1948 was between -8.8 °C and 0.2 °C and averaged -3.8 °C. There was 1.9 hours of sunshine (18%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the northeast.