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• Jan Bosscher, Rheezerveen († 2013)
• Johanna Maria "Jo" Oors, Zevenbergen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2011)
• Louise Mathilda Maria (Louise) Van Poecke, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands († 2015)
• Jan van der Zwaard († 2014)
• Henrica Johanna Petronella Schoenmakers, Beers († 1948)
• Gijsbertus Nicolaas Maria Calis, Laren († 2015)
• Anton Richard Botter, Batavia, India († 2008)
• Geertruida Maria van de Ven († 2004)
• John Bernard Chrosniak, Ohio, Verenigde Staten († 2007)
• Adriana Maria Helena Jozepha van Vessem, Vught (Vught) (Noord-Brabant) († 2005)

• Albertus Franciscus Holsboer (77), Arnhem
• Albertus Franciscus Holsboer (77), Arnhem,Arnhem,Gelderland,Nederland
• (1) Catharina Adriana Wajer (50), Medemblik, Noord-Holland, Nederland Nederland
• Arie van LEEUWE (49)
• Aaltje ten Wolde (52), Vledder
• Anna Venema (76), Groningen
• Antje Ettema (65), Assen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Adrianus Johannes Rademakers (78), Schiedam, Zuid Holland, Nederland
• Anna Maria (Anneke) van den Berg (1), Rotterdam
• Antje Ettema (65), Assen, Drenthe, Netherlands

• 1945 » Dianne Willcocks, English sociologist and academic
• 1945 » Kurt Loder, American journalist, author, and critic
• 1946 » Aydın Menderes, Turkish politician († 2011)
• 1946 » Jim Kelly, American actor, athlete, and martial artist
• 1948 » Bella van der Spiegel-Hage, Dutch cyclist
• 1948 » Bill Ward, English drummer and songwriter
• 1949 » Eppie Bleeker, Dutch speed skater
• 1950 » Maggie MacNeal, Dutch singer
• 1950 » Rex Caldwell, American golfer
• 1951 » Rudolf Finsterer, German rugby player and coach

• 1924 » A. Sabapathy, Sri Lankan journalist and politician (b. 1853)
• 1931 » Glen Kidston, English pilot and race car driver (b. 1899)
• 1942 » Qemal Stafa, Albanian politician (b. 1920)
• 1947 » Ty LaForest, Canadian-American baseball player (b. 1917)
• 1957 » Leopold Löwenheim, German mathematician and logician (b. 1878)
• 1959 » Carlos Saavedra Lamas, Argentinian academic and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1878)
• 1962 » Ernest Tyldesley, English cricketer (b. 1889)
• 1965 » John Waters, American director and screenwriter (b. 1893)
• 1965 » Nikos Gounaris, Greek tenor and composer (b. 1915)
• 1971 » Violet Jessop, Argentinean-English nurse (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. 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.
• February 4 » Ceylon (later renamed Sri Lanka) becomes independent within the British Commonwealth.
• April 9 » Fighters from the Irgun and Lehi Zionist paramilitary groups attacked Deir Yassin near Jerusalem, killing over 100.
• June 9 » Foundation of the International Council on Archives under the auspices of the UNESCO.
• July 1 » Muhammad Ali Jinnah (Quaid-i-Azam) inaugurates Pakistan's central bank, the State Bank of Pakistan.
• October 28 » Paul Müller is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of the insecticidal properties of DDT.
• December 20 » Indonesian National Revolution: The Dutch military captures Yogyakarta, the temporary capital of the newly-formed Republic of Indonesia.

The temperature on May 5, 1948 was between 7.9 °C and 15.7 °C and averaged 12.0 °C. There was 3.5 hours of sunshine (23%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.