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• Herman Griffioen, Baambrugge, Utrecht, Netherlands († 2008)
• Leonardus Antonius Beek, Blaricum, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1948)
• Frits Kamphuis, Den Haag († 2016)
• Gijsbertus Jacobus Stam, Santpoort († 1969)
• NN Sluiter, Den Helder, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1948)
• Marianna Christine Marja van Ewijk, Putsebocht,Rotterdam,Zuid-Holland,Nederland († 2007)
• Evert Super, Nieuw-Weerdinge, Emmen († 2022)
• petronella martina maria (nel) vanlier, helden-panningen
• N. N. Veth, Papendrecht, Nederland († 1948)
• Maria Catharina Temmink, Hilversum († 2001)

• Adriana van Pinxteren (71), Berlicum
• Alida van der Ham (69), Warmond
• Aaltje Spanjer (70), Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands
• Aijolt KUIPER (80), Oude Pekela, Groningen, Nederland
• Antonius Spijker (53), Mijdrecht, De Ronde Venen, Utrecht, Nederland
• Anna Maria Obermeier (69), Louisville, KY, United States
• Adriana van Pinxteren (71), Berlicum
• Anna Christina de Bergh (78), Velp
• Antonia Maria van den Beld (55), Deventer {OV}
• Alje Dijksterhuis (0), Groningen, Groningen, Nederland

• 1946 » John Astor, 3rd Baron Astor of Hever, English businessman and politician
• 1946 » Karen Dunnell, English statistician and academic
• 1946 » Rick Adelman, American basketball player and coach
• 1947 » Al Cowlings, American ex-NFL player and close friend of O. J. Simpson and Nicole Brown Simpson
• 1947 » Buddy Roberts, American wrestler († 2012)
• 1947 » Tom Malone, American trombonist, composer, and producer
• 1947 » Tom Wyner, English-American voice actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1948 » Ron LeFlore, American baseball player and manager
• 1949 » Paulo Cézar Caju, Brazilian footballer
• 1949 » Ralph Mann, American hurdler and author

• 1939 » Chick Webb, American drummer and bandleader (b. 1905)
• 1940 » DuBose Heyward, American author (b. 1885)
• 1944 » Marc Bloch, French historian and academic (b. 1886)
• 1945 » Aris Velouchiotis, Greek general (b. 1905)
• 1946 » Gordon Brewster, Irish cartoonist (b 1889)
• 1952 » Andrew Lawson, Scottish-American geologist and academic (b. 1861)
• 1953 » Margaret Bondfield, English politician, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (b. 1873)
• 1955 » Ozias Leduc, Canadian painter (b. 1864)
• 1958 » Imre Nagy, Hungarian politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Hungary (b. 1895)
• 1958 » Pál Maléter, Hungarian general and politician, Minister of Defence of Hungary (b. 1917)

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 7 » The Council of Europe is founded during the Hague Congress.
• June 26 » Cold War: The first supply flights are made in response to the Berlin Blockade.
• July 12 » Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion orders the expulsion of Palestinians from the towns of Lod and Ramla.
• September 13 » Margaret Chase Smith is elected United States senator, and becomes the first woman to serve in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the United States Senate.
• September 14 » The Indian Army captures the city of Aurangabad as part of Operation Polo.
• December 28 » The DC-3 airliner NC16002 disappears 50 miles south of Miami.

The temperature on June 16, 1948 was between 10.3 °C and 18.4 °C and averaged 14.5 °C. There was 1.4 mm of rain during 2.0 hours. There was 5.1 hours of sunshine (30%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.