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• Neilson Macbeth, Canada († 1997)
• John Hobart Collins, Seattle, King Co., Washington, Verenigde Staten († 2011)
• Lena Derkje Burggraaf, Zegveld, Utrecht, Nederland († 1992)
• Marian Hendriks, 's Gravenhage († 2016)
• Aaltje Korterink († 2021)
• Gerritdina Jantina Altena, Lutten, Hardenberg, Overijssel, Nederland († 1994)
• Johannis Otto Roeland van Riemsdijk, Rotterdam,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2015)
• Johannis Otto Roeland van Riemsdijk, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2015)
• Eugène Pierre Jean Maria Withagen, Roosendaal en Nispen († 2011)
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• Adrianus van Hemert (75), Rotterdam
• Beatrix Huibrecht Jacoba de Goede (84)
• Antonia Theodora Eliesen (70), Steenderen, Nederland
• Arie Overbosch (69), Apeldoorn
• Antje Zwart (90), Leeuwarden
• Adèle Françoise Hélène de Portes (54), Magnas
• Arnolda Johanna van Rooijen (53), Houten
• Anna Bertina Maria Hapers (68), Merksplas, Antwerpen, België
• Antje Jacobs Prins (78), Veenwouden
• Albert Drescher (32), Banjoemas Indonesie

• 1947 » David Pountney, English director and manager
• 1947 » Larry Nelson, American golfer
• 1948 » Bob Lanier, American basketball player and coach
• 1948 » Brian Donohoe, Scottish politician
• 1948 » Charlie Waters, American football player, coach, and radio host
• 1948 » Judy Geeson, English actress
• 1948 » Margaret Trudeau, Canadian actress and talk show host, 12th Spouse of the Prime Minister of Canada
• 1948 » Zhang Chengzhi, Chinese historian and author
• 1949 » Babette Cole, English author and illustrator († 2017)
• 1949 » Barriemore Barlow, English rock drummer and songwriter

• 1934 » George Henschel, German-English pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1850)
• 1935 » Huey Long, American lawyer and politician, 40th Governor of Louisiana (b. 1893)
• 1937 » Sergei Tretyakov, Russian author and playwright (b. 1892)
• 1938 » Charles Cruft, English businessman, founded Crufts (b. 1852)
• 1939 » Wilhelm Fritz von Roettig, German general (b. 1888)
• 1948 » Ferdinand I of Bulgaria (b. 1861)
• 1952 » Youssef Aftimus, Lebanese engineer and architect, designed the Beirut City Hall (b. 1866)
• 1954 » Peter Anders, German tenor and actor (b. 1908)
• 1961 » Leo Carrillo, American actor and singer (b. 1880)
• 1961 » Wolfgang von Trips, German race car driver (b. 1928)

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 18 » Soviet consultants leave Yugoslavia in the first sign of the Tito–Stalin Split.
• April 3 » Cold War: U.S. President Harry S. Truman signs the Marshall Plan, authorizing $5billion in aid for 16 countries.
• June 9 » Foundation of the International Council on Archives under the auspices of the UNESCO.
• August 25 » The House Un-American Activities Committee holds first-ever televised congressional hearing: "Confrontation Day" between Whittaker Chambers and Alger Hiss.
• December 11 » Arab–Israeli War: The United Nations passes General Assembly Resolution 194, creating a Conciliation Commission to mediate the conflict.
• December 23 » Seven Japanese military and political leaders convicted of war crimes by the International Military Tribunal for the Far East are executed by Allied occupation authorities at Sugamo Prison in Tokyo, Japan.

The temperature on September 10, 1948 was between 12.0 °C and 24.5 °C and averaged 18.1 °C. There was 8.7 hours of sunshine (67%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east.