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• Monica Sangster († 2006)
• Arie Brinkman († 1992)
• Henrica Johanna Catharina van Meer, Halsteren († 1953)
• Femmigje Timmerman, Kerkbuurt (Steenwijkerwold) († 1949)
• Doodgeboren Kind Reintjes, 's-Gravenhage († 1949)
• Adrianus van ERKEL († 1953)
• Maria Helena Christine (Marlene) Smits, Brunssum
• Lies Janssen, Helmond, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2011)
• Gijsbertus Antonius Aloysius de Lange († 2009)
• Sprangers, Loon op Zand, Noord-Brabant, Nederland

• Arie Keuken (68), Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude
• Antje Dam (64), Smallingerland, Friesland, Nederland
• Anna Maria Gulikers (78), Maastricht
• Antonius Reichwein (61), Jutphaas, Utrecht, Nederland
• Antonie Machiel Constandse (69), 's Gravenhage
• Arend Nijborg (4), Annen, Anloo, Drenthe, Nederland
• Antje Dam (64), Opsterland
• Antonius Aldenzee (73), Deurne
• Annechien De Jonge (77), Odoorn, Drenthe, Netherlands(Exloerkijl)
• Bastiaan Vollaard (35), Rotterdam

• 1947 » Doug Henning, Canadian magician († 2000)
• 1948 » Chris Mulkey, American actor
• 1948 » Denis Cosgrove, British-American academic and geographer († 2008)
• 1949 » Liam Donaldson, English physician and academic
• 1949 » Ron Wyden, American academic and politician
• 1949 » Ruth Lister, Baroness Lister of Burtersett, English academic and politician
• 1950 » Dag Arnesen, Norwegian pianist and composer
• 1950 » Mary Hopkin, Welsh singer-songwriter
• 1951 » Alan Clayson, English singer-songwriter and journalist
• 1951 » Christopher Cross, American singer-songwriter and producer

• 1932 » Charles Fort, American journalist and author (b. 1874)
• 1935 » Jessie Willcox Smith, American illustrator (b. 1863)
• 1939 » Madeleine Desroseaux, French author and poet (b. 1873)
• 1942 » Thorvald Stauning, Danish politician, 24th Prime Minister of Denmark (b. 1873)
• 1943 » Harry Miller, American engineer (b. 1875)
• 1948 » Ernst Tandefelt, Finnish assassin of Heikki Ritavuori (b. 1876)
• 1949 » Fanny Walden, English footballer and cricketer (b. 1888)
• 1958 » Frank Foster, English cricketer (b. 1889)
• 1969 » Zakir Husain, Indian academic and politician, 3rd President of India (b. 1897)
• 1970 » Cemil Gürgen Erlertürk, Turkish footballer, coach, and pilot (b. 1918)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Robert
7. Pieter
8. Gerrit
9. Adrianus
10. Petrus
11. Peter
12. Dirk
13. Jacob
14. Jacobus
15. Wilhelmus
16. Gerardus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Catharina
8. Adriana
9. Hendrika
10. Petronella
11. Margaretha
12. Geertruida
13. Jacoba
14. Linda
15. Helena
16. Marianne

• 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)
• 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 9.9 million citizens.
• February 14 » The Asbestos Strike begins in Canada. The strike marks the beginning of the Quiet Revolution in Quebec.
• April 7 » The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific opened on Broadway; it would run for 1,925 performances and win ten Tony Awards.
• May 20 » In the United States, the Armed Forces Security Agency, the predecessor to the National Security Agency, is established.
• June 19 » The first ever NASCAR race was held at Charlotte Speedway, where Jim Roper would win the inaugural event.
• August 29 » Soviet atomic bomb project: The Soviet Union tests its first atomic bomb, known as First Lightning or Joe 1, at Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan.
• December 27 » Indonesian National Revolution: The Netherlands officially recognizes Indonesian independence. End of the Dutch East Indies.

The temperature on May 3, 1949 was between 6.0 °C and 20.6 °C and averaged 13.4 °C. There was 13.5 hours of sunshine (90%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast.