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• Robert J van Ginkel († 2008)
• johannes marie hendrix, maasbree
• Johannus Martinus Hubertus Martens, Vierlingsbeek, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2010)
• Cees Zanen, Zaandijk, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2010)
• Hendricus Cornelis Andreae, Groningen († 2004)
• Aartje Maria Kaptein, Haarlem († 2015)
• Robert Bruce Butler, Orlando, Florida, VS († 2015)
• Gijsbertus Gerardus Kuijer, Baarn, Utrecht, Nederland († 2017)
• Anthonia Johanna Maria van Bennekom, Schalkwijk, Utrecht, Nederland († 2015)
• Sheryl Dewey († 1983)

• Albertus Hermanus van Werven (73), Zwolle
• Antonij Fukkink (82), Voorst
• Asa F. Harris (65), St Joseph, Berrien, Michigan, Verenigde Staten
• Albertus Johannus Antonius Wiggers (45)
• Adriaan van de Heijning (79), Baarle-Nassau
• Anna Maria Bouwens (47), Rothem, Limburg, Netherlands
• Aletta van Kooten (84)
• Antonius Marinus van Hoeij (31), Oss, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Aaltje Maria Burg (73), Laren, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Jacoba Achter (49), Amsterdam The Netherlands

• 1947 » Peter Cosgrove, Australian general and politician, 26th Governor General of Australia
• 1948 » Eiichi Ohtaki, Japanese singer-songwriter and producer († 2013)
• 1948 » Gerald Casale, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and director
• 1949 » Peter Doyle, Australian singer and guitarist († 2001)
• 1949 » Randall Wallace, American screenwriter and producer
• 1949 » Simon Kirke, English drummer
• 1949 » Steve Peregrin Took, English singer-songwriter and guitarist († 1980)
• 1949 » Vida Blue, American baseball player and sportscaster
• 1950 » Shahyar Ghanbari, Iranian singer-songwriter
• 1950 » Tapley Seaton, Kittitian politician, 4th Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis

• 1933 » Nishinoumi Kajirō III, Japanese sumo wrestler, 30th yokozuna (b. 1890)
• 1934 » Louis Tancred, South African cricketer and pilot (b. 1876)
• 1934 » Marie Dressler, Canadian-American actress and singer (b. 1868)
• 1935 » Meletius IV of Constantinople (b. 1871)
• 1942 » Flinders Petrie, English archaeologist and academic (b. 1853)
• 1946 » Saint Alphonsa, first woman of Indian origin to be canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church (b. 1910)
• 1957 » Edith Abbott, American economist, social worker, and educator (b. 1876)
• 1957 » Isaac Heinemann, German-Israeli scholar and academic (b. 1876)
• 1965 » Attallah Suheimat, Jordanian politician (b. 1875)
• 1965 » Edogawa Ranpo, Japanese author and critic (b. 1894)

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.
• April 5 » A fire in a hospital in Effingham, Illinois, kills 77 people and leads to nationwide fire code improvements in the United States.
• May 6 » EDSAC, the first practical electronic digital stored-program computer, runs its first operation.
• May 12 » Cold War: The Soviet Union lifts its blockade of Berlin.
• October 16 » The Greek Communist Party announces a "temporary cease-fire", thus ending the Greek Civil War.
• October 25 » The Battle of Guningtou in the Taiwan Strait begins.
• October 28 » An Air France Lockheed Constellation crashes in the Azores, killing all 48 people on board.

The temperature on July 28, 1949 was between 13.8 °C and 22.2 °C and averaged 18.7 °C. There was 9.2 hours of sunshine (58%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west.