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• Jacques Triphon Van De Moortel, Ruiselede († 2008)
• Dirk Huisman († 2011)
• Michael Jay Hoffman, Holland (Ottawa County) (Michigan) († 2022)
• Jean Olocan, Husseïn Dey, Alger, Algérie († 2021)
• Hans Schilder, Etten-Leur († 2021)
• Hendrikus Johannes Maria Lamers, Oeffelt († 1949)
• Dina Smit, amsterdam († 2010)
• Jacobus Cornelis Witte, de hoeve 'Wezenspijk', Hoornderweg 27, den Burg (Texel) († 2023)
• Steenvoorden, Kortenhoef († 1990)
• Antonius Johannes Hermannus Wendels, Hengelo († 2017)

• "Richard" Georg Strauss (85), Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Allemagne
• Arnoldus Onnes (69), Schiermonnikoog
• (103), Pretoria, South Africa
• Albert Joseph Vogel (34), Maricopa, Arizona, Verenigde Staten
• Apolonia Adriana RIJN,VAN (54), Rijswijk,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Arie van Wijngaarden (74), Sliedrecht
• Anna Maria Kaptein (84), Haarlem, 2012, Nederland
• Clara E {Brooke} Quigg (80), North Coventry, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
• Arie Pors (81), Rotterdam
• Anna Maria Kaptein (84), Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• 1947 » Ann Beattie, American novelist and short story writer
• 1947 » Benjamin Orr, American singer-songwriter and bass player († 2000)
• 1947 » Halldór Ásgrímsson, Icelandic accountant and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Iceland († 2015)
• 1947 » Valery Afanassiev, Russian pianist and conductor
• 1948 » Great Kabuki, Japanese wrestler
• 1948 » Jean-Pierre Monseré, Belgian cyclist († 1971)
• 1949 » Edward Hinds, English physicist and academic
• 1950 » Ian Davidson, Scottish lawyer and politician
• 1950 » Mike Simpson, American dentist and politician
• 1950 » Zachary Richard, American singer-songwriter and poet

• 1933 » Faisal I of Iraq (b. 1883)
• 1935 » Carl Weiss, American physician (b. 1906)
• 1940 » Hemmo Kallio, Finnish actor (b. 1863)
• 1942 » Rıza Nur, Turkish surgeon and politician (b. 1879)
• 1943 » Julius Fučík, Czech journalist (b. 1903)
• 1944 » Jan van Gilse, Dutch composer and conductor (b. 1881)
• 1949 » Richard Strauss, German composer and manager (b. 1864)
• 1954 » André Derain, French painter and sculptor (b. 1880)
• 1963 » Maurice Wilks, English engineer and businessman († 1904)
• 1965 » Dorothy Dandridge, American actress and singer (b. 1922)

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. Wilhelmus
15. Jacobus
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 18 » The Republic of Ireland Act comes into effect.
• May 4 » The entire Torino football team (except for two players who did not take the trip: Sauro Tomà, due to an injury and Renato Gandolfi, because of coach request) is killed in a plane crash.
• June 5 » Thailand elects Orapin Chaiyakan, the first female member of Thailand's Parliament.
• June 8 » George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four is published.
• September 30 » The Berlin Airlift ends.
• December 27 » Indonesian National Revolution: The Netherlands officially recognizes Indonesian independence. End of the Dutch East Indies.

The temperature on September 8, 1949 was between 7.3 °C and 21.3 °C and averaged 14.5 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 2.9 hours of sunshine (22%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west.