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• Lionel VENS, Moorslede,8890,West Vlaanderen,Vlaams Gewest,Belgie,Belgie († 2012)
• Luc Vantomme, Oekene († 2012)
• Robert James HARVEY, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia († 2016)
• Jacoba Anna (Coby) van Elteren, Bergen op Zoom, Noord Brabant, Nederland († 2001)
• Vervloed, Achthuizen
• Rozalia Josepha Maria Ruijs, Veghel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• David George Doggett, Sugar Land, Fort Bend, Texas, Verenigde Staten († 1948)
• NN Flikkema, Zutphen, Gelderland, Netherlands († 1948)
• Marijke Eijkman, de Nooroostelijke polder,, Flevoland, Nederland († 2017)
• André Jacobus van Wonderen, Bergen, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2014)

• Albert Oord (53), Arnhem
• Catrina Gerth (87), Weesperkarspel, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Antonius de HOON (82), Breda, 3379, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Attje Wiersma (74), West-Dongeradeel
• Antonius Petrus Bouquet (43), Amsterdam
• Abraham Snyder (81), Pike, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten
• Arnold Willem van Velsen (77), Grave
• Antonius Bernardus van Zon (66), Heilo, 1850, Nederland
• Bart Petersen (81), Doorn
• Charles Alfred Mitchell (74), Sunbury, Victoria, Australia

• 1947 » Elaine Murphy, Baroness Murphy, English academic and politician
• 1947 » Harvey Proctor, English politician
• 1947 » Laura Schlessinger, American physiologist, talk show host, and author
• 1948 » Ants Laaneots, Estonian general
• 1948 » Cliff Thorburn, Canadian snooker player
• 1948 » John Carpenter, American director, producer, screenwriter, and composer
• 1948 » Ruth Reichl, American journalist and critic
• 1949 » Andrew Refshauge, Australian physician and politician, 13th Deputy Premier of New South Wales
• 1949 » Anne F. Beiler, American businesswoman, founded Auntie Anne's
• 1949 » R. F. Foster, Irish historian and academic

• 1936 » Albert Fish, American serial killer, rapist and cannibal (b. 1870)
• 1938 » Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay Indian author and playwright (b. 1876)
• 1942 » Carole Lombard, American actress and comedian (b. 1908)
• 1942 » Ernst Scheller, German lawyer and politician, Mayor of Marburg (b. 1899)
• 1942 » Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (b. 1850)
• 1942 » Villem Grünthal-Ridala, Estonian poet and linguist (b. 1885)
• 1957 » Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone, English general and politician, 16th Governor General of Canada (b. 1874)
• 1957 » Arturo Toscanini, Italian cellist and conductor (b. 1867)
• 1959 » Phan Khôi, Vietnamese journalist and author (b. 1887)
• 1960 » Arthur Darby, English rugby player (b. 1876)

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. 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.
• January 29 » The Pakistan Socialist Party is founded in Karachi.
• April 1 » Cold War: Communist forces respond to the introduction of the Deutsche Mark by attempting to force the western powers to withdraw from Berlin.
• May 13 » Arab–Israeli War: The Kfar Etzion massacre is committed by Arab irregulars, the day before the declaration of independence of the state of Israel on May 14.
• May 28 » Daniel François Malan is elected as Prime Minister of South Africa. He later goes on to implement Apartheid.
• September 13 » Deputy Prime Minister of India Vallabhbhai Patel orders the Army to move into Hyderabad to integrate it with the Indian Union.
• 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.

The temperature on January 16, 1948 was between 1.0 °C and 5.0 °C and averaged 2.8 °C. There was 1.4 mm of rain during 2.1 hours. There was 2.6 hours of sunshine (31%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east.