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• Linda K Bills, Hampton, Franklin County, Iowa († 2012)
• Cornelis Marcelis van den Brink, Wageningen († 1948)
• Maria Elisabeth Gertruda Daniels, Schinveld († 2015)
• Nelleke Brakenhoff († 2003)
• Bart (Jef) COX, Hasselt (B) († 2009)
• Cornelis Sietze Hassing, Bogor (Buitenzorg), Indonesië († 1992)
• Susanna, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anton Carel (Ton) Lulofs († 2003)
• Martinus Jacobsen, Ede, Nederland († 2008)
• Naamloos van Empel, Noordwijkerhout († 1948)

• Aafke Grashuis (89), Sauwerd
• Elisabeth Notebaart (64), Rotterdam
• Annie Crichton (92), Bulls, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
• Dominicus Harteveld (77), 's-Gravenhage
• Elizabeth (2) SALIJ (68), Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Christianus Jorna (61), Utrecht (stad), Utrecht, Nederland
• Akke Klazes van der Schuit (63), Oudega/Wym
• Egbertus Cox (77), Well, Limburg, Nederland
• Eduard Morien (44), Den Helder
• Adriana Maria van der Vossen (0), Haarlem

• 1947 » Lydia Davis, American short story writer, novelist, and essayist
• 1947 » Peter Banks, English guitarist and songwriter († 2013)
• 1947 » Pridiyathorn Devakula, Thai economist and politician, Thai Minister of Finance
• 1947 » Roky Erickson, American singer-songwriter and musician († 2019)
• 1948 » Artimus Pyle, American rock drummer and songwriter (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
• 1948 » Dimosthenis Kourtovik, Greek anthropologist and critic
• 1948 » Twinkle, English singer-songwriter († 2015)
• 1949 » Carl Bildt, Swedish politician and diplomat, Prime Minister of Sweden
• 1949 » Richard Russo, American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter
• 1949 » Trevor Horn, English singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer

• 1940 » Eugen Bleuler, Swiss psychiatrist and physician (b. 1857)
• 1940 » Robert Wadlow, American giant, 8"11' 271 cm (b.1918)
• 1942 » Wenceslao Vinzons, Filipino lawyer and politician (b. 1910)
• 1944 » Marie-Victorin Kirouac, Canadian botanist and academic (b. 1885)
• 1946 » Razor Smith, English cricketer and coach (b. 1877)
• 1947 » Walter Donaldson, American soldier and songwriter (b. 1893)
• 1948 » John J. Pershing, American general (b. 1860)
• 1953 » Geevarghese Mar Ivanios, Indian archbishop, founded the Order of the Imitation of Christ (b. 1882)
• 1957 » James M. Cox, American publisher and politician, 46th Governor of Ohio (b. 1870)
• 1957 » Vasily Maklakov, Russian lawyer and politician (b. 1869)

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 17 » The Renville Agreement between the Netherlands and Indonesia is ratified.
• January 21 » The Flag of Quebec is adopted and flown for the first time over the National Assembly of Quebec. The day is marked annually as Québec Flag Day.
• January 30 » British South American Airways' Tudor IV Star Tiger disappears over the Bermuda Triangle.
• June 28 » Cold War: The Tito–Stalin Split results in the expulsion of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia from the Cominform.
• July 12 » Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion orders the expulsion of Palestinians from the towns of Lod and Ramla.
• 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 July 15, 1948 was between 11.0 °C and 18.5 °C and averaged 14.6 °C. There was 1.4 mm of rain during 2.2 hours. There was 6.5 hours of sunshine (40%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.