About the day » Tuesday August 3, 1948Calender converter
August 2, 1948Born on Tuesday August 3, 1948
- Maria Theresia Joanna Verstraeten, Bornem († 1996)
- Klaas Geert Heidbuurt, Garyp († 2024)
- Harry Timmerman († 2008)
- Alexander Christiaan Dijkshoorn, Naaldwijk Zuid-Holland Nederland († 2016)
- Adriaan de Vos († 1949)
- Gerritje Hendrikje Gerrits, Rheezerveen († 2018)
- Larry Dean Roose († 2025)
- Doug James Winkel, Ashton, Osceola County, Iowa († 2012)
- Jacoba van Dijk († 2005)
- Katharina Petronella Francina van Gestel, Silvolde († 2008)
Died on Tuesday August 3, 1948
- Alida Susanna Dorlijn (66), Den Helder, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Arnoldus LUIMES (82), Zelhem
- Adam Eilderts Kuiken (75), St. Annaparochie
- Charlotte "Lottie" Perie (76), Clarkrange, Fentress, Tennessee
- Antoinetta Maria Lokkerbol (72), Rotterdam
- Anna Louisa Smeman (83), Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Carolus Hendrik Quant, de (55), ab Johan v. Oldenbarneveldt
- Aartje SMIT (73), Ijsselmonde, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Aaltje Doek (89), Smilde, Drenthe, Nederland
- Berendina TEEUWSEN (67), Utrecht, Nederland, Utrecht, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 3, 1948 at Delpher
- Limburgsch dagblad
- De waarheid
- Het nieuwsblad voor Sumatra
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- De nieuwsgier
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- Het vrije volk : democratisch-socialistisch dagblad
- De Heerenveensche koerier : onafhankelijk dagblad voor Midden-Zuid-Oost-Friesland en Noord-Overijssel
- Leeuwarder courant : hoofdblad van Friesland
- De Gooi- en Eemlander : nieuws- en advertentieblad
Born on August 3
- 1946 » Jack Straw, English lawyer and politician, Shadow Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- 1946 » John York, American bass player, songwriter, and producer
- 1946 » Robert Ayling, English businessman
- 1946 » Syreeta Wright, American singer-songwriter († 2004)
- 1947 » Ralph Wright, English footballer († 2020)
- 1948 » Jean-Pierre Raffarin, French lawyer and politician, 166th Prime Minister of France
- 1949 » B. B. Dickerson, American bass player and songwriter
- 1949 » Philip Casnoff, American actor and director
- 1949 » Sue Slipman, English politician
- 1950 » Linda Howard, American author
Died on August 3
- 1936 » Konstantin Konik, Estonian surgeon and politician, 19th Estonian Minister of Education (b. 1873)
- 1942 » Richard Willstätter, German-Swiss chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1872)
- 1943 » Frumka Płotnicka, Polish resistance fighter during World War II (b. 1914)
- 1949 » Ignotus, Hungarian poet and author (b. 1869)
- 1954 » Colette, French novelist and journalist (b. 1873)
- 1958 » Peter Collins, English race car driver (b. 1931)
- 1959 » Herb Byrne, Australian footballer (b. 1887)
- 1961 » Hilda Rix Nicholas, Australian artist (b. 1884)
- 1964 » Flannery O'Connor, American short story writer and novelist (b. 1925)
- 1966 » Lenny Bruce, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (b. 1925)
Names that were popular for boys in 1948
- Johannes
- Jan
- Maria
- Cornelis
- Willem
- Hendrik
- Petrus
- Antonius
- Gerardus
- Pieter
- Jacobus
- Gerrit
- Wilhelmus
- Adrianus
- Peter
- Franciscus
Names that were popular for girls in 1948
- Maria
- Johanna
- Elisabeth
- Cornelia
- Wilhelmina
- Anna
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Petronella
- Adriana
- Marie
- Margaretha
- Jacoba
- Geertruida
- Helena
- Christina
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1948
- 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.
- February 19 » The Conference of Youth and Students of Southeast Asia Fighting for Freedom and Independence convenes in Calcutta.
- June 26 » William Shockley files the original patent for the grown-junction transistor, the first bipolar junction transistor.
- October 30 » A luzzu fishing boat overloaded with passengers capsizes and sinks in the Gozo Channel off Qala, Gozo, Malta, killing 23 of the 27 people on board.
- November 1 » Athenagoras I, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, is enthroned.
- December 26 » Cardinal József Mindszenty is arrested in Hungary and accused of treason and conspiracy.
The weather on Tuesday August 3, 1948
The temperature on August 3, 1948 was between 14.8 °C and 21.5 °C and averaged 17.4 °C. There was 7.9 mm of rain during 5.4 hours. There was 2.6 hours of sunshine (17%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI