About the day » Saturday January 17, 1948Calender converter

• Jan Stijsiger, Vianen, Utrecht, Nederland († 2018)
• Lambertus Henricus Immers, Maarheeze († 2019)
• Dia Stoppels († 2020)
• Annie SEGERS, Terneuzen,,Zeeland,PAYS BAS († 2015)
• James Joseph Daly, Bronx, New York, Verenigde Staten († 1995)
• Johanna Fransina Hille, Dordrecht († 2006)
• Antoon Daniël Corneel Vlaemynck, Diksmuide (W-VL) België († 1948)
• Jian Cheng Wang, Zhejiang († 2000)
• Geoffrey Wayne (Poppa) GRACE, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia († 2013)
• Jan GROENEVELD († 1966)

• Catharina Elisabeth Adrichem (75), Heemskerk, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
• Audrey Louise Horner (0), Saltlick, Fayette, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten
• Aleksandr Nikolaïevich Dolgorouky (75), Rabat, Maroc
• Colette CARLIER (78), Wiers,, Hainaut, Belgique
• Arie Mul (77), St. Maarten, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Catharina de Vreng (95), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adrianus Joannes GEERTS (63), Sint-Oedenrode (NL)
• Berendina Klein Nagelvoort (75)
• Atillie Otille OELKE (84), Richland Center, Richland, Wisconsin, United States
• Catharina Johanna Speur (80), Utrecht

• 1944 » Ann Oakley, English sociologist, author, and academic
• 1945 » Anne Cutler, Australian psychologist and academic
• 1945 » Javed Akhtar, Indian poet, playwright, and composer
• 1948 » Davíð Oddsson, Icelandic politician, 21st Prime Minister of Iceland
• 1949 » Andy Kaufman, American actor and comedian († 1984)
• 1949 » Anita Borg, American computer scientist and academic († 2003)
• 1949 » Augustin Dumay, French violinist and conductor
• 1949 » Gyude Bryant, Liberian businessman and politician († 2014)
• 1949 » Mick Taylor, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1950 » Luis López Nieves, Puerto Rican-American author and academic

• 1932 » Ahmet Derviş, Turkish general (b. 1881)
• 1932 » Albert Jacka, Australian captain, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1893)
• 1933 » Louis Comfort Tiffany, American stained glass artist (b. 1848)
• 1936 » Mateiu Caragiale, Romanian journalist, author, and poet (b. 1885)
• 1942 » Walther von Reichenau, German field marshal (b. 1884)
• 1947 » Jean-Marie-Rodrigue Villeneuve, Canadian cardinal (b. 1883)
• 1947 » Pyotr Krasnov, Russian historian and general (b. 1869)
• 1951 » Jyoti Prasad Agarwala, Indian poet, playwright, and director (b. 1903)
• 1952 » Walter Briggs Sr., American businessman (b. 1877)
• 1961 » Patrice Lumumba, Congolese politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (b. 1925)

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. Wilhelmus
15. Jacob
16. Gerardus

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.
• February 21 » NASCAR is incorporated.
• April 9 » Jorge Eliécer Gaitán's assassination provokes a violent riot in Bogotá (the Bogotazo), and a further ten years of violence in Colombia.
• May 23 » Thomas C. Wasson, the US Consul-General, is assassinated in Jerusalem, Israel.
• June 20 » The Deutsche Mark is introduced in Western Allied-occupied Germany. The Soviet Military Administration in Germany responded by imposing the Berlin Blockade four days later.
• September 12 » Marshal Lin Biao, commander-in-chief of the Chinese communist Northeast Field Army, launched a massive offensive toward Jinzhou, Liaoshen Campaign has begun.
• December 14 » Thomas T. Goldsmith Jr. and Estle Ray Mann are granted a patent for their cathode-ray tube amusement device, the earliest known interactive electronic game.

The average temperature on January 17, 1948 was 2.5 °C. There was 3.2 mm of rain during 2.4 hours. There was 1.2 hours of sunshine (14%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south.