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• Constance Sue McDowell, Rudd, Floyd County, Iowa († 2019)
• Gilbert Duchateau, Sint-Truiden, België († 2001)
• Gijsberta Hendrica Wilhemina Maria Fleuren, Wijchen, Nederland († 1948)
• Elbert Jan Jozef Lankreijer, Hilversum, Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands († 2022)
• Jay Darrell McMurphy, Plumas County, California, Verenigde Staten († 1968)
• Ria Maria Anna Grada Riethorst-Weijers, Doetinchem
• Kermit Jon Luiken, Oelwein, Fayette County, Iowa († 2018)
• Alfred Johannes (Fred) Heijen, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2000)
• N N Helge, Voorburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Henk Kerdel († 1993)

• Arie Stout (85), Haarlemmermeer
• Alfons Jozef Hubertus Grooten (36), Kerkrade
• Adriana van Neerbos (58), Nijmegen, Nederland
• Barteld Moesker (86), Slochteren, Schildwolde
• Antje de Boer (38), Niehove, gem. Oldehove, Groningen, Nederland
• Anna Maria de Beus (62), Utrecht, Utrecht, NL
• Anna Agnes Wilhelmina Le Large (68), 's Gravenhage, Zuid Holland, Nederland
• Antje (Anna) Wiersma (84), Rock Valley, Sioux County, VS
• Arnoldus Renne (82), Raamsdonk, 4944, Nederland
• Alva C. Pitchford (68)

• 1942 » Bolaji Akinyemi, Nigerian political scientist, academic, and politician
• 1943 » Doris Kearns Goodwin, American historian and author
• 1943 » Hwang Sok-yong, South Korean author and educator
• 1945 » Richard R. Schrock, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1946 » Arthur Conley, American singer-songwriter († 2003)
• 1947 » Marie-Thérèse Letablier, French sociologist and academic
• 1948 » Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé, Malian civil servant and politician, Prime Minister of Mali
• 1948 » Kostas Davourlis, Greek footballer († 1992)
• 1950 » Khondakar Ashraf Hossain, Bangladesh poet and academic († 2013)
• 1953 » Norberto Alonso, Argentinian footballer

• 1931 » Art Acord, American actor and stuntman (b. 1890)
• 1931 » Louise, Princess Royal of the United Kingdom (b. 1867)
• 1931 » Mohammad Ali Jouhar, Indian journalist, activist, and scholar (b. 1878)
• 1940 » Flora Finch, English-American actress and producer (b. 1867)
• 1941 » Henri Bergson, French philosopher and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1859)
• 1943 » Jerzy Iwanow-Szajnowicz, Greek-Polish swimmer and water polo player (b. 1911)
• 1944 » Kaj Munk, Danish playwright and pastor (b. 1898)
• 1960 » Albert Camus, French novelist, philosopher, and journalist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1913)
• 1961 » Erwin Schrödinger, Austrian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1887)
• 1962 » Hans Lammers, German jurist and politician (b. 1879)

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. Gerardus
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.
• February 19 » The Conference of Youth and Students of Southeast Asia Fighting for Freedom and Independence convenes in Calcutta.
• February 21 » NASCAR is incorporated.
• 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 23 » Thomas C. Wasson, the US Consul-General, is assassinated in Jerusalem, Israel.
• September 17 » The Lehi (also known as the Stern gang) assassinates Count Folke Bernadotte, who was appointed by the United Nations to mediate between the Arab nations and Israel.
• September 17 » The Nizam of Hyderabad surrenders his sovereignty over the Hyderabad State and joins the Indian Union.

The temperature on January 4, 1948 was between 9.7 °C and 12.5 °C and averaged 10.7 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 1.4 hours of sunshine (18%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest.