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Born on Monday January 5, 1948
- Jouke Kooistra, Garijp († 1992)
- Jan Dirk Geus de, Fijnaart en Heijningen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1953)
- Amanda Ramírez Varona, Popayán,Cauca,Colombia († 2014)
- Gary Allan Jaasma, Paterson, Passiac, New Jersey, Verenigde Staten († 1967)
- Katherine Louise († 1972)
- Jozef Cornelis Johannes Maria Ruigrok, De Lier (ZH-NLD) († 1966)
- Jan Zondag, Eindhoven († 2008)
- Petronella Ariea van Dijk, Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2015)
- Diana J. Klisiak Robinson, Hammond, Indiana († 2004)
- Nicolaas Caspar Schrader, Zoeterwoude, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2011)
Died on Monday January 5, 1948
- Adrianus Carnas (85), Düsseldorf,40210,Noordrijn-Westfalen,Duitsland
- Baukje Bouma (46), Tijnje
- Arij Snoeij (69), Rockanje
- Antje Jacobs DE VRIES (64), Amersfoort Utrecht Netheralnds
- Alida van Vlaanderen (54), Tiel
- Scholten (57), Ravensbrück (Duitsland)
- Arie Snoeij (69), Rockanje, 3235, Nederland
- Berendina Roelofs Brunink (75), Haarlemmermeer
- Andries Cornelis Kootje (0), Heerenveen, Friesland, Nederland
- Albert Visser (90), Kampen
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 5, 1948 at Delpher
- Limburgsch dagblad
- De waarheid
- Het nieuws : algemeen dagblad
- Nieuwsblad van Friesland : Hepkema's courant
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- Het dagblad : uitgave van de Nederlandsche Dagbladpers te Batavia
- Het vrije volk : democratisch-socialistisch dagblad
- Amigoe di Curacao : weekblad voor de Curacaosche eilanden
- De Heerenveensche koerier : onafhankelijk dagblad voor Midden-Zuid-Oost-Friesland en Noord-Overijssel
- Leeuwarder courant : hoofdblad van Friesland
Born on January 5
- 1943 » Mary Gaudron, Australian lawyer and judge
- 1944 » Carolyn McCarthy, American nurse and politician
- 1944 » Ed Rendell, American politician, 45th Governor of Pennsylvania
- 1946 » Diane Keaton, American actress, director, and businesswoman
- 1947 » Mike DeWine, American lawyer and politician, 70th Governor of Ohio
- 1950 » Chris Stein, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
- 1950 » Ioan P. Culianu, Romanian historian, philosopher, and author († 1991)
- 1950 » John Manley, Canadian lawyer and politician, 8th Deputy Prime Minister of Canada
- 1950 » Peter Goldsmith, Baron Goldsmith, English lawyer and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales
- 1952 » Uli Hoeneß, German footballer and manager
Died on January 5
- 1933 » Calvin Coolidge, American lawyer and politician, 30th President of the United States (b. 1872)
- 1942 » Tina Modotti, Italian photographer, model, actress, and activist (b. 1896)
- 1943 » George Washington Carver, American botanist, educator, and inventor (b. 1864)
- 1951 » Andrei Platonov, Russian journalist and author (b. 1899)
- 1951 » Soh Jaipil, South Korean-American journalist and activist (b. 1864)
- 1952 » Hristo Tatarchev, Bulgarian-Italian physician and activist (b. 1869)
- 1952 » Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow, Scottish colonel and politician, 46th Governor-General of India (b. 1887)
- 1954 » Rabbit Maranville, American baseball player and manager (b. 1891)
- 1956 » Mistinguett, French actress and singer (b. 1875)
- 1963 » Rogers Hornsby, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1896)
Names that were popular for boys in 1948
- Jan
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Willem
- Hendrik
- Gerrit
- Pieter
- Petrus
- Robert
- Peter
- Adrianus
- Jacobus
- John
- Wilhelmus
- Gerardus
- Jacob
Names that were popular for girls in 1948
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Petronella
- Adriana
- Margaretha
- Geertruida
- Jacoba
- Aaltje
- Linda
- Helena
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 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.
- March 18 » Soviet consultants leave Yugoslavia in the first sign of the Tito–Stalin Split.
- May 30 » A dike along the flooding Columbia River breaks, obliterating Vanport, Oregon within minutes. Fifteen people die and tens of thousands are left homeless.
- June 9 » Foundation of the International Council on Archives under the auspices of the UNESCO.
- July 12 » Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion orders the expulsion of Palestinians from the towns of Lod and Ramla.
- September 24 » The Honda Motor Company is founded.
Weather January 5, 1948
The temperature on January 5, 1948 was between 4.9 °C and 10.7 °C and averaged 7.9 °C. There was 6.1 mm of rain during 5.5 hours. The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.