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• Aleida Dela Brinkman, Uithuizen († 1948)
• Grietje Post, Den Helder († 2016)
• Jocelino Marcondes Paranhos, Piraju, São Paulo, Brasil († 2016)
• Jean van Roy, Halle, Vlaams-Brabant, België († 2022)
• Janice Marie Roush, Watertown, South Dakota, VS († 1948)
• Jane Doornwaard, Sioux Center, Sioux County, Iowa († 1982)
• Eduard Kater, Den Helder († 2000)
• John MERCEY, Rotterdam († 2019)
• Folkert Wierda, Lichtaard (Ferwerderadeel) († 2015)
• n.n. Wijnen, Hilversum, Noord Holland, Nederland († 1948)

• Aart Veneman (75), IJsselmuiden, Ov, The Netherlands
• Barbara Revertera von Salandra (1), Bad Ischl, Oberösterreich, Austria
• Anna Allegonda Martijn (76), 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Aaldert Scholten (92), Giethoorn
• Anna Maria Catharina Wolff (60), Berg en Terblijt
• Antonia Christina Oerlemans (33), Biezenmortel
• Aaldert Scholten (92), Giethoorn (Overijssel)
• Anna Catharina Ransijn (60), Bergen, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• André Joseph Sijstermans (50), Heerlerheide,, Limburg, Nederland
• Arie Johannes Lems (76), Maartensdijk

• 1947 » Brian Johnson, English singer-songwriter
• 1947 » Michèle Pierre-Louis, Haitian politician, 14th Prime Minister of Haiti
• 1948 » Carter Cornelius, American singer († 1991)
• 1948 » Russell Mael, American vocalist
• 1948 » Tawl Ross, American guitarist
• 1948 » Zoran Živković, Serbian author and academic
• 1949 » B. W. Stevenson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist († 1988)
• 1949 » Bill James, American historian and author
• 1949 » Peter Ackroyd, English biographer, novelist and critic
• 1949 » Ralph Goodale, Canadian lawyer and politician, 36th Canadian Minister of Finance

• 1938 » Albert Ranft, Swedish actor and director (b. 1858)
• 1938 » Faustina Kowalska, Polish nun and saint (b. 1905)
• 1940 » Ballington Booth, English-American activist, co-founded the Volunteers of America (b. 1857)
• 1940 » Lincoln Loy McCandless, American rancher and politician (b. 1859)
• 1940 » Silvestre Revueltas, Mexican violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1889)
• 1941 » Louis Brandeis, American lawyer and jurist (b. 1856)
• 1942 » Dorothea Klumpke, American astronomer (b. 1861)
• 1943 » Leon Roppolo, American clarinet player and composer (b. 1902)
• 1950 » Frederic Lewy, German-American neurologist and academic (b. 1885)
• 1952 » Joe Jagersberger, Austrian racing driver (b. 1884)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Gerrit
7. Pieter
8. Petrus
9. Robert
10. Peter
11. Adrianus
12. John
13. Jacobus
14. Gerardus
15. Johan
16. Wilhelmus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Catharina
8. Petronella
9. Hendrika
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.
• April 1 » Cold War: Communist forces respond to the introduction of the Deutsche Mark by attempting to force the western powers to withdraw from Berlin.
• April 9 » Jorge Eliécer Gaitán's assassination provokes a violent riot in Bogotá (the Bogotazo), and a further ten years of violence in Colombia.
• September 17 » The Nizam of Hyderabad surrenders his sovereignty over the Hyderabad State and joins the Indian Union.
• September 22 » Gail Halvorsen officially starts parachuting candy to children as part of the Berlin Airlift.
• December 20 » Indonesian National Revolution: The Dutch military captures Yogyakarta, the temporary capital of the newly-formed Republic of Indonesia.

The temperature on October 5, 1948 was between 6.4 °C and 12.2 °C and averaged 9.6 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north.