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• elisabeth theodora gerarda maria (elly) grommen, helden-beringe
• Anna Henriëtte Theodora van der Veldt, Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1956)
• Jennifer Sylvia (Jenny) VAN STADEN († 2011)
• Kind Wijker, Amsterdam († 1948)
• Johanna Meijer, Castricum († 2004)
• Cornelis Guijt, Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1948)
• Leonardus Hendrikus Frederik Fleuren, Vught, Nederland († 1985)
• van der Veldt, Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1948)
• NN Zwart, Assendelft NH NL († 1948)
• N.N. Roubos, Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• Augusta Ulrika Elg (64), Los Angeles, California, Verenigde Staten
• Antje Bakkum (61), Amsterdam
• Albert Palmer (69), N.S.W., Australia
• Antje Bakkum (61), Amsterdam
• Arie Jansz Philippo (43), GB
• Antonius (Toon) Hubertus Aloysius Hilgers (60), Chicago
• Anna Maria Dirks (68), Eindhoven
• Aloijsius Josephus HAFKENSCHEID (82), Arnhem, Gelderland, Nederland
• Antje Vroom (63)
• Alfred Konstantin Chlodwig Peter Maria von Hohenlohe-Waldenburg (59), Prestwick, Scotland

• 1946 » Jane Heal, English philosopher and academic
• 1946 » Jim Hill, American football player and sportscaster
• 1946 » Lee Loughnane, American singer-songwriter and trumpet player
• 1946 » Lux Interior, American singer-songwriter († 2009)
• 1948 » Allen Henry Vigneron, American archbishop
• 1948 » Shaye J. D. Cohen, American historian and academic
• 1949 » Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli captain and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Israel
• 1949 » Michel Brière, Canadian ice hockey player († 1971)
• 1949 » Mike Keenan, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1950 » Ronald McNair, American physicist and astronaut († 1986)

• 1931 » Arthur Schnitzler, Austrian author and playwright (b. 1862)
• 1938 » Dorothy Hale, American actress (b. 1905)
• 1940 » William G. Conley, American journalist, lawyer, and politician, 18th Governor of West Virginia (b. 1866)
• 1941 » Alexander Greenlaw Hamilton, Australian biologist (b. 1852)
• 1944 » Alois Kayser, German-French missionary (b. 1877)
• 1952 » Hans Merensky, South African geologist and philanthropist (b. 1871)
• 1963 » Józef Franczak, Polish sergeant (b. 1918)
• 1965 » Bill Black, American bass player and bandleader (b. 1926)
• 1969 » Jack Kerouac, American novelist and poet (b. 1922)
• 1969 » Wacław Sierpiński, Polish mathematician and academic (b. 1882)

• 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 7 » Kentucky Air National Guard pilot Thomas Mantell crashes while in pursuit of a supposed UFO.
• 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 28 » Daniel François Malan is elected as Prime Minister of South Africa. He later goes on to implement Apartheid.
• June 7 » Anti-Jewish riots in Oujda and Jerada take place.
• September 13 » Margaret Chase Smith is elected United States senator, and becomes the first woman to serve in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the United States Senate.
• December 11 » Arab–Israeli War: The United Nations passes General Assembly Resolution 194, creating a Conciliation Commission to mediate the conflict.

The temperature on October 21, 1948 was between 8.6 °C and 13.8 °C and averaged 11.9 °C. There was 1.9 mm of rain during 2.3 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.