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• Fred Thomas Ratchford, California († 2018)
• Maartje Booij, Dubbeldam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2010)
• Anton Tijmen Kelder, Bilthoven († 1998)
• Kind van Uum, Bergh, Gelderland, Nederland († 1948)
• Harm Vrieling, Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Netherlands († 1949)
• Elisabeth Petronella Maria (Lieke) van Schijndel, Tilburg († 2008)
• Rosalia Francisca Antonia Pijnen († 2010)
• Jozef Johannes Martinus Mooijekind, De Zilk, Noordwijkerhout († 2023)
• John Janssen, Swalmen,, Limburg, Nederland († 1973)
• Donald Talbott, Centralia, Illinois († 1996)

• Adriaan Jan Jobsis (69), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana Dik (84), Gorinchem, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana Arnolda van den Wittenboer (79), Vught
• Bauke Jetzes (Bouke) Sikkema (75), Oldekerk, Grootegast, Groningen, Nederland
• Ana Julia Coulomb (83), Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
• Adriana Huberta Louwerse (74), Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland, the Netherlands
• Anne van Bruggen (69), Slochteren, Overschild
• Annigje Kaptein
• Anna Petronella Maria MEUWESE (87), 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• (2) Emelie Louise van Schoote (75), IJzendijke, Zeeland, Nederland Nederland

• 1946 » Stephen Rea, Irish actor
• 1947 » Deidre Hall, American actress
• 1947 » Frank Shorter, American runner and sportscaster
• 1947 » Herman Van Rompuy, Belgian academic and politician, 66th Prime Minister of Belgium
• 1948 » Franco Gasparri, Italian actor († 1999)
• 1948 » Michael Kitchen, English actor and producer
• 1949 » Alison Wolf, English economist and academic
• 1949 » Bob Siebenberg, American drummer (Supertramp)
• 1949 » Mart Helme, Estonian journalist and diplomat
• 1950 » John Candy, Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter († 1994)

• 1926 » Harry Houdini, American magician and stuntman (b. 1874)
• 1929 » António José de Almeida, Portuguese physician and politician, 6th President of Portugal (b. 1866)
• 1929 » Norman Pritchard, Indian-English hurdler and actor (b. 1877)
• 1931 » Octave Uzanne, French journalist and author (b. 1851)
• 1939 » Otto Rank, Austrian psychologist, author, and educator (b. 1884)
• 1952 » Chit Hlaing, Burmese lawyer and politician (b. 1879)
• 1959 » Jean Cabannes, French physicist and academic (b. 1885)
• 1960 » H. L. Davis, American author and poet (b. 1894)
• 1962 » Gabrielle Renaudot Flammarion, French astronomer (b. 1877)
• 1963 » Mesut Cemil, Turkish cellist and composer (b. 1902)

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. Jacob
15. Gerardus
16. Wilhelmus

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.
• 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.
• April 3 » In Jeju Province, South Korea, a civil-war-like period of violence and human rights abuses begins, known as the Jeju uprising.
• May 12 » Wilhelmina, Queen regnant of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, cedes the throne.
• June 16 » Members of the Malayan Communist Party kill three British plantation managers in Sungai Siput; in response, British Malaya declares a state of emergency.
• August 3 » Whittaker Chambers accuses Alger Hiss of being a communist and a spy for the Soviet Union.
• August 23 » World Council of Churches is formed by 147 churches from 44 countries.

The temperature on October 31, 1948 was between 2.6 °C and 4.8 °C and averaged 3.5 °C. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.