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• Kind van Uum, Bergh, Gelderland, Nederland († 1948)
• Juan Carlos Caicedo Estela, Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia († 1948)
• N.N. Derksen, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1948)
• Gerrie Zelen, Beringe († 1996)
• Gijsberta Johanna Marie (Beppie) Vonk, Haalderen
• Margaretha Cornelia Hemelop, Rotterdam
• Hendrik Wolbers, Westerbork, Drenthe, Nederland († 1948)
• Jennifer Ann Villiers († 1970)
• John Janssen, Swalmen,, Limburg, Nederland († 1973)
• Harry Antons Visser, Rauwerd, Rauwerderhem, Friesland, Nederland († 2010)

• Clara Eveline Clapper (79), Smithville Flats, Chenango, New York, United States
• Christina Elisabeth Middelkoop (70), Amsterdam
• Annie Maria Roza Cornelia Bruynooghe (2), Diksmuide
• Aaltje Koning (66), Den Haag
• Ana Julia Coulomb (83), Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
• Adrianna Maria Le Roij (79), Gemeente Vlissingen, Zeeland, Nederland
• Aize Ebeles van der Veen (88), Drachten
• Aaltje Hillebrand (73), Bloemendaal, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adriaan Jan Jobsis (69), Amsterdam
• Adriana Frederika Niesing (78), Den Helder

• 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)

• 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 1 » The British railway network is nationalized to form British Railways.
• June 18 » Columbia Records introduces the long-playing record album in a public demonstration at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City.
• June 24 » Cold War: Start of the Berlin Blockade: The Soviet Union makes overland travel between West Germany and West Berlin impossible.
• September 14 » The Indian Army captures the city of Aurangabad as part of Operation Polo.
• November 12 » In Tokyo, the International Military Tribunal for the Far East sentences seven Japanese military and government officials, including General Hideki Tojo, to death for their roles in World War II.
• November 22 » Chinese Civil War: Elements of the Chinese Communist Second Field Army under Liu Bocheng trap the Nationalist 12th Army, beginning the Shuangduiji Campaign, the largest engagement of the Huaihai Campaign.

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.