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• Lambertus Alexander Rensen, Elst (Ge), Gelderland, Nederland († 2010)
• Evert van de Werfhorst, Oldebroek, Nederland († 2016)
• Jacob Sterenberg († 2023)
• Dirkje van Rijn, Leiden († 1988)
• Nicole ACHTEN, Genk (Limburg) (B) († 1991)
• Dennis Wayne Dudenbostel, Sparta, Randolph, Illinois, Verenigde Staten († 1948)
• Nair Gomes Peres, Araraquara, São Paulo, Brasil († 2004)
• Marijke Johanna Hendrica Spijker, Tilburg, Noord Brabant, Nederland († 1995)
• Patricia Lewis († 2015)
• Everdina Elisabeth van der Rijk, Breda († 2012)

• Barend Griekspoor (88), Haarlemmermeer
• Aaltje Westerhuis (80), Winschoten
• Adrianus van den Eelaart (72), Oegstgeest (Zuid-Holland)
• Antje Zeilmaker (83), Haarlem
• Agnes Green (90), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
• Aria Maaskant (77), Heenvliet, South Holland, Netherlands
• Albert Wagenaar (74), Deventer, Overijssel, Nederland
• Abraham Bronmeijer (73), Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Arend Pik (80), Exloërmond (Odoorn)
• Adriana Dina Schuddebeurs (71)

• 1946 » Hanan Ashrawi, Palestinian scholar, activist, and politician
• 1947 » Bill Zorn, folk musician
• 1947 » Emiel Puttemans, Belgian runner
• 1947 » Richard Morris, English archaeologist, historian, and author
• 1947 » Stephen Shore, American photographer and educator
• 1948 » Benjamin Cheever, American journalist and author
• 1948 » Claude Jade, French actress († 2006)
• 1948 » Johnny Ramone, American guitarist and songwriter († 2004)
• 1949 » Hamish Stuart, Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1949 » Sigourney Weaver, American actress and producer

• 1936 » Premchand, Indian author and screenwriter (b. 1880)
• 1936 » Red Ames, American baseball player and manager (b. 1882)
• 1942 » Sergey Chaplygin, Russian physicist, mathematician, and engineer (b. 1869)
• 1944 » Wendell Willkie, American captain, lawyer, and politician (b. 1892)
• 1945 » Felix Salten, Austrian author and critic (b. 1869)
• 1952 » Joe Adams, American baseball player and manager (b. 1877)
• 1953 » Kathleen Ferrier, English soprano (b. 1912)
• 1953 » Nigel Bruce, British actor (b. 1895)
• 1955 » Iry LeJeune, American accordion player (b. 1928)
• 1958 » Ran Bosilek, Bulgarian author and translator (b. 1886)

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. Wilhelmus
15. Jacob
16. Gerardus

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.
• March 20 » With a Musicians Union ban lifted, the first telecasts of classical music in the United States, under Eugene Ormandy and Arturo Toscanini, are given on CBS and NBC.
• May 18 » The First Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China officially convenes in Nanking.
• 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 28 » Boxer Dick Turpin beats Vince Hawkins at Villa Park in Birmingham to become the first black British boxing champion in the modern era.
• June 28 » Cold War: The Tito–Stalin Split results in the expulsion of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia from the Cominform.
• September 22 » Israeli-Palestine conflict: The All-Palestine Government is established by the Arab League.

The temperature on October 8, 1948 was between 2.5 °C and 16.0 °C and averaged 9.2 °C. There was 9.2 hours of sunshine (82%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east.