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• Maria Flora Edmondus (Marlies) van Hurck, Terneuzen, Nederland († 2017)
• Pauline Alfonsine Maes, Dendermonde († 2003)
• Edison do Amaral, Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brasil († 1973)
• Huibert Schaareman, Bunnik, Utrecht, Nederland († 2020)
• Claire Kempeneers († 2023)
• Cornelia Dirkje van der Plas († 2010)
• Johan Knevels, Neerpelt, Limburg, 3910, België († 2014)
• Berendina Noeverman, Ommen († 1949)
• Peggy Ann Nester, Gettysburg (Adams County) (Pennsylvania) († 1995)
• Adolf Leopold Schiferli, Enschede († 2007)

• (Rienk) Rudolph Mostert (61), Wheaton, DuPage County, Illinois, Verenigde Staten
• Anna Josephina van Hugte (82), Roermond
• Catharina Verduin (90), Ter Aar
• Aalbert van ZESSEN (46), Groot-Ammers (1817-1986) (Ammers-Graafland) Liesveld (1986-2013) Molenwaard (2013-2019) Molenlanden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Catherine Stoecklein (61)
• Adrianus Gerrit Ruske (24), De Bilt
• Catharina Fredriks (84), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Vreeman (0), Winterswijk, NL
• Catherine Kathleen O'Neill (49), Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten
• Arendina Krejenzang (90), Wierden

• 1947 » Eli Ben Rimoz, Israeli footballer
• 1947 » Joe Walsh, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor
• 1947 » Nurlan Balgimbayev, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan († 2015)
• 1948 » Barbara Hendricks, American-Swedish soprano and actress
• 1948 » Gunnar Nilsson, Swedish race car driver († 1978)
• 1948 » John R. Bolton, American lawyer and diplomat, 25th United States Ambassador to the United Nations
• 1948 » Kenjiro Shinozuka, Japanese race car driver
• 1948 » Park Chul-soo, South Korean director, producer, and screenwriter († 2013)
• 1948 » Richard Masur, American actor and director
• 1949 » Jeff Dowd, American film producer and activist

• 1940 » Arturo Bocchini, Chief of Police under the Fascist regime of Benito Mussolini (b. 1880)
• 1940 » Robert Lane, Canadian footballer (b. 1882)
• 1940 » Tim Coleman, English footballer (b. 1881)
• 1941 » Elmar Muuk, Estonian linguist and author (b. 1901)
• 1944 » Maria Jacobini, Italian actress (b. 1892)
• 1945 » Francis William Aston, English chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1877)
• 1947 » Wolfgang Borchert, German author and playwright (b. 1921)
• 1950 » Francesco Cilea, Italian composer (b. 1866)
• 1952 » Benedetto Croce, Italian philosopher and politician (b. 1866)
• 1954 » Clyde Vernon Cessna, American pilot and engineer, founded the Cessna Aircraft Corporation (b. 1879)

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. Gerardus
16. Jacob

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 1 » The British railway network is nationalized to form British Railways.
• April 1 » Faroe Islands gain autonomy from Denmark.
• July 8 » The United States Air Force accepts its first female recruits into a program called Women in the Air Force (WAF).
• September 14 » The Indian Army captures the city of Aurangabad as part of Operation Polo.
• September 17 » The Lehi (also known as the Stern gang) assassinates Count Folke Bernadotte, who was appointed by the United Nations to mediate between the Arab nations and Israel.
• September 18 » Margaret Chase Smith of Maine becomes the first woman elected to the United States Senate without completing another senator's term.

The temperature on November 20, 1948 was between 6.0 °C and 12.2 °C and averaged 9.0 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 6.5 hours of sunshine (76%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.