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• Johannes Willen Arie Hahn, Noordwijk, Nederland († 1948)
• maria antonia sonnemans, helden-beringe
• Guido Maurice Elvira Noel Marie De Vos, Gent, België († 1995)
• Richard Egging († 1948)
• Wilfried Wegdam, Eibergen († 2003)
• Aaltje Neeltje Pluister († 1999)
• Maarten Joseph Keur, Zandvoort, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2014)
• Adriana_Emmanuelle_Maria_Cornelia VAN HOOFF, Aalst († 1948)
• Maria Klaasje Bootsman, Noordbroek (gem. Midden-Groningen) († 1948)
• Adriana Emmanuele Maria Cornelia van Hooff, Waalre († 1948)

• Antonia Wilhelmina van Gelderen (23), Nijmegen
• Adriana (Jane) Verhoeven (90), Holland, Ottowa County, Michigan, Verenigde Staten
• Andries Hondema (56), Krommenie, Nederland
• Alice Henriette Marie Majoie (70), Sittard, Limburg, Nederland
• Adda Aleida Weijkamp (65), Hengelo
• Anna Maria Balduc (61), Rosmalen, Noord-Brabant (NL.)
• Albertus Zomer (72), Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Aaltjen Meijer (75), Olst
• Albertus Hendrikus Huibers (72), Heerlen
• Arie Quint (90), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland

• 1946 » Alan Frumin, American lawyer and politician
• 1946 » Tiit Rosenberg, Estonian historian and academic
• 1947 » Carlton Fisk, American baseball player
• 1947 » James T. Conway, American general
• 1947 » Jean Echenoz, French author
• 1947 » Josef Janíček, Czech singer-songwriter, guitarist, and keyboard player
• 1947 » Richard Levis McCormick, American historian and academic
• 1948 » Candy Crowley, American journalist
• 1949 » José Ramos-Horta, East Timorese lawyer and politician, 2nd President of East Timor, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1950 » Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, Pakistani businessman and politician, 17th Prime Minister of Pakistan

• 1929 » Albert Giraud, Belgian poet (b. 1860)
• 1931 » Melvil Dewey, American librarian and educator, created the Dewey Decimal Classification (b. 1851)
• 1933 » Anatoly Lunacharsky, Russian journalist and politician (b. 1875)
• 1933 » Henry Watson Fowler, English lexicographer and educator (b. 1858)
• 1959 » Jack Tresadern, English footballer and manager (b. 1890)
• 1960 » Tetsuro Watsuji, Japanese historian and philosopher (b. 1889)
• 1963 » Gorgeous George, American wrestler (b. 1915)
• 1966 » Guillermo Stábile, Argentinian footballer and manager (b. 1905)
• 1966 » Herbert Otto Gille, German general (b. 1897)
• 1966 » Ina Boudier-Bakker, Dutch author (b. 1875)

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. Gerardus
15. Wilhelmus
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.
• March 25 » The first successful tornado forecast predicts that a tornado will strike Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma.
• April 7 » The World Health Organization is established by the United Nations.
• May 7 » The Council of Europe is founded during the Hague Congress.
• May 12 » Wilhelmina, Queen regnant of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, cedes the throne.
• August 10 » Candid Camera makes its television debut after being on radio for a year as Candid Microphone.
• September 24 » The Honda Motor Company is founded.

The average temperature on December 26, 1948 was -4.7 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 6.2 hours of sunshine (80%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east.