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• Miriam Hendriks, Heerlen, Nederland († 1993)
• Berend Hulzebos († 1988)
• Cleo Levy Todd Jr (CMSAF), South Carolina, Verenigde Staten († 2019)
• Edward Willy Cornelis Albert Reek, Den Helder († 2017)
• lambertus elisabeth (bert) craenen, helden-beringe († 2020)
• Steven Jay Ahrenholz
• Wilhelmina Adelheid Vedder(Vedders,Fedder,Veder,Verders,Feders,Ferder), Millingen, Nederland († 1948)
• Alie Huijgen († 2015)
• Ytje WIERSMA, Berlikum (Menaldumadeel) Friesland Netherlands († 1983)
• Petra Christina Johanna Sleutjes, Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1993)

• Adrianus Josephus Damen (87), Vught,North Brabant,Netherlands
• Antje de Vries (61)
• Anna Elisabeth de Keijzer (9), Dinxperlo, GD, Nederland
• Adrianus Johannes Petrus Maria van Delft (2), Schijndel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Adriana Emmanuele Maria Cornelia van Hooff (0), Eindhoven
• Alfred Cyril Heseltine (63), Pontefract, Yorkshire West Riding, England
• Antje Kalma (77), marssum
• Alida Kastermans (74), Hilversum, Nederland
• Anna Cornelia Buijs (69), Breda
• Anna Vijfwinkel (72), Dordrecht

• 1946 » Berti Vogts, German footballer and coach
• 1946 » Clive Bunker, English drummer and songwriter
• 1946 » Patti Smith, American singer-songwriter and poet
• 1947 » James Kahn, American author, screenwriter, and producer
• 1947 » Jeff Lynne, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1947 » Steve Mix, American basketball player and coach
• 1948 » Jed Johnson, American interior designer and director († 1996)
• 1949 » David Bedford, English runner
• 1949 » Jim Flaherty, Canadian lawyer and politician, 37th Canadian Minister of Finance († 2014)
• 1950 » Timothy Mo, Chinese-English author

• 1937 » Hans Niels Andersen, Danish businessman, founded the East Asiatic Company (b. 1852)
• 1940 » Childe Wills, American engineer (b. 1878)
• 1941 » El Lissitzky, Russian photographer and architect (b. 1890)
• 1944 » Romain Rolland, French author and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1866)
• 1945 » Song Jin-woo, South Korean journalist and politician (b. 1889)
• 1947 » Alfred North Whitehead, English-American mathematician and philosopher (b. 1861)
• 1947 » Han van Meegeren, Dutch painter (b. 1889)
• 1954 » Archduke Eugen of Austria (b. 1863)
• 1955 » Rex Ingamells, Australian poet and author (b. 1913)
• 1967 » Vincent Massey, Canadian lawyer and politician, 18th Governor General of Canada (b. 1887)

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.
• February 28 » Christiansborg Cross-Roads shooting in the Gold Coast, when a British police officer opens fire on a march of ex-servicemen, killing three of them and sparking major riots and looting in Accra.
• April 3 » Cold War: U.S. President Harry S. Truman signs the Marshall Plan, authorizing $5billion in aid for 16 countries.
• May 18 » The First Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China officially convenes in Nanking.
• June 22 » King George VI formally gives up the title "Emperor of India", half a year after Britain actually gave up its rule of India.
• October 29 » Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Safsaf massacre: Israeli soldiers capture the Palestinian village of Safsaf in the Galilee; after, between 52 and 64 villagers are massacred by the IDF.
• December 28 » The DC-3 airliner NC16002 disappears 50 miles south of Miami.

The temperature on December 30, 1948 was between 0.5 °C and 5.7 °C and averaged 3.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 3.1 hours of sunshine (40%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.