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• Josephus Emilius van Sikkelerus, Vogelwaarde, Gemeente Hulst, Zeeland, Nederland († 1974)
• Cornelis Henricus Maria Leijten, Tilburg (Noord-Brabant, NLD) († 1956)
• Luc Van Steenberghe, Woubrechtegem,, Oost-Vlaanderen, België († 2020)
• Adriaan van Schip, Woerden, Utrecht, Nederland († 2021)
• Johanna Cornelia Wardhaugh, Newbottle, East Midlands, Groot Brittanië († 2001)
• Jozeph Schröder († 2020)
• Jacobus Johannes Haring, Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
• Aaltien de Vries, Veendam, Groningen, Nederland († 1948)
• Bernardus Johannes te KAAT, Didam, Gelderland, Nederland († 1985)
• Franciscus Bernardus Maria AALDERS († 2007)

• Annetje van der Gust (76), Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, Verenigde Staten
• Barbara Maria van den Berg (78), Monster (Z-H), Nederland
• Barbara Maria van den Berg (78), Monster
• Aaltje Agricola (67), Wymbritseradeel
• Barbara Maria BERG,VAN DEN (78), Monster,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Margarete FREESE (89), Oldenburg, Duitsland
• Agnes Catharina Johanna van der Werff (62), Rotterdam,-
• Adrianus Hendrik de Hoon (62), Dordrecht
• Amelia Lüpschen (85), Rosmalen
• * Johanna Elizabeth Smolders (73), Rotterdam

• 1944 » Frank Keating, American lawyer and politician, 25th Governor of Oklahoma
• 1944 » Peter Allen, Australian singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor († 1992)
• 1945 » Delma S. Arrigoitia, Puerto Rican historian, author, educator and lawyer
• 1947 » Butch Morris, American cornet player, composer, and conductor († 2013)
• 1947 » Louise Arbour, Canadian lawyer and jurist
• 1947 » Nicholas Owen, English journalist
• 1949 » Nigel Olsson, English rock drummer and singer-songwriter
• 1950 » Luis Donaldo Colosio, Mexican economist and politician († 1994)
• 1950 » Mark Spitz, American swimmer
• 1951 » Bob Iger, American media executive

• 1932 » Edgar Wallace, English author and screenwriter (b. 1875)
• 1939 » Pope Pius XI (b. 1857)
• 1944 » E. M. Antoniadi, Greek-French astronomer and chess player (b. 1870)
• 1945 » Anacleto Díaz, Filipino lawyer and jurist (b. 1878)
• 1950 » Marcel Mauss, French sociologist and anthropologist (b. 1872)
• 1956 » Emmanouil Tsouderos, Greek banker and politician, 132nd Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1882)
• 1956 » Leonora Speyer, American poet and violinist (b. 1872)
• 1957 » Laura Ingalls Wilder, American author (b. 1867)
• 1960 » Aloysius Stepinac, Croatian cardinal (b. 1898)
• 1966 » Billy Rose, American composer and songwriter (b. 1899)

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.
• January 4 » Burma gains its independence from the United Kingdom becoming an independent republic, named the Union of Burma, with Sao Shwe Thaik as its first President and U Nu its first Prime Minister.
• February 21 » NASCAR is incorporated.
• April 28 » Igor Stravinsky conducted the premiere of his American ballet, Orpheus at the New York City Center.
• August 3 » Whittaker Chambers accuses Alger Hiss of being a communist and a spy for the Soviet Union.
• September 24 » The Honda Motor Company is founded.
• December 26 » The last Soviet troops withdraw from North Korea.

The temperature on February 10, 1948 was between 3.0 °C and 8.3 °C and averaged 6.6 °C. There was 4.3 mm of rain during 3.2 hours. There was 0.6 hours of sunshine (6%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.