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• Jennifer Vera AMEY, Hounslow, Middlesex († 1994)
• Peter Christiaan Jozef (Peter) BECKS, Winterswijk (NL/GE) († 1967)
• Gloria Pearl Law, Windber, Somerset County, Pennsylvania († 2004)
• Jan Meester, Grootegast,, Groningen, Nederland († 2016)
• Henry George Tuinhout, Paramaribo, Suriname († 2012)
• Nelly Van Overdijk, Tilburg († 2016)
• Herman Heirbaut, DENDERMONDE († 2019)
• Pamela Jeanne MAGUIRE, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia († 2008)
• Nn van Loon, Roosendaal
• Jan de Jong, Gilze, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1990)

• Alida Apolonia Jansdr van den Tol (59), Leiden
• Verhoeven (0), Tilburg,North Brabant,Netherlands
• Adriaan Crucq (68), Barendrecht
• Antonie Macon (79), Haarlem, Noord-Holland, NL
• Catharina Oudshoorn (62), Leiden
• Cornelis Jacobus Bethe (56), Zierikzee Schouwen-Duiveland Zeeland Nederland
• Cornelis VERHOEF (65), Rotterdam
• "William" Henry Smith (44)
• Cornelis Jacobus Bethe (56), Zierikzee, Zeeland, Nederland
• Alexander Van Den Wiele (76), Etterbeek, 1040, Brussels Hoofdst. Gewest, Belgium

• 1947 » Augustin Banyaga, Rwandan-American mathematician and academic
• 1947 » César Gaviria, Colombian economist and politician, 36th President of Colombia
• 1947 » Don Foster, English academic and politician
• 1947 » Eliyahu M. Goldratt, Israeli physicist and economist († 2011)
• 1947 » Kristian Blak, Danish-Faroese pianist, composer, and producer
• 1947 » Wendy Overton, American tennis player
• 1948 » Al Gore, American soldier and politician, 45th Vice President of the United States and Nobel Prize laureate
• 1948 » Gary Doer, Canadian politician and diplomat, 20th Premier of Manitoba
• 1948 » Gustaaf Van Cauter, Belgian cyclist
• 1948 » Rhea Perlman, American actress

• 1930 » Ludwig Schüler, German politician, Mayor of Marburg (b. 1836)
• 1931 » Knute Rockne, American football player and coach (b. 1888)
• 1935 » Georges V. Matchabelli, Georgian-American businessman and diplomat, founded Prince Matchabelli perfume (b. 1885)
• 1939 » Ioannis Tsangaridis, Greek general (b. 1887)
• 1944 » Mineichi Koga, Japanese admiral (b. 1885)
• 1945 » Frank Findlay, New Zealand banker and politician (b. 1884)
• 1945 » Hans Fischer, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1881)
• 1950 » Robert Natus, Estonian architect (b. 1890)
• 1952 » Wallace H. White, Jr., American lawyer and politician (b. 1877)
• 1956 » Ralph DePalma, Italian-American race car driver and actor (b. 1884)

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.
• April 3 » Cold War: U.S. President Harry S. Truman signs the Marshall Plan, authorizing $5billion in aid for 16 countries.
• May 12 » Wilhelmina, Queen regnant of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, cedes the throne.
• June 17 » United Airlines Flight 624, a Douglas DC-6, crashes near Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, killing all 43 people on board.
• June 26 » Cold War: The first supply flights are made in response to the Berlin Blockade.
• September 18 » Operation Polo is terminated after the Indian Army accepts the surrender of the army of Hyderabad.
• 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.

The temperature on March 31, 1948 was between 6.6 °C and 13.7 °C and averaged 10.5 °C. There was 3.4 mm of rain during 4.3 hours. There was 4.6 hours of sunshine (36%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.