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• doodgeboren Pakvis, Monster († 1948)
• Jan Binne Hulshoff, Surhuisterveen, Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Nederland († 2017)
• Paulus Johannes Maria Kamps, ,, Apeldoorn, Nederland († 2007)
• Johannes Petrus Josephus Maria (Johan) Kastelijns, Moergestel, NB, Nederland († 2015)
• NN Gordijn, Leiden († 1948)
• Hijbo Geert SCHUDDE († 2002)
• Berend Schonewille, Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland († 2015)
• Berend Schonewille, Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland († 2015)
• Hijbo"Geert" Schudde († 2002)
• Joop Jongmans († 1979)

• Anna Maria Simonsd ZWETSLOOT (82), Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Annetje Visser (60), Huizen
• Aart van den Brink (87), Zaandam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands
• Antonia van Woerdekom (82), Rhenen (Utrecht)
• Arthur Hulbert (88), Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
• Antonia Josephina van Asten (90), Delft 2600, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Wijnants (65), Deurne (B), België
• Adriaan Willem de Voogd (49)
• Aalzen Dijkstra (82), Drachten
• Albertus van Droffelaar (77), Renswoude

• 1946 » Udo Lindenberg, German singer-songwriter and drummer
• 1947 » Stephen Platten, English bishop
• 1948 » Dick Gaughan, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1949 » Bill Bruford, English drummer, songwriter, and producer
• 1949 » Keith, American pop singer
• 1950 » Alan Johnson, English politician, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
• 1950 » Howard Ashman, American playwright and composer († 1991)
• 1950 » Janez Drnovšek, Slovenian economist and politician, 2nd President of Slovenia († 2008)
• 1950 » Keith Bradley, Baron Bradley, English accountant and politician
• 1950 » Valeriya Novodvorskaya, Russian journalist and politician († 2014)

• 1934 » Cass Gilbert, American architect (b. 1859)
• 1935 » Paul Dukas, French composer, critic, and educator (b. 1865)
• 1936 » Panagis Tsaldaris, Greek lawyer and politician, 124th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1868)
• 1938 » Jakob Ehrlich, Czech-Austrian academic and politician (b. 1877)
• 1943 » Johanna Elberskirchen, German author and activist (b. 1864)
• 1947 » George Forbes, New Zealand farmer and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1869)
• 1951 » William Birdwood, Anglo-Indian field marshal (b. 1865)
• 1960 » Jules Supervielle, Uruguayan-French poet and author (b. 1884)
• 1963 » John Wilce, American football player, coach, and physician (b. 1888)
• 1964 » Nandor Fodor, Hungarian-American psychologist and parapsychologist (b. 1895)

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.
• May 28 » Daniel François Malan is elected as Prime Minister of South Africa. He later goes on to implement Apartheid.
• September 4 » Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands abdicates for health reasons.
• November 1 » Six thousand people die when a Chinese merchant ship explodes and sinks off southern Manchuria.
• December 14 » Thomas T. Goldsmith Jr. and Estle Ray Mann are granted a patent for their cathode-ray tube amusement device, the earliest known interactive electronic game.
• December 26 » Cardinal József Mindszenty is arrested in Hungary and accused of treason and conspiracy.
• December 26 » The last Soviet troops withdraw from North Korea.

The temperature on May 17, 1948 was between 11.2 °C and 25.0 °C and averaged 18.3 °C. There was 14.5 hours of sunshine (92%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.