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Born on Tuesday May 4, 1948
Died on Tuesday May 4, 1948

Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 4, 1948 at Delpher


Born on May 4

Died on May 4

Names that were popular for boys in 1948
  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. Gerardus
  16. Jacob
Names that were popular for girls in 1948
  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

Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1948
  • 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 29 » United Nations Truce Supervision Organization is founded.
  • June 17 » United Airlines Flight 624, a Douglas DC-6, crashes near Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, killing all 43 people on board.
  • July 29 » Olympic Games: The Games of the XIV Olympiad: After a hiatus of 12 years caused by World War II, the first Summer Olympics to be held since the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, open in London.
  • September 22 » Israeli-Palestine conflict: The All-Palestine Government is established by the Arab League.
  • September 24 » The Honda Motor Company is founded.
  • December 10 » The Human Rights Convention is signed by the United Nations.
Weather May 4, 1948

The temperature on May 4, 1948 was between 1.1 °C and 15.1 °C and averaged 10.1 °C. There was 9.7 hours of sunshine (64%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.

Source: KNMI