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• Quirinus Huyser, Laren († 1973)
• Herman Jozef Antonius Engbers, Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1967)
• peter johannes (piet) janssen, helden-koningslust
• Carl Haacke, Jakarta († 1948)
• Guy Arthur Jean Ghislain Raman, Gent († 1964)
• Hays Claude Mayo [Wd PwdOb]Wd2, Queens, Flushing, New York City, New York († 2010)
• levenloos geboren kind († 1948)
• Jochem Kist, Avereest, Overijssel, Nederland († 2000)
• Gilbert De Mits, Waarschoot († 2018)
• NN Claassen, Erp, Nederland († 1948)

• Antonia Montañez, Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, México
• Andreas Sanderink (64), Hengelo
• Antonia Barkel (65)
• Adriana Jannigje Nouwen (78), Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana Bruijnzeels (KLOOSTERZUSTER) (66), Roosendaal Nispen
• Antje Oppelaar (64), oegstgeest
• Aaltje Willemsd Groen (73), Velsen
• Allert Pol (62), Pesse (Ruinen)
• Adrianus de Louw (78), Gemert, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Catharina (Kate) SINEMA (80), Rudyard Montana U.S.A

• 1946 » Eddie Holman, American pop/R&B/gospel singer
• 1946 » Michael Clarke, American drummer († 1993)
• 1946 » Penelope Wilton, English actress
• 1947 » John Dykstra, American special effects artist and producer
• 1947 » Mickey Finn, English drummer († 2003)
• 1948 » Jan Reker, Dutch footballer and manager
• 1950 » Frédéric François, Belgian-Italian singer-songwriter
• 1950 » Juan José Muñoz, Argentinian businessman († 2013)
• 1950 » Larry Probst, American businessman
• 1950 » Melissa Mathison, American screenwriter and producer († 2015)

• 1928 » Li Yuanhong, Chinese general and politician, 2nd President of the Republic of China (b. 1864)
• 1933 » William Muldoon, American wrestler (b. 1852)
• 1938 » John Flanagan, Irish-American hammer thrower and tug of war competitor (b. 1873)
• 1946 » Mikhail Kalinin, Russian civil servant and politician (b. 1875)
• 1963 » Edmond Decottignies, French weightlifter (b. 1893)
• 1963 » Nâzım Hikmet Ran, Turkish poet, author, and playwright (b. 1902)
• 1963 » Pope John XXIII (b. 1881)
• 1964 » Frans Eemil Sillanpää, Finnish author and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1888)
• 1964 » Kâzım Orbay, Turkish general and politician, 9th Turkish Speaker of the Parliament (b. 1887)
• 1969 » George Edwin Cooke, American soccer player (b. 1883)

• 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 1 » Faroe Islands gain autonomy from Denmark.
• April 3 » Cold War: U.S. President Harry S. Truman signs the Marshall Plan, authorizing $5billion in aid for 16 countries.
• April 22 » Arab–Israeli War: The port city of Haifa is captured by Jewish forces.
• May 14 » Israel is declared to be an independent state and a provisional government is established. Immediately after the declaration, Israel is attacked by the neighboring Arab states, triggering the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.
• August 15 » The Republic of Korea (South Korea) is established south of the 38th parallel north.
• September 17 » The Lehi (also known as the Stern gang) assassinates Count Folke Bernadotte, who was appointed by the United Nations to mediate between the Arab nations and Israel.

The temperature on June 3, 1948 was between 7.2 °C and 15.0 °C and averaged 11.2 °C. There was 1.6 mm of rain during 3.0 hours. There was 11.4 hours of sunshine (69%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.