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• Roger Ghislain Jozef (Roger) VANHOYLAND, Zolder (B) († 2016)
• Marie Bleecke
• Marianne van Dam († 1999)
• Bartholomeus Henricus Pancratius KAPTIJN, Sassenheim († 1969)
• Maria Louisa Leeuwis, Rotterdam († 1954)
• Christoph Archibald Douglas, Konstanz, Allemagne († 2016)
• Alena Eibertje van der Laan, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2004)
• Leo Tissen, Montfort, Gemeente Roerdalen, Limburg, Nederland († 2012)
• Barbara Claire Zeilstra, Chicago
• Jean Germain Theodore Kampman, Amsterdam († 2014)

• Anna Maria Haenen (18), Schinnen (Beekdaelen), Limburg, Nederland
• Alberdina Geesiena van Ingen (69), Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
• Alden Bertram Orris (76)
• Alberdina Geessiena van Ingen (69), Groningen
• Anna T. Amundsdatter Botten (84), Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
• Aart van Burken (17), Utrecht, Nederland
• Arie de Graaf (76), delft
• Aaltje Christina van Oosterom (86), Tull en 't Waal
• Aaltje Christina van Oosterom (86), Leusden
• Albertus Fiet (62), Rotterdam, ZH, Nederland

• 1945 » Ashley Mallett, Australian cricketer and author
• 1946 » Bob Kauffman, American basketball player and coach († 2015)
• 1946 » Cheech Marin, American actor and comedian
• 1948 » Catherine Breillat, French director and screenwriter
• 1949 » Bryan Murray, Irish actor
• 1950 » George Nelson, American astronomer and astronaut
• 1950 » Jurelang Zedkaia, Marshallese politician, 5th President of the Marshall Islands († 2015)
• 1950 » Ma Ying-jeou, Hong Kong-Taiwanese commander and politician, 12th President of the Republic of China
• 1951 » Didi Conn, American actress and singer
• 1951 » Rob Bishop, American educator and politician

• 1934 » Mary E. Byrd, American astronomer and academic (b. 1849)
• 1936 » Kojo Tovalou Houénou, Beninese lawyer and politician (b. 1887)
• 1941 » Ilmar Raud, Estonian chess player (b. 1913)
• 1945 » Alla Nazimova, Russian-American actress, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1879)
• 1946 » Alfred Stieglitz, American photographer and curator (b. 1864)
• 1949 » Walt Kuhn, American painter and academic (b. 1877)
• 1951 » Arnold Schoenberg, Austrian-American composer and painter (b. 1874)
• 1954 » Frida Kahlo, Mexican painter and educator (b. 1907)
• 1960 » Joy Davidman, American-English poet and author (b. 1915)
• 1965 » Photis Kontoglou, Greek painter and illustrator (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.
• January 21 » The Flag of Quebec is adopted and flown for the first time over the National Assembly of Quebec. The day is marked annually as Québec Flag Day.
• April 3 » Cold War: U.S. President Harry S. Truman signs the Marshall Plan, authorizing $5billion in aid for 16 countries.
• April 28 » Igor Stravinsky conducted the premiere of his American ballet, Orpheus at the New York City Center.
• May 7 » The Council of Europe is founded during the Hague Congress.
• October 28 » Paul Müller is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of the insecticidal properties of DDT.
• December 20 » Indonesian National Revolution: The Dutch military captures Yogyakarta, the temporary capital of the newly-formed Republic of Indonesia.

The temperature on July 13, 1948 was between 8.6 °C and 17.0 °C and averaged 13.3 °C. There was 2.5 mm of rain during 1.0 hours. There was 5.0 hours of sunshine (31%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.