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• Teo Barten, Ameide († 1948)
• Catharina Cornelia Sonneveldt, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands († 1982)
• Nn Gunters, 's-Gravenhage
• René Emile Ghislain Henri Marie Swane, Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
• Robert Blackwell WEBB
• Piet Kant, Rijswijk († 2015)
• Jan Willem van den Bos, Naaldwijk († 1949)
• Malcolm Minard McKenzie, Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada († 1975)
• Jannigje Slotboom († 2002)
• G.A.M Pierik, Zwolle, Nederland († 1986)

• Aloysius Petrus Janssens (67), Tilburg (Noord-Brabant)
• Antonius Houtman (68), Voorburg
• anna christina kater (84), s-gravenhage
• Annetje van Ekelenburg (60), Vlaardingen
• Annetje Ekelenburg (60), Vlaardingen
• Boukje Sturre (44), Emmen
• Boukje Sturre (44), Emmen, Gemeente Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Aloijsius Petrus Janssens (67), Tilburg
• Anne Franses de Roos (68), Drachten, Smallingerland, Friesland, Nederland
• Anna (Johanna) Maas (Maes) (76), Lamswaarde

• 1946 » Emilio de Villota, Spanish race car driver
• 1948 » Herbert Wiesinger, German figure skater
• 1948 » Luboš Andršt, Czech guitarist and songwriter
• 1949 » Roger Taylor, English singer-songwriter, drummer, and producer
• 1949 » Thaksin Shinawatra, Thai businessman and politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Thailand
• 1950 » Anne Rafferty, English lawyer and judge
• 1950 » Nelinho, Brazilian footballer and manager
• 1950 » Nicholas Evans, English journalist, screenwriter, and producer
• 1950 » Rich Vogler, American race car driver († 1990)
• 1950 » Susan George, English actress and producer

• 1932 » Fred Duesenberg, German-American businessman, co-founded the Duesenberg Company (b. 1876)
• 1934 » Winsor McCay, American cartoonist, animator, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1871)
• 1941 » Henri Lebesgue, French mathematician and academic (b. 1875)
• 1942 » Roberto Arlt, Argentinian author and playwright (b. 1900)
• 1951 » James Mitchell, Australian politician, 13th Premier of Western Australia (b. 1866)
• 1952 » Eva Perón, Argentinian politician, 25th First Lady of Argentina (b. 1919)
• 1953 » Nikolaos Plastiras, Greek general and politician, 135th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1883)
• 1957 » Carlos Castillo Armas, Authoritarian ruler of Guatemala (1954-1957)
• 1960 » Cedric Gibbons, British art director and production designer (b. 1893)
• 1964 » Francis Curzon, 5th Earl Howe, English race car driver and politician (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. Gerardus
15. Wilhelmus
16. Jacob

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.
• March 18 » Soviet consultants leave Yugoslavia in the first sign of the Tito–Stalin Split.
• June 22 » The ship HMTEmpire Windrush brought the first group of 802 West Indian immigrants to Tilbury, marking the start of modern immigration to the United Kingdom.
• June 28 » Cold War: The Tito–Stalin Split results in the expulsion of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia from the Cominform.
• August 10 » Candid Camera makes its television debut after being on radio for a year as Candid Microphone.
• September 22 » Israeli-Palestine conflict: The All-Palestine Government is established by the Arab League.
• November 1 » Six thousand people die when a Chinese merchant ship explodes and sinks off southern Manchuria.

The temperature on July 26, 1948 was between 13.2 °C and 27.6 °C and averaged 21.3 °C. There was 13.2 hours of sunshine (83%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.