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• Maria Margaretha Agnes Glas, Noordwijkerhout († 2022)
• Jeanet Adolfs, Enschede, Overijssel, Nederland († 2021)
• Isabelle Kronacker, Kapellen, Antwerpen, Belgium († 2020)
• Burdell A Jacobsma, Sibley, Osceola County, Iowa († 2014)
• Jimmy Dale Arnold († 2017)
• Malcolm Minard McKenzie, Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada († 1975)
• Jacoba Margaretha Quak († 2015)
• Jacob Adrianus van Dijk, Amersfoort, Utrecht, Nederland († 2004)
• Gerritdina Hendrika den Hartog, Est en Opijnen († 1950)
• Jeanne Smith, Winner, Tripp County, South Dakota († 2014)

• Antonius Houtman (68), Voorburg
• Aaltje Prins (75), Dalfsen,, Overijssel, Nederland
• Bernardus Lambartus Voorhorst (63), Apeldoorn
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• van Diën (0), Beusichem
• Arie Anneeze (81), Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Alberta Buitenhuis (66), Apeldoorn
• anna christina kater (84), s-gravenhage
• Annetje Ekelenburg (60), Vlaardingen
• Anna Klazina Pas (68), den haag

• 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)

• 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.
• May 23 » Thomas C. Wasson, the US Consul-General, is assassinated in Jerusalem, Israel.
• August 10 » Candid Camera makes its television debut after being on radio for a year as Candid Microphone.
• September 13 » Deputy Prime Minister of India Vallabhbhai Patel orders the Army to move into Hyderabad to integrate it with the Indian Union.
• September 13 » Margaret Chase Smith is elected United States senator, and becomes the first woman to serve in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the United States Senate.
• December 10 » The Human Rights Convention is signed by the United Nations.

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.