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July 30, 1948Born on Saturday July 31, 1948
- Geraldine Catharina Vermaat, Rotterdam († 1987)
- Meg Abbott Brock Lewis, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia († 1971)
- Gerrit Bloemers, Apeldoorn
- P.R. Bartelings, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2015)
- Margaretha Maria PIJNAKER († 1948)
- N.N. Kruidhof, Enschede,, Overijssel, Nederland († 1948)
- John Hiddie Swartz, Fairbury, Jefferson County, Nebraska († 1998)
- Petronella (Nelleke) Meijer, Tilburg,Noord-Brabant,Nederland († 1952)
- Irma Goedemondt, Vlissingen († 2010)
- Egbert Antoon Rooze, Mortsel (B) († 2020)
Died on Saturday July 31, 1948
- Anna Tetteroo (81), Delft
- Aagje Voogt (79), Rotterdam
- Alice Maud SUMMERS (56), Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
- Annetje Van De Beek (56)
- Anna Margaretha Tjaden Busman (89), Groningen
- Anna Gesina Kokkeler (36), Enschede, 7500, Nederland
- Anna Tetteroo (81), Delft
- Anna Tettero (81), Delft,-
- Arthur Mace BRUNSON (83), Fillmore
- Anna Gesina Kokkeler (36), Enschede
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from July 31, 1948 at Delpher
- Limburgsch dagblad
- De waarheid
- Het nieuwsblad voor Sumatra
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- Het vrije volk : democratisch-socialistisch dagblad
- De Heerenveensche koerier : onafhankelijk dagblad voor Midden-Zuid-Oost-Friesland en Noord-Overijssel
- Leeuwarder courant : hoofdblad van Friesland
- De Gooi- en Eemlander : nieuws- en advertentieblad
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
Born on July 31
- 1946 » Gary Lewis, American pop-rock musician
- 1947 » Hubert Védrine, French politician, French Minister of Foreign Affairs
- 1947 » Ian Beck, English children's illustrator and author
- 1947 » Karl Green, English bass player and songwriter
- 1947 » Mumtaz, Indian actress
- 1947 » Richard Griffiths, English actor († 2013)
- 1948 » Russell Morris, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1949 » Alan Meale, English journalist and politician
- 1949 » Mike Jackson, American basketball player
- 1950 » Richard Berry, French actor, director, and screenwriter
Died on July 31
- 1940 » Udham Singh, Indian activist (b. 1899)
- 1942 » Francis Younghusband, British Army Officer, explorer and spiritual writer (b.1863)
- 1943 » Hedley Verity, English cricketer and soldier (b. 1905)
- 1944 » Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, French pilot and poet (b. 1900)
- 1953 » Robert A. Taft, American soldier and politician (b. 1889)
- 1954 » Onofre Marimón, Argentinian race car driver (b. 1923)
- 1958 » Eino Kaila, Finnish philosopher and psychologist, attendant of the Vienna circle (b. 1890)
- 1964 » Jim Reeves, American singer-songwriter (b. 1923)
- 1966 » Bud Powell, American pianist (b. 1924)
- 1968 » Jack Pizzey, Australian politician, 29th Premier of Queensland (b. 1911)
Names that were popular for boys in 1948
- Jan
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Willem
- Hendrik
- Gerrit
- Pieter
- Petrus
- Robert
- Peter
- Adrianus
- Jacobus
- John
- Wilhelmus
- Jacob
- Gerardus
Names that were popular for girls in 1948
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Petronella
- Adriana
- Margaretha
- Geertruida
- Jacoba
- Aaltje
- Linda
- 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.
- January 17 » The Renville Agreement between the Netherlands and Indonesia is ratified.
- May 9 » Czechoslovakia's Ninth-of-May Constitution comes into effect.
- June 17 » United Airlines Flight 624, a Douglas DC-6, crashes near Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, killing all 43 people on board.
- July 16 » Following token resistance, the city of Nazareth, revered by Christians as the hometown of Jesus, capitulates to Israeli troops during Operation Dekel in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.
- 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.
- September 18 » Margaret Chase Smith of Maine becomes the first woman elected to the United States Senate without completing another senator's term.
Weather July 31, 1948
The temperature on July 31, 1948 was between 16.6 °C and 24.0 °C and averaged 19.7 °C. There was 8.3 hours of sunshine (53%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.