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• Maria Angélica Pantaleão Franco († 2024)
• Anton Peter (Ton) Timman, Amsterdam, Nederland († 2014)
• Henny van Wolferen, Boven Leeuwen († 1972)
• Antonius Johannes Gerardus Broens, Groenlo, Gelderland, Nederland († 2012)
• Cornelia Huberta Johanna Pieterse, Zoeterwoude († 1950)
• Eijsermans, Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Lucie Stoppels, Garsthuizen, Stedum, Groningen, Nederland († 2020)
• Adriaan Cornelis Vuijk, 's-Gravenhage († 2003)
• Hendricus Jonker († 2007)
• N.N. Eijsermans, Tilburg († 1948)

• Catharina Anna Bossers (58), Raamsdonk
• Adolf Benjamin van de Wint (77), Haarlem, Noord Holland, Nederland
• Antje (Anna) Jans de Vries (76), Prinsburg, Minnesota, Verenigde Staten
• Antje de Vries (76), Prinsburg, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota
• Derk Jansen (92), Zwolle
• Dirk Petrus Antonius Maria Weber (0), 's Gravenhage, Zuid Holland, Nederland
• Albert Hokkeling (79), Enkhuizen
• Adolf Benjamin van de Wint (77), Santpoort, Velsen, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Bertha Maria JANSSENS (44), xx
• Adriana Verwegen (76)

• 1946 » Fred Dryer, American football player and actor
• 1946 » George W. Bush, American businessman and politician, 43rd President of the United States
• 1946 » Peter Singer, Australian philosopher and academic
• 1947 » Roy Señeres, Filipino diplomat and politician († 2016)
• 1948 » Brad Park, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach
• 1948 » Jean-Pierre Blackburn, Canadian academic and politician, 26th Canadian Minister of Veterans Affairs
• 1948 » Nathalie Baye, French actress
• 1949 » Michael Shrieve, American composer, drummer, and percussionist
• 1949 » Noli de Castro, Filipino journalist and politician, 14th Vice President of the Philippines
• 1949 » Phyllis Hyman, American singer-songwriter and actress († 1995)

• 1934 » Nestor Makhno, Ukrainian commander (b. 1888)
• 1946 » Horace Pippin, American painter (b. 1888)
• 1947 » Adolfo Müller-Ury, Swiss-American painter (b. 1862)
• 1952 » Louis-Alexandre Taschereau, Canadian lawyer and politician, 14th Premier of Quebec (b. 1867)
• 1959 » George Grosz, German painter and illustrator (b. 1893)
• 1960 » Aneurin Bevan, Welsh-English politician, Secretary of State for Health (b. 1897)
• 1961 » Scott LaFaro, American bassist (b. 1936)
• 1961 » Woodall Rodgers, American lawyer and politician, Mayor of Dallas (b. 1890)
• 1962 » Paul Boffa, Maltese soldier and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Malta (b. 1890)
• 1962 » William Faulkner, American novelist and short story writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1897)

• 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.
• March 17 » Belgium, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom sign the Treaty of Brussels, a precursor to the North Atlantic Treaty establishing NATO.
• May 3 » The U.S. Supreme Court rules in Shelley v. Kraemer that covenants prohibiting the sale of real estate to blacks and other minorities are legally unenforceable.
• May 30 » A dike along the flooding Columbia River breaks, obliterating Vanport, Oregon within minutes. Fifteen people die and tens of thousands are left homeless.
• July 5 » National Health Service Acts create the national public health system in the United Kingdom.
• September 12 » Marshal Lin Biao, commander-in-chief of the Chinese communist Northeast Field Army, launched a massive offensive toward Jinzhou, Liaoshen Campaign has begun.

The temperature on July 6, 1948 was between 11.6 °C and 17.4 °C and averaged 13.8 °C. There was 2.2 mm of rain during 2.8 hours. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest.