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• Leny Schouten († 1995)
• Jeannine De Raedt, Hallaar, Antwerpen, Belgium († 2004)
• Dirkje Elisabeth van der Wel († 1992)
• Louise Ceton, Nieuw-Lekkerland († 1998)
• Douglas Kristin Haugen, Seattle, King, Washington, United States († 2012)
• Annigje Petter, Zijpe, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2018)
• Harm Rouw, Wedde († 2006)
• Marinus JAM Reijnders, Ossendrecht († 1975)
• NN Huntjens, Heerlen († 1948)
• Peter OVERWEEL, Amsterdam († 2013)

• Emma Maria Buyze (86), Beselare
• Anna Maria Hubertina Janssen (87), Vaals, Limburg, Netherlands
• Carolina Smittenaar (38), Noordwijk,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Alida Klazina Kroon (76), Lisse, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Francisca Maria van NIELEN (25), 's Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Everard (Gerardus) Vos (78), Zussen (B)
• Catharina Anna Lambermon (91), Susteren, Nederland
• Clementina Justna Acken (79), Oostende
• Alida Klazina Kroon (76), Lisse, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Carl Joseph Scheren (81)

• 1947 » Carol Moseley Braun, American lawyer and politician, United States Ambassador to New Zealand
• 1947 » Katharine Hamnett, English fashion designer
• 1948 » Barry Hay, Indian-born Dutch rock musician
• 1948 » Earl Blumenauer, American politician, U.S. Representative from Oregon
• 1948 » Joey Spampinato, American singer-songwriter and bass player
• 1948 » Mike Jorgensen, American baseball player and manager
• 1948 » Pierre Reid, Canadian educator and politician
• 1949 » Bill Spooner, American guitarist and songwriter
• 1949 » Paul Pasqualoni, American football player and coach
• 1949 » Scott Asheton, American drummer († 2014)

• 1938 » Andrej Hlinka, Slovak priest, journalist, and politician (b. 1864)
• 1938 » Robert Johnson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1911)
• 1945 » Takijirō Ōnishi, Japanese admiral (b. 1891)
• 1948 » Babe Ruth, American baseball player and coach (b. 1895)
• 1949 » Margaret Mitchell, American journalist and author (b. 1900)
• 1952 » Lydia Field Emmet, American painter and academic (b. 1866)
• 1956 » Bela Lugosi, Hungarian-American actor (b. 1882)
• 1957 » Irving Langmuir, American chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1881)
• 1959 » Wanda Landowska, Polish-French harpsichord player (b. 1879)
• 1959 » William Halsey, Jr., American admiral (b. 1882)

• 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.
• February 4 » Ceylon (later renamed Sri Lanka) becomes independent within the British Commonwealth.
• 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 18 » The First Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China officially convenes in Nanking.
• June 26 » Cold War: The first supply flights are made in response to the Berlin Blockade.
• 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.
• December 10 » The Human Rights Convention is signed by the United Nations.

The temperature on August 16, 1948 was between 12.8 °C and 21.7 °C and averaged 16.1 °C. There was 3.0 mm of rain during 2.2 hours. There was 5.2 hours of sunshine (35%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.