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• Andries Maarten Poot, Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1995)
• Jeanne Scholte, Oosterbeek († 2011)
• Berend Jan Pieters van der Ploeg, Vrouwenparochie, Het Bildt, Friesland, Nederland († 2016)
• Pauline Restle, Sigmaringen († 1998)
• Rodney Edward Minet († 1967)
• levenloos van de Berg, Elspeet, Ermelo, Gelderland, Nederland († 1948)
• Carolyn Sue Withers [Wk], Otterbein, Tippecanoe County, Indiana († 1994)
• Bernardina Antonia Maria Gerrits, Gemert, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1988)
• Petrus Johannes Maria de Waal, Den Haag († 2008)

• Anna Maria Kregting (51), Nijmegen
• Berendina Klaassen (64), Ermelo
• Anje Zelvius (48), Uithuizen, Groningen, Nederland
• Alice Victoria Padgett (80), Byrdstown, Pickett County, Tennessee, Verenigde Staten
• Albert Hoorn (70), Wanneperveen
• Anna Maria Kregting (51), Nijmegen, Gelderland, Nederland
• Anne Jans Kuperus (73), ,, Sneek, Sneek, Friesland, Netherlands
• Anna Maria Hubertina de Jong (74), Meerssen
• Adriana Mijdam (43), Gorinchem, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adrianus Heijzelaar (92), Tiel, Gelderland, Nederland

• 1946 » Joe Bethancourt, American singer-songwriter († 2014)
• 1947 » Ken Dryden, Canadian ice hockey player, lawyer, and politician
• 1947 » Larry Wilcox, American actor, director, and producer
• 1948 » Margaret Urban Walker, American philosopher
• 1948 » Svetlana Savitskaya, Russian engineer and astronaut
• 1949 » Keith Carradine, American actor
• 1949 » Ricardo Londoño, Colombian racing driver († 2009)
• 1950 » Ken Kutaragi, Japanese businessman, created PlayStation
• 1950 » Willie Hall, American drummer and producer
• 1951 » Martin Brest, American director, producer, and screenwriter

• 1930 » Launceston Elliot, Scottish wrestler and weightlifter (b. 1874)
• 1934 » Wilbert Robinson, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1863)
• 1937 » Jimmie Guthrie, Scottish motorcycle racer (b. 1897)
• 1940 » Johnny Dodds, American clarinet player and saxophonist (b. 1892)
• 1944 » Erwin von Witzleben, German field marshal (b. 1881)
• 1944 » Michael Wittmann, German commander (b. 1914)
• 1947 » Anton Denikin, Russian general (b. 1872)
• 1950 » Fergus McMaster, Australian businessman, founded Qantas (b. 1879)
• 1959 » Albert Namatjira, Australian painter (b. 1902)
• 1965 » Shirley Jackson, American novelist and short story writer (b. 1916)

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. Wilhelmus
15. Gerardus
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.
• April 1 » Cold War: Communist forces respond to the introduction of the Deutsche Mark by attempting to force the western powers to withdraw from Berlin.
• May 20 » Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek wins the 1948 Republic of China presidential election and is sworn in as the first President of the Republic of China at Nanjing.
• June 26 » Cold War: The first supply flights are made in response to the Berlin Blockade.
• July 26 » U.S. President Harry S. Truman signs Executive Order 9981, desegregating the military of the United States.
• October 28 » Paul Müller is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of the insecticidal properties of DDT.
• December 22 » Sjafruddin Prawiranegara established the Emergency Government of the Republic of Indonesia (Pemerintah Darurat Republik Indonesia, PDRI) in West Sumatra.

The temperature on August 8, 1948 was between 15.5 °C and 19.5 °C and averaged 16.9 °C. There was 4.3 mm of rain during 3.5 hours. There was 2.5 hours of sunshine (17%). The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.