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Born on Monday February 7, 1949
- Joseph Roger Louis (Jos) Vanvoorden, Alken, België († 1992)
- Francois Louis Marie [Frans] Classen, Nijmegen, Gelderland, Nederland († 1949)
- Gerrit Mulder, Coevorden,, Drenthe, Nederland († 2004)
- Anna Egberdina Cazemier, Groningen, Groningen, Nederland († 1999)
- Abel Wim de Vries, Langezwaag († 2016)
- Lammigje Offerein, Zuidwolde, Drenthe, Nederland († 2014)
- Douglas James Peterson, of Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States († 2000)
- Augustinus Gerrets, Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2020)
- Johanna Maria Heijboer, Zierikzee († 1993)
- Daryl Jae Marcus, Kandiyohi County, MN
Died on Monday February 7, 1949
- Alphonsius BAESENS (81), Torhout,8820,Flandre Occidentale,Flandre,BELGIQUE
- Alvira A Menges (73), Akron, Summit, Ohio, Verenigde Staten
- Albert Katuin (88), Odoorn, Drenthe, Nederland
- Alphonso Kirk Oliphant (70), Brandywine Hd
- Aaltje ten Wolde (86), Baarn
- Annigje Pluim (76), Havelte, Drenthe, Netherlands
- Adrianus Martinus Antoni Van Zadelhoff (78), Barneveld, Gelderland, Nederland
- Albert van Bergen (4)
- Annigje Pluim * (76), Havelte
- Albertus Bernardus Aman (67), Vriezenveen (Overijssel)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 7, 1949 at Delpher
- Het nieuws : algemeen dagblad
- De waarheid
- Limburgsch dagblad
- Het nieuwsblad voor Sumatra
- Nieuwsblad van Friesland : Hepkema's courant
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- Het dagblad : uitgave van de Nederlandsche Dagbladpers te Batavia
- Het vrije volk : democratisch-socialistisch dagblad
- De Heerenveensche koerier : onafhankelijk dagblad voor Midden-Zuid-Oost-Friesland en Noord-Overijssel
Born on February 7
- 1945 » Gerald Davies, Welsh rugby player and journalist
- 1946 » Gérard Jean-Juste, Haitian priest and activist († 2009)
- 1946 » Héctor Babenco, Argentinian-Brazilian director, producer, and screenwriter († 2016)
- 1946 » Pete Postlethwaite, English actor († 2011)
- 1946 » Sammy Johns, American country music singer-songwriter († 2013)
- 1949 » Jacques Duchesneau, Canadian police officer and politician
- 1949 » Joe English, American drummer and songwriter
- 1950 » Karen Joy Fowler, American author
- 1953 » Dan Quisenberry, American baseball player and poet († 1998)
- 1954 » Dieter Bohlen, German singer-songwriter and producer
Died on February 7
- 1937 » Elihu Root, American lawyer and politician, 38th United States Secretary of State, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1845)
- 1938 » Harvey Samuel Firestone, American businessman, founded the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company (b. 1868)
- 1939 » Boris Grigoriev, Russian painter and illustrator (b. 1886)
- 1942 » Ivan Bilibin, Russian illustrator and stage designer (b. 1876)
- 1944 » Lina Cavalieri, Italian soprano and actress (b. 1874)
- 1959 » Daniel François Malan, South African minister and politician, 5th Prime Minister of South Africa (b. 1874)
- 1959 » Guitar Slim, American singer and guitarist (b. 1926)
- 1959 » Nap Lajoie, American baseball player and manager (b. 1874)
- 1960 » Igor Kurchatov, Russian physicist and academic (b. 1903)
- 1963 » Learco Guerra, Italian cyclist and manager (b. 1902)
Names that were popular for boys in 1949
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Robert
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Adrianus
- Petrus
- Peter
- Dirk
- Jacob
- Jacobus
- Wilhelmus
- Gerardus
Names that were popular for girls in 1949
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Catharina
- Adriana
- Hendrika
- Petronella
- Margaretha
- Geertruida
- Jacoba
- Linda
- Helena
- Marianne
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1949
- 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)
- 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 9.9 million citizens.
- January 5 » In his "State of the Union" address, United States President Harry S. Truman unveils his Fair Deal program.
- January 31 » These Are My Children, the first television daytime soap opera, is broadcast by the NBC station in Chicago.
- April 1 » The Government of Canada repeals Japanese-Canadian internment after seven years.
- May 23 » Cold War: The Western occupying powers approve the Basic Law and establish a new German state, the Federal Republic of Germany.
- October 7 » The communist German Democratic Republic (East Germany) is formed.
- December 13 » The Knesset votes to move the capital of Israel to Jerusalem.
Weather February 7, 1949
The temperature on February 7, 1949 was between -3.7 °C and 6.3 °C and averaged 1.0 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 5.2 hours of sunshine (55%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.