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• Leendert Rudolf Edwin Bakboord, Paramaribo († 1950)
• Wim Kroezen, De Krim († 1978)
• Willem Mathis Hendrik Joseph Hillen, Neer,, Limburg, Nederland († 1975)
• Willem Kroezen, Gramsbergen, Overijssel, Nederland († 1978)
• Marinus Cornelis van Zanten, Leiden († 1950)
• Roland Oliver Martinez, San Luis, Colorado († 2003)
• Willie Kroneman († 2006)
• N.n Geurtsen, Utrecht († 1949)
• Lambert Robert VANBILSEN, Hasselt, Provincie Limburg, Flanders, Belgie († 1994)
• Elfriedea, Helena, Maria Baart, Enschede

• Annigje van Hattem (80), Hattem
• Anne Veenstra (86), Smallingerland, Friesland, Nederland
• Antonia Mathilda Machtilda YARK (84), Rotterdam, Province of South Holland, Netherlands
• Alfons DE RUDDER (80), Sint-Gillis-Waas
• Aaltje Bonestroo (77), Harderwijk
• Augusto Octaviano de Souza Junior (79), Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil
• Anna Gesina Jonkman (64), Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
• Adriana Oers van (71), Etten Leur, Nederland
• Albertine van Hengel (65), 's-Gravenhage
• Adrianus Nicolaas Melker (59), Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• 1947 » Brian Jones, English balloonist and pilot
• 1947 » Oliver Friggieri, Maltese author, critic, poet and philosopher
• 1947 » Walt Mossberg, American journalist
• 1948 » Jens-Peter Bonde, Danish lawyer and politician
• 1950 » Chris Stewart, English musician and author
• 1950 » Maria Ewing, African-American soprano
• 1950 » Petros Efthymiou, Greek academic and politician, Greek Minister of Culture, Education and Religious Affairs
• 1950 » Terry Yorath, Welsh international footballer, Midfielder and international manager
• 1950 » Tony Banks, English keyboardist and songwriter
• 1951 » Andrei Kozyrev, Belgian-Russian politician and diplomat, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Russia

• 1940 » Michael Joseph Savage, Australian-New Zealand politician, 23rd Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1872)
• 1942 » Julio González, Catalan sculptor and painter (b. 1876)
• 1943 » George Monckton-Arundell, 8th Viscount Galway, English politician, 5th Governor-General of New Zealand (b. 1882)
• 1945 » Halid Ziya Uşaklıgil, Turkish author, poet, and playwright (b. 1866)
• 1945 » Vincent Hugo Bendix, American engineer and businessman, founded Bendix Corporation (b. 1881)
• 1946 » Karl Groos, German psychologist and philosopher (b. 1861)
• 1949 » Elisheva Bikhovski, Israeli-Russian poet (b. 1888)
• 1952 » Kiichiro Toyoda, Japanese businessman, founded Toyota (b. 1894)
• 1956 » Évariste Lévi-Provençal, French orientalist and historian (b. 1894)
• 1958 » Leon C. Phillips, American lawyer and politician, 11th Governor of Oklahoma (b. 1890)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Robert
7. Pieter
8. Gerrit
9. Adrianus
10. Petrus
11. Peter
12. Dirk
13. Jacob
14. Wilhelmus
15. Jacobus
16. Gerardus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Catharina
8. Adriana
9. Hendrika
10. Petronella
11. Margaretha
12. Geertruida
13. Jacoba
14. Linda
15. Helena
16. Marianne

• 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 25 » The first Emmy Awards are presented; the venue is the Hollywood Athletic Club.
• March 25 » More than 92,000 kulaks are suddenly deported from the Baltic states to Siberia.
• May 20 » In the United States, the Armed Forces Security Agency, the predecessor to the National Security Agency, is established.
• June 8 » George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four is published.
• November 3 » Chinese Civil War: The Battle of Dengbu Island occurs.

The temperature on March 27, 1949 was between 3.3 °C and 10.0 °C and averaged 5.6 °C. There was 4.2 hours of sunshine (33%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast.