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• van Loenen, Amsterdam
• Michael Francis Middleton, Westmorland
• El Hoek († 2016)
• Hendrik VERMEER, Echteld († 1983)
• Cornelis Wester († 2018)
• Hendrik Vermeer, Echteld († 1983)
• Gerald Ivan Mereness, Cooperstown, Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States of America († 1978)
• Daniël Cornelis Kromhout, Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2020)
• de Wit, Raamsdonk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Arnold Timmer († 1949)

• Christina "Stein" Van Dam (58), Berkel en Rodenrijs, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
• anton hendrik hartkamp (82), haarlem
• Auke Thijsses Zuidema (57), Twijzelerheide
• Adriana Johanna de Jong (71), Renkum
• Clarice Antunes Gesteiras (67), Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil
• Alida Antonia (Alie) Bierman (60), 't Veld
• Justina Maria Raes (66), Koewacht
• Ali Mul (38), Bari (Apulië)
• Anna Cornelia (Neel) Beulen (72), Echt (Pey)
• Aaltje Thomas Mossel (54)

• 1945 » Kjell Albin Abrahamson, Swedish journalist and author
• 1946 » Julian Hipwood, English polo player and coach
• 1946 » Ted Shackelford, American actor
• 1947 » Bryan Brown, Australian actor and producer
• 1948 » Clarence Thomas, American lawyer and judge, United States Supreme Court Justice
• 1949 » Gordon Bray, Australian journalist and sportscaster
• 1949 » Sheila Noakes, Baroness Noakes, English accountant and politician
• 1951 » Angelo Falcón, Puerto Rican-American political scientist, activist, and academic, founded the National Institute for Latino Policy
• 1951 » Michèle Mouton, French race car driver and manager
• 1951 » Raj Babbar, Indian actor and politician

• 1945 » Giuseppina Tuissi, Italian journalist and activist (b. 1923)
• 1953 » Albert Gleizes, French painter (b. 1881)
• 1954 » Salih Omurtak, Turkish general (b. 1889)
• 1956 » Reinhold Glière, Russian composer and educator (b. 1875)
• 1959 » Boris Vian, French author, poet, and playwright (b. 1920)
• 1959 » Hidir Lutfi, Iraqi poet. (b. 1880)
• 1969 » Volmari Iso-Hollo, Finnish runner (b. 1907)
• 1970 » Roscoe Turner, American soldier and pilot (b. 1895)
• 1973 » Gerry Birrell, Scottish race car driver (b. 1944)
• 1980 » Sanjay Gandhi, Indian engineer and politician (b. 1946)

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. Jacobus
15. Wilhelmus
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.
• April 18 » The Republic of Ireland Act comes into effect.
• April 18 » The keel for the aircraft carrier USSUnited States is laid down at Newport News Drydock and Shipbuilding. However, construction is canceled five days later, resulting in the Revolt of the Admirals.
• May 12 » Cold War: The Soviet Union lifts its blockade of Berlin.
• June 24 » The first television western, Hopalong Cassidy, starring William Boyd, is aired on NBC.
• September 17 » The Canadian steamship SSNoronic burns in Toronto Harbour with the loss of over 118 lives.
• December 27 » Indonesian National Revolution: The Netherlands officially recognizes Indonesian independence. End of the Dutch East Indies.

The temperature on June 23, 1949 was between 10.5 °C and 18.8 °C and averaged 14.0 °C. There was 6.8 hours of sunshine (41%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast.