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• Eduard Simon van den Born, Amsterdam († 1949)
• Vera Monteiro Branquinho, Franca, São Paulo, Brasil († 2020)
• Laenen, Maastricht, Limburg, Nederland († 1992)
• Fidel Angel Castro Diaz-Balart, La Habana, Cuba († 2018)
• NN Verkerk, Den Helder
• Stephen Douglas CRAM, Anderson, Madison, Indiana, Verenigde Staten († 2013)
• Cornelis Gerardus Johannes van Orden, Arnhem († 1949)
• Ewald Jurgens, Amsterdam († 2002)
• Richard Gary Walker, SLC, SL, Utah, Verenigde Staten († 1976)
• Hermana Alberta de Fuijk († 1998)

• Antje Broekman
• Adrianus Hendricusz. van Zetten (75), Dirksland ( ZH Nederland)
• Abraham Lugtenburg (77), Nieuw Helvoet
• ? HENDERSON (0), Reefton, New Zealand
• Adriana Cornelia Smit (94), Schiedam,-
• Aaltien Oosting (74), Drouwenerveen, Nederland
• Antje Jans Hoekstra (60), Leeuwarden, Friesland, Nederland
• Aaltien Oosting (74), Drouwenerveen (Borger)
• Anna Maria Knijnenburg (53), Rijswijk
• Anna Maria van Iersel (77), Tilburg

• 1947 » Al Green, American lawyer and politician
• 1947 » P. A. Sangma, Indian lawyer and politician, 11th Speaker of the Lok Sabha († 2016)
• 1948 » Greg Errico, American drummer and producer
• 1948 » Józef Życiński, Polish archbishop and philosopher († 2011)
• 1948 » Russ Kunkel, American drummer and producer
• 1949 » Alasdair McDonnell, Irish physician and politician
• 1949 » Garry Maddox, American baseball player and sportscaster
• 1950 » Mikhail Fradkov, Russian politician, 36th Prime Minister of Russia
• 1950 » Phil McGraw, American psychologist, author, and talk show host
• 1950 » Phillip Fulmer, American football player and coach

• 1922 » Samu Pecz, Hungarian architect and academic (b. 1854)
• 1930 » Peeter Põld, Estonian scientist and politician, 1st Estonian Minister of Education (b. 1878)
• 1943 » Charles Atangana, Cameroonian ruler (b. 1880)
• 1947 » Frederick Russell Burnham, American soldier and adventurer (b. 1861)
• 1953 » Bernard O'Dowd, Australian journalist, author, and poet (b. 1866)
• 1967 » Siegfried Sassoon, English captain and poet (b. 1886)
• 1969 » Drew Pearson, American journalist and author (b. 1897)
• 1970 » François Mauriac, French novelist, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1885)
• 1971 » Alan Brown, English soldier (b. 1909)
• 1974 » Gerd Neggo, Estonian dancer, dance teacher, and choreographer (b. 1891)

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.
• January 1 » United Nations cease-fire takes effect in Kashmir from one minute before midnight. War between India and Pakistan stops accordingly.
• January 5 » In his "State of the Union" address, United States President Harry S. Truman unveils his Fair Deal program.
• February 17 » Chaim Weizmann begins his term as the first President of Israel.
• November 15 » Nathuram Godse and Narayan Apte are executed for assassinating Mahatma Gandhi.
• December 2 » Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others is adopted.
• December 7 » Chinese Civil War: The Government of the Republic of China moves from Nanking to Taipei, Taiwan.

The temperature on September 1, 1949 was between 15.8 °C and 27.4 °C and averaged 19.9 °C. There was 7.2 hours of sunshine (53%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.