About the day » Wednesday January 12, 1949Calender converter

• N.N. Trommar, Eindhoven, Noord Brabant, Nederland († 1949)
• André Nicolaas van der DUIM, Den Helder († 2017)
• Henk de Velde, Wilsum († 2022)
• Arie van der Starre, Monster († 2012)
• André Nicolaas van der Duim, Den Helder († 2017)
• N.N. Tuitert, Gorssel,Gemeente Lochem, Gelderland, Nederland († 1949)
• Martin Charles de Maat, Chicago, Illinois, Verenigde Staten († 2001)
• Martin Charles de Maat, Chicago, Illinois, Verenigde Staten († 2001)
• Weening, Ureterp, Gemeente Opsterland, Friesland, Nederland († 1949)
• Anneke Holtrop, Leeuwarden († 2017)

• Anton Bernard Vischjager (2), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• De Keyser Joanna Maria (37)
• Anna Wilhelmina Catharina Roozen (73), Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Weening (0), Ureterp, Gemeente Opsterland, Friesland, Nederland
• Albert Antonius Leloux (5), haarlem
• Antonius Cornelis Voeten (57), Roosendaal
• Adrianus (Adriaan) de Knijff (35), Den Haag, Nederland
• Adriana Bareman (63), Goes
• Aart de Moor (87), Gorinchem
• Adrianus Joannes van der Zanden (73)

• 1948 » Anthony Andrews, English actor and producer
• 1948 » Brendan Foster, English runner and sportscaster
• 1948 » Gordon Campbell, Canadian educator and politician, 34th Premier of British Columbia
• 1948 » Kenny Allen, English footballer
• 1948 » William Nicholson, English author and screenwriter
• 1949 » Hamadi Jebali, Tunisian engineer, journalist, and politician, 19th Prime Minister of Tunisia
• 1949 » Haruki Murakami, Japanese novelist, short-story writer, and essayist
• 1949 » Kentarō Haneda, Japanese pianist and composer († 2007)
• 1949 » Ottmar Hitzfeld, German footballer and manager
• 1950 » Sheila Jackson Lee, American lawyer, judge, and politician

• 1934 » Paul Kochanski, Polish violinist and composer (b. 1887)
• 1938 » Oscar Florianus Bluemner, German-American painter and illustrator (b. 1867)
• 1940 » Edward Smith, English lieutenant, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1898)
• 1940 » Ralph Hitz, Austrian-American hotelier (b. 1891)
• 1943 » Jan Campert, Dutch journalist and critic (b. 1902)
• 1944 » Lance C. Wade, American commander and pilot (b. 1915)
• 1958 » Charles Hatfield, American meteorologist (b. 1875)
• 1960 » Nevil Shute, English engineer and author (b. 1899)
• 1962 » Ariadna Tyrkova-Williams, Russian journalist and activist (b. 1869)
• 1965 » Lorraine Hansberry, American author, playwright, and director (b. 1936)

• 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 23 » Chinese Civil War: Establishment of the People's Liberation Army Navy.
• June 5 » Thailand elects Orapin Chaiyakan, the first female member of Thailand's Parliament.
• August 22 » The Queen Charlotte earthquake is Canada's strongest since the 1700 Cascadia earthquake.
• September 27 » Zeng Liansong's design is chosen as the flag of the People's Republic of China.
• October 14 » The Smith Act trials of Communist Party leaders in the United States convicts eleven defendants of conspiring to advocate the violent overthrow of the federal government.
• October 16 » The Greek Communist Party announces a "temporary cease-fire", thus ending the Greek Civil War.

The temperature on January 12, 1949 was between 0.3 °C and 5.4 °C and averaged 2.6 °C. There was 2.5 mm of rain during 2.5 hours. There was 4.5 hours of sunshine (55%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.