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• Johanna Elisabeth de Buijzer, Amsterdam († 1956)
• Debra Gaylene van der Waal, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa († 2024)
• Gerardus Wilhelmus Hebben, Kessel († 2008)
• Eugène LEPERLIER, Saint-Pierre,97432,Réunion,Réunion,FRANCE († 1950)
• Antonius Nicolaas Maria Tadema, Nijmegen, Gelderland, Nederland († 1949)
• NN van den Beld, Zwolle {OV} († 1949)
• Hendricus Wilhelmus Marie Schoffelen, Klimmen, Limburg, Nederland
• Levenloos geboren Stokman, Nieuwveen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1949)
• Lodewijk Joseph Hubert Marie Olieslagers, Geleen, Limburg, Netherlands († 2020)
• Lia Wolters, Geleen,, Limburg, Nederland († 2004)

• Antje Sanders Gouma (75), Beverwijk, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Maria Huiting (81), Amsterdam
• Koppenol (0), Oudenhoorn
• Anne Solange Célina Leroy (69), Orsennes, 36146, France
• Aaltje HORST (65), Enschede, 5072, Overijssel, Nederland
• Aaltje Horst (65), Enschede
• Antonie Heijligers (81), Zevenbergen
• Aarnoud Gabrielse (77), Westkapelle, Walcheren, NL
• Albertje Bakker (83), Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Adriana Maria Heerkens (81), Tilburg

• 1947 » Elaine Murphy, Baroness Murphy, English academic and politician
• 1948 » Ants Laaneots, Estonian general
• 1948 » Cliff Thorburn, Canadian snooker player
• 1948 » John Carpenter, American director, producer, screenwriter, and composer
• 1948 » Ruth Reichl, American journalist and critic
• 1949 » Andrew Refshauge, Australian physician and politician, 13th Deputy Premier of New South Wales
• 1949 » Anne F. Beiler, American businesswoman, founded Auntie Anne's
• 1949 » R. F. Foster, Irish historian and academic
• 1950 » Debbie Allen, American actress, dancer, and choreographer
• 1950 » Robert Schimmel, American comedian, actor, and producer († 2010)

• 1938 » Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay Indian author and playwright (b. 1876)
• 1942 » Carole Lombard, American actress and comedian (b. 1908)
• 1942 » Ernst Scheller, German lawyer and politician, Mayor of Marburg (b. 1899)
• 1942 » Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (b. 1850)
• 1942 » Villem Grünthal-Ridala, Estonian poet and linguist (b. 1885)
• 1957 » Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone, English general and politician, 16th Governor General of Canada (b. 1874)
• 1957 » Arturo Toscanini, Italian cellist and conductor (b. 1867)
• 1959 » Phan Khôi, Vietnamese journalist and author (b. 1887)
• 1960 » Arthur Darby, English rugby player (b. 1876)
• 1961 » Max Schöne, German swimmer (b. 1880)

• 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.
• September 27 » Zeng Liansong's design is chosen as the flag of the People's Republic of China.
• September 29 » The Communist Party of China writes the Common Programme for the future People's Republic of China.
• November 3 » Chinese Civil War: The Battle of Dengbu Island occurs.
• 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 January 16, 1949 was between 3.3 °C and 8.8 °C and averaged 6.5 °C. There was 1.6 mm of rain during 2.9 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.