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Born on Tuesday January 4, 1949
- nn Karel, Kampen, Overijssel, Nederland
- Hubertus Martinus Maria GUESZEN, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1949)
- Berlinda Heinzen, Santa Catarina, Brasil († 2008)
- Doodgeboren kind van der Kaaij, Sint-Oedenrode († 1949)
- jozef antonius marie (jos) janssen, helden-koningslust
- Claude-Nicolas Veil, Clichy-la-Garenne, Hauts-de-Seine, France († 2002)
- Herman Joseph Marinus van den Bogaert, Oss, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Jacob Bronkema, Vierhuizen (Zoutkamp) Gem. DE Marne († 1949)
- Lenice Moura Bruder, Itararé, São Paulo, Brasil († 2015)
- Jan Meijerink, Vlaardingen († 2004)
Died on Tuesday January 4, 1949
- adriana van de mosselaar (78), raamsdonk
- Anna Maria Fuhler (72), Emmen(Dr)-Barger-Oosterveld
- Barbara de Chelius (92)
- Alida Hofman (84), Vlaardingen (Vlaardingen), Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Barbara Maria von Chelius (92), Bad Doberan, Allemagne
- Aaltje Ritzema (69), Nietap (gem. Noordenveld)
- Clara Helena Maria Susanna van de Poll (99), Utrecht,Gemeente Utrecht,Utrecht,Netherlands
- Clara Helena Maria Susanna van de Poll (99), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
- Fokke Moolenaar (84), Sassenheim
- Adriana van der Mark (74), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 4, 1949 at Delpher
- Het nieuws : algemeen dagblad
- De waarheid
- Limburgsch dagblad
- Het nieuwsblad voor Sumatra
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- Het dagblad : uitgave van de Nederlandsche Dagbladpers te Batavia
- Het vrije volk : democratisch-socialistisch dagblad
- De Heerenveensche koerier : onafhankelijk dagblad voor Midden-Zuid-Oost-Friesland en Noord-Overijssel
- Leeuwarder courant : hoofdblad van Friesland
Born on January 4
- 1943 » Doris Kearns Goodwin, American historian and author
- 1943 » Hwang Sok-yong, South Korean author and educator
- 1945 » Richard R. Schrock, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1946 » Arthur Conley, American singer-songwriter († 2003)
- 1947 » Marie-Thérèse Letablier, French sociologist and academic
- 1948 » Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé, Malian civil servant and politician, Prime Minister of Mali
- 1948 » Kostas Davourlis, Greek footballer († 1992)
- 1950 » Khondakar Ashraf Hossain, Bangladesh poet and academic († 2013)
- 1953 » Norberto Alonso, Argentinian footballer
- 1954 » Tina Knowles, American fashion designer, founded House of Deréon
Died on January 4
- 1931 » Art Acord, American actor and stuntman (b. 1890)
- 1931 » Louise, Princess Royal of the United Kingdom (b. 1867)
- 1940 » Flora Finch, English-American actress and producer (b. 1867)
- 1941 » Henri Bergson, French philosopher and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1859)
- 1943 » Jerzy Iwanow-Szajnowicz, Greek-Polish swimmer and water polo player (b. 1911)
- 1944 » Kaj Munk, Danish playwright and pastor (b. 1898)
- 1960 » Albert Camus, French novelist, philosopher, and journalist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1913)
- 1961 » Erwin Schrödinger, Austrian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1887)
- 1962 » Hans Lammers, German jurist and politician (b. 1879)
- 1965 » T. S. Eliot, American-English poet, playwright, and critic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1888)
Names that were popular for boys in 1949
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Robert
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Adrianus
- Petrus
- Peter
- Dirk
- Jacob
- Jacobus
- Wilhelmus
- Gerardus
Names that were popular for girls in 1949
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Catharina
- Adriana
- Hendrika
- Petronella
- Margaretha
- Geertruida
- Jacoba
- Linda
- Helena
- Marianne
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1949
- 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.
- August 29 » Soviet atomic bomb project: The Soviet Union tests its first atomic bomb, known as First Lightning or Joe 1, at Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan.
- October 28 » An Air France Lockheed Constellation crashes in the Azores, killing all 48 people on board.
- November 7 » The first oil was taken in Oil Rocks (Neft Daşları), oldest offshore oil platform.
- November 26 » The Constituent Assembly of India adopts the constitution presented by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar.
- December 29 » KC2XAK of Bridgeport, Connecticut becomes the first Ultra high frequency (UHF) television station to operate a daily schedule.
Weather January 4, 1949
The temperature on January 4, 1949 was between -2.0 °C and 4.2 °C and averaged 1.2 °C. There was 8.7 mm of rain during 9.5 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.