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• Isidoor Louise Steenssens, Bornem († 2009)
• Jan Douwe Nieuwhof, Weesperkarspel († 2011)
• Johannes Gerardus Ankersmit, Gilze en Rijen († 1954)
• NN Elshof, Doetinchem († 1949)
• Sophia Clazina Victoria de Groot, Noordwijkerhout († 1988)
• Acronius de Wolff, Wolvega († 1991)
• Bienie Zemering, Scheemda († 2012)
• Lena Elisabeth Bestman, Dirksland († 2023)
• NN Viskaal, Ambt Delden († 1949)
• Robert Douglas Eberhardt, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States of America († 1999)

• Antonius Hendrikus Klaassen (74), Nijmegen
• alida bloot (76), Katwijk, Netherlands
• Aart Lagerweij (86), Leusden
• Anna Louise Henning (76), Langensalzwedel,Stendal,Sachsen-Anhalt,Bundesrepublick Deutschland
• Adriana Maria Theresia Johanna Brans (0), Eindhoven
• Adriaan Frans Vosters (84), Helmond
• Anna Christina Karssen (80), Nunspeet, Gelderland, Nederland
• Antonetta Maria Catharina Bulkmans (1), Prinsenbeek
• Alijda Johanna Worffel (55), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Antonia Lemair (79), Zwolle

• 1947 » Hümeyra, Turkish singer-songwriter and actress
• 1947 » Jaroslav Erno Šedivý, Czech drummer
• 1948 » Chris de Burgh, British-Irish singer-songwriter and pianist
• 1948 » Renato Corona, Filipino lawyer and jurist, 23rd Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines († 2016)
• 1949 » Laurie McBain, American author
• 1949 » Prannoy Roy, Indian journalist, economist, and broadcaster, founded NDTV
• 1950 » Candida Royalle, American porn actress, director, and producer († 2015)
• 1951 » Atoy Co, Filipino basketball player, coach, and actor
• 1951 » Peter Richardson, English actor, director, and screenwriter
• 1951 » Roscoe Tanner, American tennis player

• 1940 » Lluís Companys, Catalan lawyer and politician, President of Catalonia (b. 1882)
• 1945 » Pierre Laval, French lawyer and politician, 101st Prime Minister of France (b. 1883)
• 1946 » Hermann Göring, German general and politician (b. 1893)
• 1948 » Edythe Chapman, American actress (b. 1863)
• 1955 » Fumio Hayasaka, Japanese composer (b. 1914)
• 1958 » Asaf Halet Çelebi, Turkish poet and author (b. 1907)
• 1958 » Elizabeth Alexander, British geologist, academic, and physicist (b. 1908)
• 1959 » Lipót Fejér, Hungarian mathematician and academic (b. 1880)
• 1959 » Stepan Bandera, Ukrainian soldier and politician (b. 1909)
• 1960 » Clara Kimball Young, American actress and producer (b. 1890)

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. Wilhelmus
15. Jacobus
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 20 » Point Four Program a program for economic aid to poor countries announced by United States President Harry S. Truman in his inaugural address for a full term as President.
• March 2 » Captain James Gallagher lands his B-50 Superfortress Lucky Lady II in Fort Worth, Texas, after completing the first non-stop around-the-world airplane flight in 94 hours and one minute.
• March 10 » Mildred Gillars ("Axis Sally") is convicted of treason.
• December 10 » Chinese Civil War: The People's Liberation Army begins its siege of Chengdu, the last Kuomintang-held city in mainland China, forcing President of the Republic of China Chiang Kai-shek and his government to retreat to Taiwan.
• December 13 » The Knesset votes to move the capital of Israel to Jerusalem.
• December 27 » Indonesian National Revolution: The Netherlands officially recognizes Indonesian independence. End of the Dutch East Indies.

The temperature on October 15, 1949 was between 11.8 °C and 20.2 °C and averaged 15.4 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 3.3 hours of sunshine (31%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.