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• Wilhelmus Maria Aders († 1955)
• Dominicus Franciscus Galama, Bolsward († 2001)
• Maria Rosalia Victoria Bens, Geel, België († 1950)
• Hielke Henricus Kramer, Joure, Haskerland, Friesland, Nederland († 2005)
• Yvonne Neletta Barg († 1999)
• Elisabeth Magdalena Maria de Maat, Amsterdam († 2010)
• Hielke Kramer, Joure († 2005)
• Elisabeth Magdalena Maria de Maat, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2010)
• Hilda Johanna Josephina Anna Nauwelaerts, Antwerpen († 1950)
• Arie de Kruijk († 2005)

• Catharine M Kircher (89), Maryland
• Adrianus Vis (73), Bussum, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Andries Tjeerds Hiddema (83), Suameer, gem. Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Nederland
• David Walter Fecht (36)
• Elizabeth Brodie (41), Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland, United Kingdom
• Cornelia Maria van Egmond (60), Nieuwkoop, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Femmigje Geel (84), Ermelo
• Anna Maria Ludovica Vanstraelen (85), Nieuwerkerken, België
• Albertha Euvelmans (74), Bussum
• Antje Delstra (76), Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland

• 1946 » John Hewson, Australian economist and politician
• 1946 » Sharon Thesen, Canadian poet and academic
• 1946 » Wim Jansen, Dutch footballer and manager
• 1948 » Telma Hopkins, American singer and actress
• 1949 » Caitlyn Jenner, American decathlete and actress
• 1950 » Ludo Delcroix, Belgian cyclist
• 1950 » Sihem Bensedrine, Tunisian journalist and activist
• 1951 » Joe R. Lansdale, American martial artist and author
• 1951 » Peter Hitchens, English journalist and author
• 1952 » Tuck Andress, American jazz guitarist

• 1929 » Bernhard von Bülow, German soldier and politician, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1849)
• 1936 » Newton Moore, Australian soldier and politician, 8th Premier of Western Australia (b. 1870)
• 1939 » Alice Brady, American actress (b. 1892)
• 1941 » Filipp Goloshchyokin, Soviet politician (b. 1876)
• 1945 » Kesago Nakajima, Japanese general (b. 1881)
• 1952 » Billy Hughes, English-Australian politician, 7th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1862)
• 1957 » Ernst Gräfenberg, German-American physician and gynecologist (b. 1881)
• 1959 » Camilo Cienfuegos, Cuban soldier (b. 1932)
• 1963 » Mart Saar, Estonian organist and composer (b. 1882)
• 1965 » Thomas Graham Brown, Scottish mountaineer and physiologist (b. 1882)

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.
• February 14 » The Knesset (parliament of Israel) convenes for the first time.
• March 31 » The Dominion of Newfoundland joins the Canadian Confederation and becomes the 10th Province of Canada.
• April 18 » The Republic of Ireland Act comes into effect.
• May 9 » Rainier III becomes Prince of Monaco.
• August 24 » The treaty creating the North Atlantic Treaty Organization goes into effect.
• November 18 » The Iva Valley Shooting occurs after the coal miners of Enugu in Nigeria go on strike over withheld wages; 21 miners are shot dead and 51 are wounded by police under the supervision of the British colonial administration of Nigeria.

The temperature on October 28, 1949 was between 0.3 °C and 12.1 °C and averaged 5.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 8.1 hours of sunshine (82%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.