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• Johannes G. M. Reinders, Gennep († 2020)
• Mieke Rammers, Maastricht, Limburg, Nederland († 2014)
• Renate Margaretha Koelemeijer, Haarlem († 2013)
• Buur, Velsen († 1949)
• Dirk (Dicky) Seinen, Hollandscheveld
• Cees Aarts, Tilburg († 2009)
• Christoffel Heikoop, Leerbroek (Zederik), Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2013)
• Jacob van der Boon, Katwijk († 1970)
• Michel Simon Édouard Deroo, Duinkerken, Dunkerque, 59, France († 1949)
• Glendon Lee de Jong, Hull, Sioux County, Iowa († 2014)

• Arie Boele VERSLUIS (68), Tienhoven
• Arend Voskamp (46), Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Albert Klaasz Hakvoort (76), Amsterdam, Nederland
• Arie Ermstrang (97), Zaltbommel(Gld)-Brakel
• Buur (0), Velsen
• Adeline VANDENBULCKE (82), Tourcoing (59599) Frankrijk
• aria geertje GROENEWEG (0), zuid-beijerland
• Arie Boele Versluis (68), Tienhoven, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aleida Beverdam (73), Almelo
• Bert Henry Miller (72), WASHINGTON DC, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States

• 1947 » Emiel Puttemans, Belgian runner
• 1947 » Richard Morris, English archaeologist, historian, and author
• 1947 » Stephen Shore, American photographer and educator
• 1948 » Benjamin Cheever, American journalist and author
• 1948 » Claude Jade, French actress († 2006)
• 1948 » Johnny Ramone, American guitarist and songwriter († 2004)
• 1949 » Hamish Stuart, Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1949 » Sigourney Weaver, American actress and producer
• 1950 » Blake Morrison, English poet, author, and academic
• 1950 » Robert "Kool" Bell, American singer-songwriter and bass player

• 1936 » Premchand, Indian author and screenwriter (b. 1880)
• 1936 » Red Ames, American baseball player and manager (b. 1882)
• 1942 » Sergey Chaplygin, Russian physicist, mathematician, and engineer (b. 1869)
• 1944 » Wendell Willkie, American captain, lawyer, and politician (b. 1892)
• 1945 » Felix Salten, Austrian author and critic (b. 1869)
• 1952 » Joe Adams, American baseball player and manager (b. 1877)
• 1953 » Kathleen Ferrier, English soprano (b. 1912)
• 1953 » Nigel Bruce, British actor (b. 1895)
• 1955 » Iry LeJeune, American accordion player (b. 1928)
• 1958 » Ran Bosilek, Bulgarian author and translator (b. 1886)

• 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 7 » The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific opened on Broadway; it would run for 1,925 performances and win ten Tony Awards.
• May 9 » Rainier III becomes Prince of Monaco.
• 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 2 » The Dutch–Indonesian Round Table Conference ends with the Netherlands agreeing to transfer sovereignty of the Dutch East Indies to the United States of Indonesia.
• November 26 » The Constituent Assembly of India adopts the constitution presented by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar.

The temperature on October 8, 1949 was between 7.4 °C and 17.2 °C and averaged 11.5 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 8.0 hours of sunshine (71%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.