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• Beverly Jean Hoeven († 2010)
• Charlotte Anna Grondman, Den Haag († 2005)
• Gordon Rodrigues Brandon, San Francisco, California († 1999)
• Petronella van Urk († 2014)
• Adrianus Wilhelmus Maria Scholman, Schalkwijk, Utrecht, Nederland († 2023)
• Kenneth A. BUIKEMA, Clinton Clinton County Iowa U.S.A († 2016)
• Kenneth A Buikema, Clinton, Clinton County, Iowa († 2016)
• Jan Ras († 2022)
• Graham Johnston Mulholland, Sydney Mines, Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada († 1982)
• johannes wilhelmus jacobus (jan) haenraets, helden-grashoek

• Aagje Castel (71), Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
• Annettha Frederica WIERSUM (70), Groningen Groningen Netherlands
• Adrianus Jacobus Johannes de Lepper (87), Tilburg
• Adrianus Jacobus de Lepper (87), Tilburg
• Ben Broadway (53), Wisconsin, Verenigde Staten
• Berend Tessemaker 9 (79), Oene, Nederland
• Beatrix de Wilde (65), Gemeente Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
• Arendje Veldkamp (86), Zwolle
• Adolphe Geelhand (75), Anvers (Antwerp), 11002, Belgique
• Bernardus Edmond Geurts (74), Kerkrade

• 1945 » Judith Roitman, American mathematician and academic
• 1945 » Michael Bishop, American author and educator
• 1945 » Neil Young, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1946 » Alexandra Charles, Swedish businesswoman
• 1947 » Buck Dharma, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1947 » Patrice Leconte, French director and screenwriter
• 1948 » Hassan Rouhani, Iranian lawyer and politician; 7th President of Iran
• 1949 » Jack Reed, American soldier and politician
• 1949 » Ron Lapointe, Canadian ice hockey player and coach († 1992)
• 1950 » Barbara Fairchild, American country and gospel singer-songwriter

• 1939 » Norman Bethune, Canadian physician and humanitarian (b. 1890)
• 1946 » Albert Bond Lambert, American golfer and pilot (b. 1875)
• 1946 » Madan Mohan Malaviya, Indian academic and politician, President of the Indian National Congress (b. 1861)
• 1948 » Umberto Giordano, Italian composer (b. 1867)
• 1950 » Julia Marlowe, English-American actress (b. 1865)
• 1950 » Lesley Ashburner, American hurdler (b. 1883)
• 1955 » Alfréd Hajós, Hungarian swimmer and architect, designed the Grand Hotel Aranybika (b. 1878)
• 1955 » Sarah Wambaugh, American political scientist, world authority on plebiscites (b. 1882)
• 1955 » Tin Ujević, Croatian poet and translator (b. 1891)
• 1958 » Gustaf Söderström, Swedish shot putter, discus thrower, and tug of war competitor (b. 1865)

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. Jacobus
15. Wilhelmus
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 25 » The first Emmy Awards are presented; the venue is the Hollywood Athletic Club.
• January 26 » The Hale telescope at Palomar Observatory sees first light under the direction of Edwin Hubble, becoming the largest aperture optical telescope (until BTA-6 is built in 1976).
• February 14 » The Knesset (parliament of Israel) convenes for the first time.
• April 1 » The Government of Canada repeals Japanese-Canadian internment after seven years.
• July 21 » The United States Senate ratifies the North Atlantic Treaty.
• December 13 » The Knesset votes to move the capital of Israel to Jerusalem.

The temperature on November 12, 1949 was between 6.9 °C and 12.8 °C and averaged 9.8 °C. There was 10.5 mm of rain during 5.6 hours. There was 1.7 hours of sunshine (19%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.