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• G‚rard Yannick M‚lantois, Parijs († 1988)
• Theodorus Johannes Kaldenhoven, Loil Didam Montferland Gelderland Nederland († 2020)
• Patricia McCoy, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, Verenigde Staten († 2008)
• Cornelia Cornelisse († 2020)
• Marsha A Westhusing, Le Mars, Plymouth County, Iowa († 2017)
• laurent Damen, Waalwijk
• Theresia Anna Maria Barhorst, Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2015)
• Damen, Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Dennis Dean Harringa, Forest City, Iowa († 2015)
• Roelof Pos, 's Graveland († 2024)

• Adrianus Anthonius Kleijs (7), Delft
• Adriana van Breugel (70), Schijndel
• Agatha Maria Backer Overbeek (61), Leiden,,Nederland
• Alec George PRETORIUS (16), Eshowe
• Amélia Tostes de Santana (72), Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brasil
• Adrianus de Rijk (72), Noordwijk
• Antonia Maria Dielemans (79), Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Augustinus Doupagne (75), Tessenderlo, 3980, België
• Adrianus de Rijk (77), Noordwijk
• Antje Gerben Brouwer (87), Snikzwaag

• 1946 » Bob Harris, English journalist and radio host
• 1946 » Chris Burden, American sculptor, illustrator, and academic († 2015)
• 1947 » Frank Mantooth, American pianist and composer († 2004)
• 1947 » Lev Bulat, Ukrainian-Russian physicist and academic († 2016)
• 1947 » Michael T. Wright, English engineer and academic († 2015)
• 1947 » Peter Riegert, American actor, screenwriter and film director
• 1947 » Uli Edel, German director and screenwriter
• 1949 » Bernd Eichinger, German director and producer († 2011)
• 1950 » Bill Irwin, American actor and clown
• 1951 » Paul Fox, English singer and guitarist († 2007)

• 1939 » Kurtdereli Mehmet, Turkish wrestler (b. 1864)
• 1953 » Kid Nichols, American baseball player and manager (b. 1869)
• 1954 » Paul Specht, American violinist and bandleader (b. 1895)
• 1958 » Konstantin Yuon, Russian painter and educator (b. 1875)
• 1960 » Rosa Grünberg, Swedish actress (b. 1878)
• 1962 » George Poage, American hurdler and educator (b. 1880)
• 1962 » Ukichiro Nakaya, Japanese physicist and academic (b. 1900)
• 1967 » Donald Sangster, Jamaican lawyer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Jamaica (b. 1911)
• 1967 » Thomas Farrell, American general (b. 1891)
• 1970 » Cathy O'Donnell, American actress (b. 1923)

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.
• April 1 » The Government of Canada repeals Japanese-Canadian internment after seven years.
• August 5 » In Ecuador, an earthquake destroys 50 towns and kills more than 6,000.
• August 31 » The retreat of the Democratic Army of Greece in Albania after its defeat on Gramos mountain marks the end of the Greek Civil War.
• September 27 » Zeng Liansong's design is chosen as the flag of the People's Republic of China.
• November 15 » Nathuram Godse and Narayan Apte are executed for assassinating Mahatma Gandhi.
• December 7 » Chinese Civil War: The Government of the Republic of China moves from Nanking to Taipei, Taiwan.

The temperature on April 11, 1949 was between 6.7 °C and 16.2 °C and averaged 10.7 °C. There was 6.0 hours of sunshine (44%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.