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• Gerardus Johannes Maria van den Munckhof, Strijp (Eindhoven) († 2013)
• Dennis Edmund Drage, Perth West Aust, Australia († 1961)
• Gerarda (Grad) Janssen, Meijel,, Limburg, Nederland († 2011)
• Marcel Jozef Rosalie Verhoeven, Mol, België († 1992)
• levenloos van der Linden, Roosendaal († 1949)
• Sander Doeser († 2020)
• Johannes (John) Brinks, Uitgeest, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2010)
• William Albert Josef Moonen, Eisden, België († 1999)
• Petrus Huurdeman, Baarn, Utrecht, Nederland († 1949)
• Ton Lutgerhorst († 2000)

• Albert VRIESMAN (51), Muskegon Muskegon County Michigan U.S.A
• Albertus Klaasse (55), Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana Reiniersdr Gaanderse (76), 's-Gravenhage
• Berendina Bouhof (41), Enschede, Enschede, Overijssel, Nederland
• Alida Sophia Doll (72), Velsen
• Berendina Kosters (84), Enter, Nederland
• Agnes Bots (80), Asten, Heusden
• * Peter van Melis (80), Bakel en Milheeze
• Albertus Santing (87), Groningen, Nederland
• adriana jacoba bol (59), nijmegen

• 1947 » Michael Ignatieff, Canadian journalist and politician
• 1948 » Dave Heineman, American captain and politician, 39th Governor of Nebraska
• 1948 » Lindsay Crouse, American actress
• 1948 » Richard Riehle, American actor
• 1948 » Steve Winwood, English singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
• 1949 » Ross Bleckner, American painter
• 1950 » Billy Squier, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1950 » Bruce Boxleitner, American actor and author
• 1950 » Gabriel Byrne, Irish actor, director, and producer
• 1950 » Helena Kennedy, Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws, Scottish lawyer, academic, and politician

• 1935 » Józef Piłsudski, Polish field marshal and politician, 15th Prime Minister of Poland (b. 1867)
• 1944 » Arthur Quiller-Couch, English author, poet, and critic (b. 1863)
• 1944 » Max Brand, American journalist and author (b. 1892)
• 1956 » Louis Calhern, American actor and singer (b. 1895)
• 1957 » Alfonso de Portago, Spanish bobsledder and race car driver (b. 1928)
• 1957 » Erich von Stroheim, Austrian-American actor, director, and producer (b. 1885)
• 1963 » Richard Girulatis, German footballer and manager (b. 1878)
• 1963 » Robert Kerr, Irish-Canadian sprinter and coach (b. 1882)
• 1964 » Agnes Forbes Blackadder, Scottish medical doctor (b. 1875)
• 1966 » Felix Steiner, Russian-German SS officer (b. 1896)

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.
• May 20 » In the United States, the Armed Forces Security Agency, the predecessor to the National Security Agency, is established.
• June 24 » The first television western, Hopalong Cassidy, starring William Boyd, is aired on NBC.
• July 21 » The United States Senate ratifies the North Atlantic Treaty.
• September 27 » Zeng Liansong's design is chosen as the flag of the People's Republic of China.
• October 25 » The Battle of Guningtou in the Taiwan Strait begins.

The temperature on May 12, 1949 was between 4.1 °C and 16.5 °C and averaged 10.6 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 11.1 hours of sunshine (72%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast.