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• Constantia Frieda Teunen, Lint, België († 1992)
• Christiane Franco, Sint-Truiden, België († 2016)
• Sophia Gerardina van der VINDEN, Amsterdam († 1950)
• Agnes Ravyts, Dilbeek († 2012)
• Connie Jean Maroney, Lancaster, Wisconsin († 2006)
• Jan Oetzes Veenstra, Rottevalle, Smallingerland, Friesland, Nederland († 1949)
• Arnoldus Henricus Hubertus M. Eliëns, Hoogeloon, Hapert en Casteren († 1986)
• Foekje Sloothaak, Lemmer († 2006)
• Janet Gayle** BILLS, Long Beach, Los Angeles, California († 1975)
• Gerrie Adriana Catharina de Weerd († 2007)

• Johanna Rutten (83), Rotterdam
• aagje van der STOUW (82)
• Benneth Ann Hanigan (36), Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California
• Adriana Backx (85), Beek (Breda)
• Augustinus Wouters (85), Olen
• Bart van den Berg (86), Jutphaas, Utrecht, Nederland
• Benjamin Finger (42)
• Catharina Uijl (78), Poortvliet
• Albert Wesley SHINER (78), Manti, Sanpete County, Utah, United States of America
• Anna Cornelia Smit (85), Den Helder

• 1947 » John Bosley, Canadian businessman and politician, 31st Canadian Speaker of the House of Commons
• 1947 » Ronald Sørensen, Dutch historian and politician
• 1947 » Trivimi Velliste, Estonian politician, 17th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs
• 1948 » Alison Britton, English sculptor and educator
• 1948 » Hurley Haywood, American race car driver
• 1948 » King George Tupou V of Tonga, († 2012)
• 1949 » Graham Swift, English novelist and short story writer
• 1950 » Darryl Hunt, English bass player
• 1951 » Colin Bass, English bass player, songwriter, and producer
• 1951 » Colleen Hanabusa, American lawyer and politician

• 1938 » Carl von Ossietzky, German journalist and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1889)
• 1938 » Kanō Jigorō, Japanese founder of judo (b. 1860)
• 1941 » Chris McKivat, Australian rugby player and coach (b. 1880)
• 1945 » Fedor von Bock, German field marshal (b. 1880)
• 1953 » Alexandre Pharamond, French rugby player (b. 1876)
• 1955 » George Enescu, Romanian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1881)
• 1964 » Karl Robert Pusta, Estonian politician, 4th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1883)
• 1969 » Osbert Sitwell, English-Italian author and poet (b. 1892)
• 1972 » Edward Calvin Kendall, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1886)
• 1973 » Jane Bowles, American author and playwright (b. 1917)

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 24 » The Armistice Agreements are signed, to formally end the hostilities of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.
• April 1 » Chinese Civil War: The Chinese Communist Party holds unsuccessful peace talks with the Nationalist Party in Beijing, after three years of fighting.
• April 18 » The Republic of Ireland Act comes into effect.
• June 8 » Helen Keller, Dorothy Parker, Danny Kaye, Fredric March, John Garfield, Paul Muni and Edward G. Robinson are named in an FBI report as Communist Party members.
• November 3 » Chinese Civil War: The Battle of Dengbu Island occurs.
• December 2 » Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others is adopted.

The temperature on May 4, 1949 was between 8.9 °C and 25.5 °C and averaged 17.0 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. There was 11.7 hours of sunshine (78%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east.