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• Willy Laurent ROGIERS, Bunia (Congo) († 1949)
• Levenloos geboren Damen, Montfort († 1949)
• Kathleen A Welp, Iowa († 2017)
• N.N. Hoefnagels, Helmond, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands († 1949)
• Jakomiena Evelens, Dokkum († 2015)
• Lolke Pieters Huizenga, Arum, Wonseradeel, Friesland, Nederland († 2016)
• Magdalena Suzanna van der Linden, Brielle († 2022)
• Anne van der Aa, Sleen, Drenthe, Nederland († 2015)
• Jan Groeneveld († 2021)
• Robert Gommaire Pierre Prins, Antwerpen, Belgium

• Adelheid Maria Leonie van Durfort-Civrac de Lorge (90), Château Kernévez, St. Pol-de-Léon, Bretagne
• Barend van EFFEREN (34), Utrecht
• Ann Jane McKeage (86), Dinton, Macleod, Alberta, Canada
• Anna Catharina Elisabeth Aben (70), Venray L. NL
• Asa Lee Thaxton (54), Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, Verenigde Staten
• Arien Hovenier (84), Alkmaar, Nederland
• Bernard Nagelvoort (75), Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, United States
• Antonia Catharina Wilhelmina ONLAND (57), 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Bart R VAN ZYL (63), Sanborn
• Antomia Hendrika Heupink (48), Zwolle

• 1947 » Felicity Lott, English soprano
• 1947 » H. Robert Horvitz, American biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1947 » John Reid, Baron Reid of Cardowan, Scottish historian and politician, Secretary of State for Defence
• 1948 » Stephen Stohn, American-Canadian lawyer and producer
• 1948 » Steve Braun, American baseball player and coach
• 1949 » David Vines, Australian economist and academic
• 1950 » Lepo Sumera, Estonian composer and educator († 2000)
• 1950 » Robert Mugge, American director and producer
• 1951 » Mike D'Antoni, American basketball player and coach
• 1951 » Philip Bailey, American singer-songwriter, drummer, and actor

• 1943 » Mordechai Anielewicz, Polish commander (b. 1919)
• 1944 » Themistoklis Diakidis, Greek high jumper (b. 1882)
• 1945 » Bernhard Rust, German lieutenant and politician (b. 1883)
• 1945 » Frank Bourne, British soldier, last survivor of the Battle of Rorke's Drift (b. 1854)
• 1945 » Josef Terboven, German lieutenant and politician (b. 1898)
• 1945 » Wilhelm Rediess, German SS officer (b. 1900)
• 1947 » Harry Gordon Selfridge, American-English businessman, founded Selfridges (b. 1858)
• 1948 » U Saw, Burmese politician, Prime Minister of Burma (b. 1900)
• 1950 » Vital Brazil, Brazilian physician and immunologist (b. 1865)
• 1952 » William Fox, Austrian businessman, founded Fox Theatres (b. 1879)

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.
• March 10 » Mildred Gillars ("Axis Sally") is convicted of treason.
• March 31 » The Dominion of Newfoundland joins the Canadian Confederation and becomes the 10th Province of Canada.
• May 9 » Rainier III becomes Prince of Monaco.
• May 20 » In the United States, the Armed Forces Security Agency, the predecessor to the National Security Agency, is established.
• August 24 » The treaty creating the North Atlantic Treaty Organization goes into effect.
• November 3 » Chinese Civil War: The Battle of Dengbu Island occurs.

The temperature on May 8, 1949 was between 3.7 °C and 12.8 °C and averaged 8.3 °C. There was 5.9 hours of sunshine (39%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest.