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• Henri Thomas van der Zand, Helmond, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1949)
• Dirk Boudewijn van der Kamp, Muiderberg, Rijksweg C 59a De Wegman († 1989)
• Inge Larsen, Arusha, Arusha, Tanzania
• Johanna Anna Paulina Nora van Bloppoel, Rotterdam
• Vrousina (Sinie) Pauwels, Almelo, Nederland († 2012)
• Gerritje Jalink, Rheden, Gelderland, Nederland († 1967)
• Aad Voogt († 2015)
• Aaltje van der Weide († 1985)
• Jenny Tea jellema, Leeuwarden († 2013)
• Jacob Huibert van de Beek, Alkmaar († 1949)

• Anna Maria (Marie) Sibum (84), Vlagtwedde, 9541, Netherlands
• Anna Elisabeth Jansen (67), Rotterdam
• andreas johannes martinus (andreke) joosten (0), maasbree
• Annechien Drenth (52), Nieuw-Roden gem. Roden
• Alida Pietertje Oskamp (35), Nieuw-Lekkerland
• Johanna (Jans) Uijtdewilligen (73), Roosendaal
• Aloïs Vermeulen (77), Temse
• Aaltje Bouma (82), Muskegon (Michigan, USA)
• Albert Moses Cristy (60)
• Anna Catharina Hake (76), Schoonebeek

• 1946 » Martin Wong, American painter († 1999)
• 1947 » Bo Lundgren, Swedish politician
• 1947 » Jeff Hanna, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and drummer
• 1947 » Norman Lebrecht, English author and critic
• 1950 » Bonnie Pointer, American singer († 2020)
• 1950 » J. R. Morgan, Welsh author and academic
• 1950 » Pervez Hoodbhoy, Pakistani physicist and academic
• 1951 » Ed Ott, American baseball player and coach
• 1952 » Bill Barber, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1952 » Stephen Lang, American actor and playwright

• 1929 » Billy Mosforth, English footballer and engraver (b. 1857)
• 1937 » George Gershwin, American pianist, songwriter, and composer (b. 1898)
• 1959 » Charlie Parker, English cricketer, coach, and umpire (b. 1882)
• 1966 » Delmore Schwartz, American poet and short story writer (b. 1913)
• 1967 » Guy Favreau, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician, 28th Canadian Minister of Justice (b. 1917)
• 1971 » John W. Campbell, American journalist and author (b. 1910)
• 1971 » Pedro Rodríguez, Mexican racing driver (b. 1940)
• 1974 » Pär Lagerkvist, Swedish novelist, playwright, and poet Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1891)
• 1976 » León de Greiff, Colombian poet and educator (b. 1895)
• 1979 » Claude Wagner, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1925)

• 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 15 » Gerald Lankester Harding and Roland de Vaux begin excavations at Cave 1 of the Qumran Caves, where they will eventually discover the first seven Dead Sea Scrolls.
• February 17 » Chaim Weizmann begins his term as the first President of Israel.
• May 9 » Rainier III becomes Prince of Monaco.
• July 27 » Initial flight of the de Havilland Comet, the first jet-powered airliner.
• September 27 » Zeng Liansong's design is chosen as the flag of the People's Republic of China.
• September 30 » The Berlin Airlift ends.

The temperature on July 11, 1949 was between 11.0 °C and 25.4 °C and averaged 17.8 °C. There was 12.8 hours of sunshine (78%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast.