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• Stephen James Mayo, Hammersmith, Greater London († 2005)
• Jan Aaldert Vochteloo, Oldemarkt († 2018)
• Hilda Altena, Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands
• Hans Boerboom, Arnhem, Gelderland, Nederland († 1986)
• Johan Herman Maria Prinsen, Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1949)
• Peter Wortel, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2006)
• Bep Schouten († 2007)
• Donald Hansler, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, Verenigde Staten († 2013)
• Phyllis Ellen Boomgaarden († 1951)
• Edson Tadeu França, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil († 2016)

• Antonio Lambert Moreira (71), São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil
• Berend Rumpf (86), Dalfsen, Overijssel, Nederland
• Clara Gisselquist (62)
• Edith Anne GIBBS (79), Patumahoe, New Zealand
• Anna BROUWER (84), Walden, Minnesota, United States of America
• Anna Elisa Quets (72), Retie, 2470, Antwerpen
• Adriana Cornelia Punselie (82), Rotterdam
• Clasina VERBAAN (78), Scheveningen, gemeente 's-Gravenhage (Z-H)
• Berend Rumpf (86), Dalfsen
• Anna Knoppersen (62), Nijkerk

• 1944 » Emanuel Steward, American boxer and trainer († 2012)
• 1944 » Feleti Sevele, Tongan politician; Prime Minister of Tonga
• 1944 » Glenys Kinnock, Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead, English educator and politician, Minister of State for Europe
• 1944 » Tony Jacklin, English golfer and sportscaster
• 1945 » Adele Goldberg, American computer scientist and academic
• 1945 » Helô Pinheiro, inspiration for the song "The Girl from Ipanema"
• 1945 » Michael Ancram, English lawyer and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
• 1947 » Gyanendra, King of Nepal
• 1947 » Howard Rheingold, American author and critic
• 1949 » Shelley Duvall, American actress, writer, and producer

• 1930 » Arthur Conan Doyle, British writer (b. 1859)
• 1932 » Alexander Grin, Russian author (b. 1880)
• 1932 » Henry Eyster Jacobs, American theologian and educator (b. 1844)
• 1939 » Deacon White, American baseball player and manager (b. 1847)
• 1950 » Fats Navarro, American trumpet player and composer (b. 1923)
• 1955 » Ali Naci Karacan, Turkish journalist and publisher (b. 1896)
• 1956 » Gottfried Benn, German author and poet (b. 1886)
• 1960 » Francis Browne, Irish priest and photographer (b. 1880)
• 1964 » Lillian Copeland, American discus thrower and shot putter (b. 1904)
• 1965 » Moshe Sharett, Ukrainian-Israeli lieutenant and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Israel (b. 1894)

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 25 » More than 92,000 kulaks are suddenly deported from the Baltic states to Siberia.
• March 31 » The Dominion of Newfoundland joins the Canadian Confederation and becomes the 10th Province of Canada.
• 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.
• September 4 » The Peekskill riots erupt after a Paul Robeson concert in Peekskill, New York.
• September 17 » The Canadian steamship SSNoronic burns in Toronto Harbour with the loss of over 118 lives.

The temperature on July 7, 1949 was between 10.6 °C and 16.0 °C and averaged 13.9 °C. There was 1.0 mm of rain during 2.3 hours. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest.