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• Hubertina Afra Maria van Waterschoot, Amsterdam († 2001)
• Leonardus Johannes Agnes op den Kamp, Arnhem († 1998)
• Jeffrey Balk, Artesia, Bellflower, Californië († 1992)
• Johannes J A M Graumans, Rijsbergen († 1951)
• Peter Tromp, Apeldoorn († 1996)
• Kathleen Lena Parriera, Artesia, California († 1993)
• Leonardus Maria Paulus Winkens, Heerlen, Limburg, Nederland († 1997)
• Josephus van Leur, Dieden († 2008)
• Kenneth Jarvis, Wednesbury, Staffordshire, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk († 2017)
• Maria van Poolen, Nijkerk († 2009)

• Anna van Breemen (65), Arnhem, Nederland
• Cornelis van Kempen (85), Dinteloord, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Berend Willem Walvoort (68), Nieuw Boeijink (Meddo)
• Arend Benjamins (84), Emmen
• "Edouard" Emmanuel de Saint Hubert (61), Orp-Jauche, Belgique
• Adriana Johanna Schouten (61), 's-Hertogenbosch, Nederland
• David Lister (84), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
• Catharina Ernest (80), Eindhoven, Nederland
• Cornelis Kempen van (85), Dinteloord en Prinsenland, Nederland
• Annie-Elizabeth VAN DER BEEK (0), Rotterdam

• 1947 » Billy Bang, American violinist and composer († 2011)
• 1947 » Chris Ortloff, American journalist and politician
• 1947 » Jude Deveraux, American author
• 1947 » Mia Martini, Italian singer († 1995)
• 1948 » Chuck Panozzo, American bass player
• 1948 » George R. R. Martin, American novelist and short story writer
• 1948 » John Panozzo, American drummer († 1996)
• 1948 » Rey Langit, Filipino journalist and radio host
• 1948 » Victoria Mallory, American singer and actress († 2014)
• 1949 » Mahesh Bhatt, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter

• 1932 » Francisco S. Carvajal, Mexican lawyer and politician, president 1914 (b. 1870)
• 1933 » Annie Besant, English theosophist and activist (b. 1847)
• 1939 » Paul Bruchési, Canadian archbishop (b. 1855)
• 1945 » Augusto Tasso Fragoso, Brazilian politician, President of Brazil (b. 1869)
• 1945 » Eduard Wirths, German physician (b. 1909)
• 1945 » William Seabrook, American occultist, journalist, and explorer (b. 1884)
• 1947 » Fiorello H. La Guardia, American lawyer and politician, 99th Mayor of New York City (b. 1882)
• 1947 » Jantina Tammes, Dutch biologist, geneticist, and academic (b. 1871)
• 1957 » Heino Kaski, Finnish pianist and composer (b. 1885)
• 1957 » Jean Sibelius, Finnish violinist and composer (b. 1865)

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 31 » The Dominion of Newfoundland joins the Canadian Confederation and becomes the 10th Province of Canada.
• August 24 » The treaty creating the North Atlantic Treaty Organization goes into effect.
• September 29 » The Communist Party of China writes the Common Programme for the future People's Republic of China.
• October 1 » The People's Republic of China is established.
• November 7 » The first oil was taken in Oil Rocks (Neft Daşları), oldest offshore oil platform.
• December 4 » Sir Duncan George Stewart was fatally stabbed by Rosli Dhobi, a member leader of the Rukun 13, in Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia during the British crown colony era in that state.

The temperature on September 20, 1949 was between 5.5 °C and 19.6 °C and averaged 12.8 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 7.5 hours of sunshine (60%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north.