About the day » Friday February 24, 1950Calender converter

• Gordon David Kosier, Toledo, Lucas Co., OH († 1959)
• Jan Vereijken († 2011)
• Suzanne Irene Schelfhout, Australië († 2016)
• Maria Johanna Cornelia Wolf, Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands († 2012)
• helena antonia maria (leen) smolders, helden-panningen
• Andre Keyken († 1993)
• Andreas (Andre) Schelle († 2003)
• Betty Jane Groenendyk, Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa († 2003)
• Catherine R. Still, Clinton, Clinton County, Iowa, Verenigde Staten († 2019)
• Vincent van Rossem, Wageningen

• Alida Buren, van (77), Tull en 't waal
• Aebele Lammerts (Ebele) van Eyck (91), Oldeberkoop, Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Nederland
• Aebele Lammerts van Eyck (91), Oldeberkoop, Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Nederland
• ter Haar (66), Zwolle Akte
• Aagtje Stroo (54), Den Helder
• Albert Willem Niemeijer (82), Haren
• Albert Willem Niemeijer (82), Haren
• Albert Weessies (80), Zuidlaren, Drenthe, Nederland
• Alwine Martha Albertine Luise Karnatz (66), Berlin, Germany
• * Henrica Maria Kuijs (48), Vlijmen

• 1948 » Dennis Waterman, English actor
• 1948 » Jayalalithaa, Indian actress and politician, 16th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu († 2016)
• 1948 » Tim Staffell, English singer and guitarist
• 1948 » Walter Smith, Scottish footballer and manager
• 1950 » Steve McCurry, American photographer and journalist
• 1951 » David Ford, Northern Irish social worker and politician
• 1951 » Debra Jo Rupp, American actress
• 1951 » Derek Randall, English cricketer
• 1951 » Helen Shaver, Canadian actress and director
• 1951 » Laimdota Straujuma, Latvian economist and politician, 12th Prime Minister of Latvia

• 1925 » Hjalmar Branting, Swedish journalist and politician, 16th Prime Minister of Sweden, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1860)
• 1927 » Edward Marshall Hall, English lawyer and politician (b. 1858)
• 1929 » André Messager, French pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1853)
• 1930 » Hermann von Ihering, German-Brazilian zoologist (b. 1850)
• 1953 » Gerd von Rundstedt, German field marshal (b. 1875)
• 1953 » Robert La Follette Jr., American politician, senator of Wisconsin (b. 1895)
• 1967 » Mir Osman Ali Khan, Last Nizam of Hyderabad State (b. 1886)
• 1970 » Conrad Nagel, American actor (b. 1897)
• 1974 » Margaret Leech, American historian and author (b. 1895)
• 1975 » Hans Bellmer, German artist (b. 1902)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Robert
7. Gerrit
8. Pieter
9. Peter
10. Dirk
11. Petrus
12. Jacob
13. Jacobus
14. Wilhelmus
15. Adrianus
16. John

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Elisabeth
4. Cornelia
5. Anna
6. Wilhelmina
7. Catharina
8. Petronella
9. Hendrika
10. Adriana
11. Marianne
12. Margaretha
13. Mary
14. Linda
15. Jacoba
16. Geertruida

• 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 10.0 million citizens.
• January 31 » Cold War: U.S. President Harry S. Truman announces a program to develop the hydrogen bomb.
• July 4 » Cold War: Radio Free Europe first broadcasts.
• August 25 » President Harry Truman orders the U.S. Army to seize control of the nation's railroads to avert a strike.
• September 26 » Korean War: United Nations troops recapture Seoul from North Korean forces.
• November 1 » Puerto Rican nationalists Griselio Torresola and Oscar Collazo attempt to assassinate US President Harry S. Truman at Blair House.
• November 17 » Lhamo Dondrub is officially named the 14th Dalai Lama.

The temperature on February 24, 1950 was between 2.3 °C and 8.1 °C and averaged 6.3 °C. There was 8.2 mm of rain during 10.9 hours. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest.