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• Elisabeth (Lisie) Kerschbaum († 1994)
• Sharon F Bonestroo († 1991)
• Hilene Blankespoor, Le Mars Plymouth iowa, Verenigde Staten († 2010)
• Geert Gritter († 1962)
• Durkje (Duts) Veenstra, Harkema Opeinde, Friesland, Nederland († 2006)
• Vicky M. van Offeren, Newcastle-Wyoming (USA) († 2014)
• Hilene Blankespoor, Le Mars, Plymouth County, Iowa († 2010)
• Gerda Bosmans, Hasselt († 2010)
• Franciscus Westgeest, Wassenaar († 2014)
• Levenloos van der Steenhoven, Dordrecht († 1950)

• Aaltje Jacobs (67), Nunspeet
• Aaltje Doornwaard (82), Zwolle, Overijssel, Nederland
• Arie Looij (61), Delft
• Anthony James Parkes (26), Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
• Apolonia Anna Munsterman (49), Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Aaltje Jacobs (67), Nunspeet
• Aleida Johanna van Dijk (69), Zwolle, Zwolle, Overijssel, Nederland
• Archibald Ingram Barron (75)
• Adrianus Domenie (79), Zevenbergen
• Antonius Maria Lukassen (49), Arnhem (GL)

• 1947 » Frank Mantooth, American pianist and composer († 2004)
• 1947 » Lev Bulat, Ukrainian-Russian physicist and academic († 2016)
• 1947 » Peter Riegert, American actor, screenwriter and film director
• 1947 » Uli Edel, German director and screenwriter
• 1949 » Bernd Eichinger, German director and producer († 2011)
• 1950 » Bill Irwin, American actor and clown
• 1951 » Paul Fox, English singer and guitarist († 2007)
• 1952 » Indira Samarasekera, Sri Lankan engineer and academic
• 1952 » Nancy Honeytree, American singer and guitarist
• 1952 » Peter Windsor, English-Australian journalist and sportscaster

• 1939 » Kurtdereli Mehmet, Turkish wrestler (b. 1864)
• 1953 » Kid Nichols, American baseball player and manager (b. 1869)
• 1954 » Paul Specht, American violinist and bandleader (b. 1895)
• 1958 » Konstantin Yuon, Russian painter and educator (b. 1875)
• 1960 » Rosa Grünberg, Swedish actress (b. 1878)
• 1962 » George Poage, American hurdler and educator (b. 1880)
• 1962 » Ukichiro Nakaya, Japanese physicist and academic (b. 1900)
• 1967 » Donald Sangster, Jamaican lawyer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Jamaica (b. 1911)
• 1967 » Thomas Farrell, American general (b. 1891)
• 1970 » Cathy O'Donnell, American actress (b. 1923)

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. Adrianus
15. Wilhelmus
16. John

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Elisabeth
4. Cornelia
5. Anna
6. Wilhelmina
7. Catharina
8. Petronella
9. Hendrika
10. Marianne
11. Adriana
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.
• May 19 » A barge containing munitions destined for Pakistan explodes in the harbor at South Amboy, New Jersey, devastating the city.
• July 11 » Pakistan joins the International Monetary Fund and the International Bank.
• August 25 » President Harry Truman orders the U.S. Army to seize control of the nation's railroads to avert a strike.
• September 3 » "Nino" Farina becomes the first Formula One Drivers' champion after winning the 1950 Italian Grand Prix.
• September 15 » Korean War: The U.S. X Corps lands at Inchon.
• November 1 » Puerto Rican nationalists Griselio Torresola and Oscar Collazo attempt to assassinate US President Harry S. Truman at Blair House.

The temperature on April 11, 1950 was between 4.9 °C and 9.0 °C and averaged 6.8 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 1.5 hours of sunshine (11%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west.