About the day » Wednesday October 11, 1950Calender converter

• Alvino Gabbianelli Jr, New York, New York, New York, Verenigde Staten († 2011)
• Berend JACQUEMIER, Amsterdam (Noord-Holland) († 1950)
• Bernardus Johannes Theodorus Liebrand, Gendringen († 1950)
• Gerrit Frederik Lunenborg, Glanerbrug, Overijssel, Nederland († 2012)
• Pieter Dories, Groningen († 2012)
• Joannes Wilhelmus van Hulst, Valburg, Gelderland, Nederland († 1950)
• NN van de Kolk, Ermelo († 1950)
• Maria Christina Carolina Disseldorp, Alkmaar, NH, Nederland († 1950)
• Bryan Fines, Port Perry, Ontario († 2011)
• Timothy Kittrell [{?K?]]1 "Tim", Kentucky ql († 2020)

• Albertus Visser (70), Zandvoort, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Aaltje Flik (78)
• Adriana Romeijn (58), Delft
• Andrew Farmer (76), 35 Burnside Cottages, Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland
• Arendje Lalleman (76), Hazerswoude
• Christina Johanna Elisabeth Bunck (61), 's-Gravenhage
• Berend Speelman (76), Oldenzaal, Overijssel, Nederland
• Bart Hoenholt (79), Westervoort
• Antje Woltjer (79), Groningen
• Albert Flowers (77), Washington, Maryland, United States

• 1949 » Henry Luke Orombi, Ugandan archbishop
• 1949 » Lawrence Tanter, American basketball player and sportscaster
• 1950 » Amos Gitai, Israeli director, producer, and author
• 1950 » Patty Murray, American educator and politician
• 1950 » William R. Forstchen, American historian and author
• 1951 » Bruce Bartlett, American economist, historian, and author
• 1951 » Charles Shyer, American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1951 » Jean-Jacques Goldman, French singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1951 » Jon Miller, American sportscaster
• 1951 » Louise Rennison, English author and comedian († 2016)

• 1935 » Steele Rudd, Australian author (b. 1868)
• 1940 » Vito Volterra, Italian mathematician and physicist (b. 1860)
• 1941 » Heinrich Gutkin, Estonian businessman and politician (b. 1879)
• 1941 » Mihkel Pung, Estonian politician, 11th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1876)
• 1958 » Maurice de Vlaminck, French painter (b. 1876)
• 1961 » Chico Marx, American comedian (b. 1887)
• 1963 » Jean Cocteau, French author, poet, and playwright (b. 1889)
• 1965 » Dorothea Lange, American photographer and journalist (b. 1895)
• 1965 » Walther Stampfli, Swiss lawyer and politician, 50th President of the Swiss Confederation (b. 1884)
• 1967 » Stanley Morison, typographer, known for work on Times New Roman font (b. 1889)

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 5 » In the Sverdlovsk air disaster, all 19 of those on board are killed, including almost the entire national ice hockey team (VVS Moscow) of the Soviet Air Force – 11 players, as well as a team doctor and a masseur.
• July 4 » Cold War: Radio Free Europe first broadcasts.
• July 20 » Cold War: In Philadelphia, Harry Gold pleads guilty to spying for the Soviet Union by passing secrets from atomic scientist Klaus Fuchs.
• July 29 » Korean War: After four days, the No Gun Ri Massacre ends when the US Army 7th Cavalry Regiment is withdrawn.
• October 9 » The Goyang Geumjeong Cave massacre in Korea begins.
• November 8 » Korean War: United States Air Force Lt. Russell J. Brown, while piloting an F-80 Shooting Star, shoots down two North Korean MiG-15s in the first jet aircraft-to-jet aircraft dogfight in history.

The temperature on October 11, 1950 was between 6.4 °C and 13.4 °C and averaged 10.4 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 7.6 hours of sunshine (69%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west.