About the day » Friday August 11, 1950Calender converter

• Alan Richard Butts, Seattle, King County, Washington, United States of America († 2006)
• Anne de Vries, Ongeren (Texel) († 1951)
• Raymond Stanislau Mullen, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten († 1999)
• Cornelis Pronk, Katwijk († 2011)
• Mark David Heers († 2008)
• Trudy de Brabander († 2004)
• Johannes (Jan) Duijnhoven († 1998)
• Geertruida Johanna Maria de Brabander, Wateringen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2004)
• Hennie Dijck, Barger-Compascuum, Gemeente Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland († 2003)
• Carolyn Maree FREEMAN, St Mary's, Tasmania, Australia († 1989)

• Anna Margrietha van de Poll (78), Middelburg
• Wiebe Jagt (39), Emmen Drenthe
• Catharina den Engelse (65), Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Bernard Jozef Vossen (37), Val-Meer, België
• Bernardina van de Leemput (74), 's-Hertogenbosch
• Alixe Euphrasie LEMAHIEU (66), Lyon,USA,Lyon,Minnesota, Verenigde Staten
• Albert Lubbers (0), Vroomshoop
• Adelaide Garcia Ribeiro (75), Fartura, São Paulo, Brasil
• Anna Houwen (77), Groningen
• Barteld Last (95), Leek, Westerkwartier, Groningen, Nederland

• 1947 » Theo de Jong, Dutch footballer, coach, and manager
• 1948 » Don Boyd, Scottish director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1949 » Eric Carmen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1949 » Ian Charleson, Scottish-English actor and singer († 1990)
• 1949 » Tim Hutchinson, American lawyer and politician
• 1950 » Erik Brann, American singer-songwriter and guitarist († 2003)
• 1950 » Gennadiy Nikonov, Russian engineer, designed the AN-94 rifle († 2003)
• 1950 » Steve Wozniak, American computer scientist and programmer, co-founded Apple Inc.
• 1952 » Bob Mothersbaugh, American singer, guitarist, and producer
• 1952 » Reid Blackburn, American photographer († 1980)

• 1936 » Blas Infante, Spanish historian and politician (b. 1885)
• 1937 » Edith Wharton, American novelist and short story writer (b. 1862)
• 1939 » Jean Bugatti, German-Italian engineer (b. 1909)
• 1939 » Siegfried Flesch, Austrian fencer (b. 1872)
• 1945 » Stefan Jaracz, Polish actor and theater producer (b. 1883)
• 1953 » Tazio Nuvolari, Italian race car driver and motorcycle racer (b. 1892)
• 1956 » Jackson Pollock, American painter (b. 1912)
• 1961 » Antanas Škėma, Lithuanian-American author, playwright, actor, and director (b. 1910)
• 1963 » Otto Wahle, Austrian-American swimmer and coach (b. 1879)
• 1965 » Bill Woodfull, Australian cricketer and educator (b. 1897)

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.
• July 5 » Zionism: The Knesset passes the Law of Return which grants all Jews the right to immigrate to Israel.
• July 16 » Chaplain–Medic massacre: American POWs are massacred by North Korean Army.
• August 1 » Guam is organized as a United States commonwealth as the President Harry S. Truman signs the Guam Organic Act.
• November 5 » Korean War: British and Australian forces from the 27th British Commonwealth Brigade successfully halted the advancing Chinese 117th Division during the Battle of Pakchon.
• 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.
• December 16 » Korean War: In response to China's Second Phase Offensive, U.S. President Harry S. Truman declares a limited state of emergency.

The temperature on August 11, 1950 was between 12.0 °C and 22.2 °C and averaged 16.9 °C. There was 9.5 hours of sunshine (63%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west.