About the day » Tuesday December 27, 1949Calender converter

• Josephus J.M. Peperkamp, Alkmaar († 2018)
• Baukje Trijntje Helder, Slappeterp, Friesland, Nederland († 1956)
• Jan Watrobka, Blue Island, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
• Arlette Joy Halfwassen († 1949)
• Willy Oelen, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland, Nederland († 2011)
• Jan Marie de Mooij, Rijnsburg († 2018)
• Barbara Anne Lee, Fredericksburg (Virginia) († 2021)
• Harrie de Coninck, Geleen († 2004)
• Kathleen Ann Voshart, La Crosse, Wisconsin, Verenigde Staten († 2010)
• levenloos Balder, Broek op L'dijk († 1949)

• Ada Beatrice Timson (82), Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England
• Aaltje Nieman (71), Sappemeer
• Albertus de Jong (76), Leeuwarden
• Anneke van Helden (78), Eethen, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands
• Antje Tjammes Vis (79), Heerenveen
• Adella Van Jackson Rogers "Della" (87)
• Adriaan Vonk (78), Delft, Nederland
• Albert Wichers Smit (66), Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Netherlands
• Albert Grutter (70), Nordhorn
• Anthonius Theodorus van Lierop (70), Amersfoort, UTR, Nederland

• 1947 » Bill Eadie, American wrestler and coach
• 1947 » Doug Livermore, English footballer and manager
• 1947 » Osman Pamukoğlu, Turkish general and politician
• 1947 » Willy Polleunis, Belgian runner
• 1948 » Gérard Depardieu, French-Russian actor
• 1949 » Terry Ito, Japanese director, producer, and critic
• 1950 » Haris Alexiou, Greek singer-songwriter
• 1950 » Roberto Bettega, Italian footballer and manager
• 1950 » Terry Bozzio, American drummer and songwriter
• 1951 » Ernesto Zedillo, Mexican economist and politician, 54th President of Mexico

• 1938 » Calvin Bridges, American geneticist and academic (b. 1889)
• 1939 » Rinaldo Cuneo, American painter (b. 1877)
• 1943 » Ants Kurvits, Estonian general and politician, 10th Estonian Minister of War (b. 1887)
• 1950 » Max Beckmann, German-American painter and sculptor (b. 1884)
• 1952 » Patrick Joseph Hartigan, Australian priest, author, and educator (b. 1878)
• 1953 » Şükrü Saracoğlu, Turkish soldier and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1887)
• 1953 » Julian Tuwim, Polish poet and author (b. 1894)
• 1955 » Alfred Carpenter, English admiral, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1881)
• 1956 » Lambert McKenna, Irish priest and lexicographer (b. 1870)
• 1958 » Harry Warner, Polish-American film producer, co-founded Warner Bros. (b. 1881)

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. Jacobus
15. Wilhelmus
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.
• February 17 » Chaim Weizmann begins his term as the first President of Israel.
• March 2 » Captain James Gallagher lands his B-50 Superfortress Lucky Lady II in Fort Worth, Texas, after completing the first non-stop around-the-world airplane flight in 94 hours and one minute.
• June 19 » The first ever NASCAR race was held at Charlotte Speedway, where Jim Roper would win the inaugural event.
• July 1 » The merger of two princely states of India, Cochin and Travancore, into the state of Thiru-Kochi (later re-organized as Kerala) in the Indian Union ends more than 1,000 years of princely rule by the Cochin royal family.
• November 7 » The first oil was taken in Oil Rocks (Neft Daşları), oldest offshore oil platform.
• December 27 » Indonesian National Revolution: The Netherlands officially recognizes Indonesian independence. End of the Dutch East Indies.

The temperature on December 27, 1949 was between 7.7 °C and 10.7 °C and averaged 9.2 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.