About the day » Thursday February 24, 1949Calender converter

• Linda Marie Miles, Clifford, Lapeer, Michigan, Verenigde Staten († 2016)
• Agatha Huites Zonderland, Roodhuis († 2010)
• Jacob Jan Pieter BRANDS, Urk, Flevoland, Nederland († 2022)
• Geert KAPPETIJN, Rotterdam
• Henny (Hendrik J.) Edel († 1985)
• Hendrik Johannes Brouwer, Lunteren,Gemeente Ede, Gelderland, Nederland († 2010)
• Marinus Lambertus Maria van Grinsven, Nuland,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1969)
• C.D. (Nel) Brommer († 2022)
• Hendrik Johannes Brouwer, Lunteren, Nederland († 2010)
• Joseph "Joey" George Demko, Chelsea, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten († 2008)

• Aleida Gezina Offerhaus (91), Groningen
• Aart Witter (72), Elburg
• Aaltje Mulder (81), Gasselte,Drenthe,Niederlande
• Alida Sophia van Merwe (89), Rotterdam
• Anna Elisabeth Theuws (95), Bergeijk
• Adriana van de Weerd (87), Wijk bij Duustede
• Aleida Gezina Offerhaus (91), Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
• Aafje Pottegieter (75), Grootebroek, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Roelof Kreeft (81), Emmen
• Anna Hedzers Heddema (75), Winschoten, Groningen, Nederland

• 1947 » Edward James Olmos, American actor and director
• 1947 » Mike Fratello, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster
• 1947 » Rupert Holmes, English-American singer-songwriter and playwright
• 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 » Derek Randall, English cricketer

• 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. 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. Wilhelmus
15. Jacobus
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.
• March 8 » President of France Vincent Auriol and ex-emperor of Annam Bảo Đại sign the Élysée Accords, giving Vietnam greater independence from France and creating the State of Vietnam to oppose Viet Minh-led Democratic Republic of Vietnam.
• April 28 » The Hukbalahap are accused of assassinating former First Lady of the Philippines Aurora Quezon, while she is en route to dedicate a hospital in memory of her late husband; her daughter and ten others are also killed.
• May 9 » Rainier III becomes Prince of Monaco.
• September 30 » The Berlin Airlift ends.
• October 16 » The Greek Communist Party announces a "temporary cease-fire", thus ending the Greek Civil War.
• December 7 » Chinese Civil War: The Government of the Republic of China moves from Nanking to Taipei, Taiwan.

The temperature on February 24, 1949 was between 3.4 °C and 9.8 °C and averaged 6.9 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.4 hours. There was 3.9 hours of sunshine (37%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.