About the day » Wednesday May 18, 1949Calender converter

• Catharina Anna-Maria Edelbroek, Woerden, Utrecht, Nederland
• Cornelis Johannes Kroes, Rheden
• Geesje Schonewille, Nieuwlande, Drenthe, Nederland († 1949)
• Gertjan Prinsen († 1993)
• Josepha Anna Maria Jonker († 2017)
• Michiel, Sjoerd Gerard Ypma, 's-Hertogenbosch († 2014)
• herman antonius hendrikus naus, kessel
• Jan Bertus Karel Dirk Bordewijk, Stedum († 1949)
• Carla Marianne ter Braak, Groningen († 2013)
• Gerritdina Hannink, Hengelo († 2021)

• Albertien Smit (74), Tynaarlo, Vries, Drenthe, Nederland
• Aaltjen Bosman (80), Bathmen
• Aafke Kroeze (68), Lekkum, Nederland
• * Cornelia Francisca (Sientje) van Dongen (85), Deurne
• Adriaan Jacobus de Waal h4 (62), Malmesbury
• Anton Engelbert Muller (80), Heiloo, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Antonia Wilhelmina Maria Nijhuis (56), Hengelo
• Anna Maria Hendrica van Zurk (64), Haarlem
• Albert Jan Visser (65), Almelo, Overijssel, Nederland
• Allen Jackson Terrill (65)

• 1947 » Gail Strickland, American actress
• 1947 » John Bruton, Irish politician, 10th Taoiseach of Ireland
• 1948 » Joe Bonsall, American country/gospel singer
• 1948 » Richard Swedberg, Swedish sociologist and academic
• 1948 » Tom Udall, American lawyer and politician, 28th New Mexico Attorney General, United States Senator from New Mexico
• 1948 » Yi Mun-yol, South Korean author and academic
• 1949 » Rick Wakeman, English progressive rock keyboardist and songwriter (Yes)
• 1949 » Walter Hawkins, American gospel music singer and pastor († 2010)
• 1950 » Mark Mothersbaugh, American singer-songwriter and painter
• 1950 » Rod Milburn, American hurdler and coach († 1997)

• 1941 » Werner Sombart, German economist and sociologist (b. 1863)
• 1943 » Ōnishiki Daigorō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 28th Yokozuna (b. 1883)
• 1947 » Hal Chase, American baseball player and manager (b. 1883)
• 1955 » Mary McLeod Bethune, American educator and activist (b. 1875)
• 1956 » Maurice Tate, English cricketer (b. 1895)
• 1958 » Jacob Fichman, Israeli poet and critic (b. 1881)
• 1963 » Ernie Davis, American football player, coach, and manager (b. 1939)
• 1968 » Frank Walsh, Australian politician, 34th Premier of South Australia (b. 1897)
• 1971 » Aleksandr Gennadievich Kurosh, Russian mathematician and theorist (b. 1908)
• 1973 » Jeannette Rankin, American social worker and politician (b. 1880)

• 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.
• January 1 » United Nations cease-fire takes effect in Kashmir from one minute before midnight. War between India and Pakistan stops accordingly.
• January 11 » The first "networked" television broadcasts took place as KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania goes on the air connecting the east coast and mid-west programming.
• February 19 » Ezra Pound is awarded the first Bollingen Prize in poetry by the Bollingen Foundation and Yale University.
• 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.
• November 18 » The Iva Valley Shooting occurs after the coal miners of Enugu in Nigeria go on strike over withheld wages; 21 miners are shot dead and 51 are wounded by police under the supervision of the British colonial administration of Nigeria.
• December 27 » Indonesian National Revolution: The Netherlands officially recognizes Indonesian independence. End of the Dutch East Indies.

The temperature on May 18, 1949 was between 6.3 °C and 16.0 °C and averaged 11.5 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.4 hours. There was 7.3 hours of sunshine (46%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.