About the day » Thursday June 16, 1949Calender converter

• Joep Zonneveld, Alkmaar († 2003)
• TIJMEN HENDRIK KISJES, ZWARTLSUIS († 2004)
• Cornelis Jan van Rhee († 2004)
• Olivier DONNEDIEU de VABRES, Nîmes,30000,Gard,Occitanie,FRANCE († 2010)
• Thei Krispijn, Koningsbosch, Limburg, Nederland († 2014)
• Johanna Helena Petronella Bierstekers, Venlo
• Tijmen Hendrk Jans Kisjes, Zwartsluis († 2004)
• Albertus Tuenter, Zelhem († 1949)
• Stanley Leon Arney, Rapid City, Pennington, South Dakota, Verenigde Staten († 1990)
• Marinus Antonius van der Werf, Deurne († 1961)

• Adrianus Barendrecht (49), Rotterdam
• Auguste Wilhelmine Held (73)
• August Pumpe (71), Obrighoven, Wesel
• Anna Charlotte Dorlandt (7), Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Antje Ymes Hoekstra (69), Lutkewierum, Hennaarderadeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Anna Maria Konsten (82), Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands
• Andries Dekker (78), Waarland
• Amelia Millie Burns (87), SLC, SL, Utah, Verenigde Staten
• Akke Annes Hoekstra (82), Goingarijp, Doniawerstal, Friesland, Nederland
• Antoinette Francisca Hendrika Kistemaker (82), Monaco,,Monaco

• 1947 » Al Cowlings, American ex-NFL player and close friend of O. J. Simpson and Nicole Brown Simpson
• 1947 » Buddy Roberts, American wrestler († 2012)
• 1947 » Tom Malone, American trombonist, composer, and producer
• 1947 » Tom Wyner, English-American voice actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1948 » Ron LeFlore, American baseball player and manager
• 1949 » Paulo Cézar Caju, Brazilian footballer
• 1949 » Ralph Mann, American hurdler and author
• 1950 » Jerry Petrowski, American politician and farmer
• 1950 » Michel Clair, Canadian lawyer and politician
• 1950 » Mithun Chakraborty, Indian actor and politician

• 1939 » Chick Webb, American drummer and bandleader (b. 1905)
• 1940 » DuBose Heyward, American author (b. 1885)
• 1944 » Marc Bloch, French historian and academic (b. 1886)
• 1945 » Aris Velouchiotis, Greek general (b. 1905)
• 1946 » Gordon Brewster, Irish cartoonist (b 1889)
• 1952 » Andrew Lawson, Scottish-American geologist and academic (b. 1861)
• 1953 » Margaret Bondfield, English politician, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (b. 1873)
• 1955 » Ozias Leduc, Canadian painter (b. 1864)
• 1958 » Imre Nagy, Hungarian politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Hungary (b. 1895)
• 1958 » Pál Maléter, Hungarian general and politician, Minister of Defence of Hungary (b. 1917)

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.
• January 31 » These Are My Children, the first television daytime soap opera, is broadcast by the NBC station in Chicago.
• April 4 » Cold War: Twelve nations sign the North Atlantic Treaty creating the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
• April 5 » A fire in a hospital in Effingham, Illinois, kills 77 people and leads to nationwide fire code improvements in the United States.
• July 21 » The United States Senate ratifies the North Atlantic Treaty.
• October 16 » The Greek Communist Party announces a "temporary cease-fire", thus ending the Greek Civil War.
• December 29 » KC2XAK of Bridgeport, Connecticut becomes the first Ultra high frequency (UHF) television station to operate a daily schedule.

The temperature on June 16, 1949 was between 8.5 °C and 15.4 °C and averaged 11.3 °C. There was 3.3 hours of sunshine (20%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest.