About the day » Friday June 17, 1949Calender converter

• Agatha Cornelia Catharina Meijer, Pijnacker,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1949)
• Job HEEMSTRA, Sebaldeburen (Grootegast) Groningen Netherlands († 2000)
• Walter Billen, Wellen, België († 2020)
• Bennie Willink, Keijenborg († 1994)
• David Henry Butler, Whiteville, Columbus, North Carolina, Verenigde Staten († 1988)
• Hans van Olden, Bandoeng († 2015)
• Frans Rebergen, Scherpenzeel, Gelderland, Nederland († 1998)
• Sibella Marijke Hamburg, Drachten, Friesland, Nederland († 2014)
• Alida van den Akker, Zuilen († 1954)

• Christiaan Mattheus Visée (25), Wijk bij Duurstede
• Christiaan Buist (86), Musselkanaal, Groningen, Netherlands
• Bernardus Martinus Cornelis Joseph Kessels (72), Eindhoven
• Arend Van den Berg (82), Rotterdam,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aaltje Harms Lassche (28), Vollenhove
• Arend Piest (77), Steenwijk Ov. Nederland
• sietske visser (69), oostmahorn
• Bertha Johanna Hakkers (6), Almelo, Overijssel, Nederland
• Cornelis Rovers (59), Breda, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands
• Albert Dondertman (69), Lochem

• 1947 » Christopher Allport, American actor († 2008)
• 1947 » Timothy Wright, American gospel singer, pastor († 2009)
• 1948 » Aurelio López, Mexican baseball player and politician († 1992)
• 1948 » Dave Concepción, Venezuelan baseball player and manager
• 1948 » Jacqueline Jones, American historian and academic
• 1948 » Karol Sikora, English physician and academic
• 1949 » John Craven, English economist and academic
• 1949 » Russell Smith, American country singer-songwriter and guitarist († 2019)
• 1949 » Snakefinger, English singer-songwriter and guitarist († 1987)
• 1950 » Lee Tamahori, New Zealand film director

• 1940 » Arthur Harden, English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1865)
• 1941 » Johan Wagenaar, Dutch organist and composer (b. 1862)
• 1942 » Charles Fitzpatrick, Canadian lawyer and politician, 5th Chief Justice of Canada (b. 1853)
• 1952 » Jack Parsons, American chemist and engineer (b. 1914)
• 1954 » Danny Cedrone, American guitarist and bandleader (b. 1920)
• 1956 » Bob Sweikert, American race car driver (b. 1926)
• 1956 » Paul Rostock, German surgeon and academic (b. 1892)
• 1956 » Percival Perry, 1st Baron Perry, English businessman (b. 1878)
• 1957 » Dorothy Richardson, English journalist and author (b. 1873)
• 1957 » J. R. Williams, Canadian-American cartoonist (b. 1888)

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 5 » In his "State of the Union" address, United States President Harry S. Truman unveils his Fair Deal program.
• April 1 » The Government of Canada repeals Japanese-Canadian internment after seven years.
• April 23 » Chinese Civil War: Establishment of the People's Liberation Army Navy.
• May 9 » Rainier III becomes Prince of Monaco.
• July 21 » The United States Senate ratifies the North Atlantic Treaty.
• August 3 » The Basketball Association of America and the National Basketball League finalize the merger that would create the National Basketball Association.

The temperature on June 17, 1949 was between 8.0 °C and 14.4 °C and averaged 11.1 °C. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest.