About the day » Wednesday July 20, 1949Calender converter

• William PAPPERS, Eindhoven (NL/NB) († 2011)
• John Peter Esvelt, Spokane, Washington († 2009)
• Maria Dymphena Margarita Antonia van der Horst
• Margorie A. van der Weit, Chicago
• René CONINX, Genk (Limburg) (B) († 1972)
• Fredericus Jacobus Martinus van 't Noordende, Amsterdam, Nederland († 2003)
• Johannes Luyf, Hilversum († 2009)
• Stephen Ronald GWINN, Lynwood, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America († 2019)
• Judy Jane Thompson († 2002)
• Hubert Maria Karel Janssen, Heerlen,, Limburg, Nederland († 1993)

• Adrianus Kouwenhoven (75), Rijswijk
• Alberta Catharina Cornelia Ruijs (77), Ermelo
• Catharina Augusta Bex (29), Alken, België
• Antje Sakes Jongbloed (83), Emmen
• Agatha Maria Rens (67), Beverwijk
• Anna Jansen (70), Hengelo
• Antony Nagelkerken (75), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• (14a)Willem Pieter van Bezouwen (83), Rotterdam
• Adrianus Franciscus Kouwenhoven (75), Delft Nederland
• Antje Sakes Jongbloed (83), Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland

• 1945 » John Lodge, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer
• 1945 » Kim Carnes, American singer-songwriter
• 1945 » Larry Craig, American soldier and politician
• 1946 » Randal Kleiser, American actor, director, and producer
• 1947 » Carlos Santana, Mexican-American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1947 » Gerd Binnig, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1948 » Muse Watson, American actor and producer
• 1950 » Edward Leigh, English lawyer and politician
• 1950 » Lucille Lemay, Canadian archer
• 1951 » Jeff Rawle, English actor and screenwriter

• 1937 » Olga Hahn-Neurath, Austrian mathematician and philosopher from the Vienna Circle (b. 1882)
• 1941 » Lew Fields, American actor and producer (b. 1867)
• 1944 » Ludwig Beck, German general (b. 1880)
• 1945 » Paul Valéry, French author and poet (b. 1871)
• 1951 » Abdullah I, king of Jordan (b. 1882)
• 1953 » Dumarsais Estimé, Haitian lawyer and politician, 33rd President of Haiti (b. 1900)
• 1953 » Jan Struther, English author and hymn-writer (b. 1901)
• 1955 » Calouste Gulbenkian, Armenian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1869)
• 1956 » James Alexander Calder, Canadian educator and politician, Canadian Minister of Militia and Defence (b. 1868)
• 1959 » William D. Leahy, American admiral and diplomat, United States Ambassador to France (b. 1875)

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.
• January 5 » In his "State of the Union" address, United States President Harry S. Truman unveils his Fair Deal program.
• March 30 » Cold War: A riot breaks out in Austurvöllur square in Reykjavík, when Iceland joins NATO.
• June 19 » The first ever NASCAR race was held at Charlotte Speedway, where Jim Roper would win the inaugural event.
• 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.
• August 24 » The treaty creating the North Atlantic Treaty Organization goes into effect.

The temperature on July 20, 1949 was between 6.6 °C and 20.5 °C and averaged 14.5 °C. There was 14.2 hours of sunshine (88%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.