About the day » Saturday July 23, 1949Calender converter

• Henny Baelemans
• Hendrika (Rita) Dibbits, Belleville, Ontario, canada († 2023)
• Grietje Uneken († 2003)
• Pancreas van 't Hoog († 2012)
• Grietje Oosting, Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland († 2008)
• Johanna van Beekum, Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2004)
• Huub Roubroeks († 1998)
• Richard Ivan Veen, Santa Monica, California
• "Olivier" Pierre Esprit Marie de La Bourdonnaye-Blossac († 2001)
• Annick LAHER, Moulins, 03190, Allier, Auvergne, France († 2000)

• Barbara Maria Elisabeth van den Berg (57), De Zilk, Noordwijkerhout
• Anna Gertrud Haenraets (Haanraats) (61), Heerlen, Nederland
• Anthony Joseph Starr (55), Dallas, Dallas, Texas, Verenigde Staten
• Abraham Antonie Dikshoorn (78), Ermelo
• Augusta Alexandra van Eeghen (29), Dublin
• Antje Elias KRUIDERING (71), Netherlands
• Arjen Koopman (79), Lemsterland
• Augusta Christina PITAFFE (78), Rotterdam
• Anne Annes Boorsma (73), Nijmegen, Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands
• Antje Kruidering (71), -

• 1947 » Gardner Dozois, American journalist and author († 2018)
• 1948 » John Cushnahan, Northern Irish educator and politician
• 1948 » John Hall, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and politician
• 1948 » Ross Cranston, Australian-English lawyer, judge, and politician, Solicitor General for England and Wales
• 1948 » Stanisław Targosz, Polish general († 2013)
• 1949 » Clive Rice, South African cricketer and coach († 2015)
• 1950 » Alan Turner, Australian cricketer
• 1950 » Alex Kozinski, Romanian-born American lawyer and judge
• 1950 » Blair Thornton, Canadian guitarist and songwriter
• 1950 » Ian Thomas, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist

• 1941 » George Lyman Kittredge, American scholar and educator (b. 1860)
• 1941 » José Quiñones Gonzales, Peruvian soldier and pilot (b. 1914)
• 1942 » Adam Czerniaków, Polish engineer and politician (b. 1880)
• 1942 » Andy Ducat, English cricketer and footballer (b. 1886)
• 1948 » D. W. Griffith, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1875)
• 1950 » Shigenori Tōgō, Japanese politician and diplomat, Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1882)
• 1951 » Philippe Pétain, French general and politician, 119th Prime Minister of France (b. 1856)
• 1951 » Robert J. Flaherty, American director and producer (b. 1884)
• 1954 » Herman Groman, American runner (b. 1882)
• 1955 » Cordell Hull, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 47th United States Secretary of State, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1871)

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.
• January 20 » Point Four Program a program for economic aid to poor countries announced by United States President Harry S. Truman in his inaugural address for a full term as President.
• February 14 » The Knesset (parliament of Israel) convenes for the first time.
• September 30 » The Berlin Airlift ends.
• October 1 » The People's Republic of China is established.
• December 13 » The Knesset votes to move the capital of Israel to Jerusalem.

The temperature on July 23, 1949 was between 12.5 °C and 24.1 °C and averaged 18.7 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 7.7 hours of sunshine (48%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north.