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• Henri-Melchior Jean Michel Marie Armand Apollinaire de Polignac, Paris († 1991)
• Patricia A. MIXON, Tennessee,Stewart, Verenigde Staten († 1968)
• Josepha Christiane Clementina Vertommen, Kolveniersvest 20, Lier († 1950)
• Gees Kelder († 2012)
• Jan Geert Wachter († 2021)
• N.N. van Jaarsveld, Oudewater († 1950)
• Linda Joan Boekweg, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah (USA) († 2015)
• Karl-Heinz Edel, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Deutschland († 2001)
• Anna Josephina Maria Meijers, Elsloo (Stein), Limburg, Nederland († 1953)
• Infant Daughter Mathews († 1950)

• Anne Marie Paris (81), Gouda
• Bertha Mae Rudd [K] (20)
• Anton Gerard Kubbe (75), Anmsterdam Noord-Holland Nederland Noo
• Berendina Ter Weele (82), enter
• Aalt Reurink (65), Oldebroek, Nederland
• Aletta Christina Jaqueline Anna Hemmes (67), Den Haag
• Alida van de Pol (84), bussum
• Anton Gerard Kubbe (75), Amsterdam
• Aris Rentenaar (6), Alkmaar
• Alma Fredrick Hammond (72), Blackfoot, Bingham, Idaho, United States

• 1947 » Paul Auster, American novelist, essayist, and poet
• 1947 » Stephen McHattie, Canadian actor and director
• 1948 » Henning Mankell, Swedish author and playwright († 2015)
• 1949 » Jim Thorpe, American golfer
• 1950 » Grant Goldman, Australian radio and television host († 2020)
• 1950 » Morgan Fairchild, American actress
• 1951 » Eugenijus Riabovas, Lithuanian footballer and manager
• 1951 » Michael Ruppert, American journalist and author († 2014)
• 1952 » Fred Lynn, American baseball player and sportscaster
• 1954 » Tiger Williams, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

• 1944 » Yvette Guilbert, French singer and actress (b. 1865)
• 1945 » Roland Freisler, German lawyer and judge (b. 1893)
• 1947 » Marc Mitscher, American admiral and pilot (b. 1887)
• 1952 » Harold L. Ickes, American journalist and politician, 32nd United States Secretary of the Interior (b. 1874)
• 1955 » Vasily Blokhin, Russian general (b. 1895)
• 1956 » Émile Borel, French mathematician and academic (b. 1871)
• 1956 » Johnny Claes, English-Belgian race car driver and trumpet player (b. 1916)
• 1959 » The Day the Music Died
• 1960 » Fred Buscaglione, Italian singer and actor (b. 1921)
• 1961 » William Morrison, 1st Viscount Dunrossil, Scottish-Australian captain and politician, 14th Governor-General of Australia (b. 1893)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Robert
7. Gerrit
8. Pieter
9. Peter
10. Dirk
11. Petrus
12. Jacob
13. Jacobus
14. Wilhelmus
15. Adrianus
16. John

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Elisabeth
4. Cornelia
5. Anna
6. Wilhelmina
7. Catharina
8. Petronella
9. Hendrika
10. Adriana
11. Marianne
12. Margaretha
13. Mary
14. Linda
15. Jacoba
16. Geertruida

• 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 10.0 million citizens.
• January 31 » Cold War: U.S. President Harry S. Truman announces a program to develop the hydrogen bomb.
• April 8 » India and Pakistan sign the Liaquat–Nehru Pact.
• May 13 » The first round of the Formula One World Championship is held at Silverstone.
• June 27 » The United States decides to send troops to fight in the Korean War.
• November 25 » The Great Appalachian Storm of November 1950 impacts 22 American states, killing 353 people, injuring over 160, and causing US$66.7 million in damages (1950 dollars).
• December 16 » Korean War: In response to China's Second Phase Offensive, U.S. President Harry S. Truman declares a limited state of emergency.

The temperature on February 3, 1950 was between 3.5 °C and 9.7 °C and averaged 7.2 °C. There was 2.1 mm of rain during 4.1 hours. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south.