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• Josephus Cornelis Wilhelmus Maria Joep Jansma, Boxmeer Noord-Brabant Nederland († 2008)
• Wilhelmus Maria van Dam, Raalte († 1951)
• Marvin Jerome Yancy, Chicago (USA) († 1985)
• Maria Josephina Carolina Doek, Stein, Limburg, Nederland († 1954)
• Gerrit Martijn, Overschie (ZH-NLD) († 2006)
• NN Tiebie, Bakkum
• Theodorus Petrus Antonius Maria Maes, Tilburg, Nederland († 2009)
• Roy Gonzales Pena, Bexar, Texas († 1993)
• Hendrikus Albertus Maria de Boer, Hengelo († 2016)
• Roger Augustinus Maria van Waes († 1997)

• Cornelia de Jong (71), Hilversum, Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
• Christina Norder (48), Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
• Arie Bastiaan Pfeiffer (73), Nijmegen
• Catharina HOF (71), Wervershoof, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Catharina Maria Duijm (64), 's-Gravenhage
• Anthonij van Wageningen (71), Enschede
• Anna Barbara Savelberg (83), Houthem, Valkenburg aan de Geul
• Baron Hans-Hermann of Bodmann (64), Vitznau
• Briant S. Young (79)
• Anna Barbara Savelberg (83)

• 1948 » Duncan Hunter, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician
• 1948 » John Bonham, English musician, songwriter and drummer († 1980)
• 1948 » Martin Hannett, English bass player, guitarist, and record producer († 1991)
• 1948 » Svetlana Alexievich, Belarusian journalist and author, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1949 » Tom Berenger, American actor, film producer and television writer
• 1950 » Edgar Savisaar, Estonian politician, Estonian Minister of the Interior
• 1950 » Gregory Harrison, American actor
• 1950 » Jean Chalopin, French director, producer, and screenwriter, founded DIC Entertainment
• 1951 » Karl-Hans Riehm, German hammer thrower
• 1952 » Karl Bartos, German singer-songwriter and keyboard player

• 1931 » Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau, Canadian cardinal (b. 1866)
• 1931 » Willy Stöwer, German author and illustrator (b. 1864)
• 1945 » Odilo Globocnik, Italian-Austrian SS officer (b. 1904)
• 1954 » Antonis Benakis, Greek art collector and philanthropist, founded the Benaki Museum (b. 1873)
• 1957 » Leopold Staff, Polish poet and academic (b. 1878)
• 1957 » Stefanos Sarafis, Greek general and politician (b. 1890)
• 1960 » Walther Funk, German economist, journalist, and politician, German Minister of Economics (b. 1890)
• 1960 » Willem Elsschot, Flemish author and poet (b. 1882)
• 1962 » Henry F. Ashurst, American lawyer and politician (b. 1874)
• 1967 » Billy Strayhorn, American pianist and composer (b. 1915)

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. Marianne
11. Adriana
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 13 » Finland forms diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China.
• May 9 » Robert Schuman presents his proposal on the creation of an organized Europe, which according to him was indispensable to the maintenance of peaceful relations. This proposal, known as the "Schuman Declaration", is considered by some people to be the beginning of the creation of what is now the European Union.
• September 3 » "Nino" Farina becomes the first Formula One Drivers' champion after winning the 1950 Italian Grand Prix.
• October 11 » CBS's field-sequential color system for television is the first to be licensed for broadcast by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
• October 19 » China defeats the Tibetan Army at Chambo.
• November 19 » US General Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes Supreme Commander of NATO-Europe.

The temperature on May 31, 1950 was between 9.7 °C and 18.5 °C and averaged 14.2 °C. There was 11.1 hours of sunshine (68%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast.