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• Adrianus Willibrordus Bonefacius van Amstel, Vreeswijk (Nieuwegein), Utrecht, Nederland († 2010)
• Jacobus Johannes van Workum, Westervoort Gld († 1996)
• Jacobus Cornelis van Gorkum, Westervoort Gld († 1996)
• wilhelmina gerarda bernarda (mien) wilms, helden-dorp († 2018)
• Piet van der WEIJDEN, Dubbeldam († 1968)
• Martin Peter Fekkes († 2017)
• Karin Fleuren, Ravenstein († 2000)
• Pieter Wijbenga († 2008)
• Sydney Walter Tate, Sydney NSW Australia († 2023)
• Christopher John TENNANT († 2003)

• Blieda van Dijk (75), Leeuwarden, Friesland, Nederland
• Angelina Christina van Oostrum (61), Soest
• Arie van Dijk (54), rotterdam (zuid holland)
• Arie Koorneef (80), Oud-Beijerland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Bartha Petronella Niessink (77), Apeldoorn
• Andrew George Auer (45), DeKalb Co., IN
• Aaltje Vastenburg (68), Meppel, Nederland
• Belinda Aleida Kamphuis (66), Eefde (Gorssel)
• Antonia Alberta Sileon (39), Apeldoorn
• Ann Valentine Mary Jane MALTMAN (75), Queensland, Australia

• 1948 » Ron LeFlore, American baseball player and manager
• 1949 » Paulo Cézar Caju, Brazilian footballer
• 1949 » Ralph Mann, American hurdler and author
• 1950 » Jerry Petrowski, American politician and farmer
• 1950 » Michel Clair, Canadian lawyer and politician
• 1950 » Mithun Chakraborty, Indian actor and politician
• 1951 » Charlie Dominici, American singer and guitarist
• 1951 » Roberto Durán, Panamanian boxer
• 1952 » George Papandreou, Greek sociologist and politician, 182nd Prime Minister of Greece
• 1952 » Gino Vannelli, Canadian singer-songwriter

• 1940 » DuBose Heyward, American author (b. 1885)
• 1944 » Marc Bloch, French historian and academic (b. 1886)
• 1945 » Aris Velouchiotis, Greek general (b. 1905)
• 1946 » Gordon Brewster, Irish cartoonist (b 1889)
• 1952 » Andrew Lawson, Scottish-American geologist and academic (b. 1861)
• 1953 » Margaret Bondfield, English politician, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (b. 1873)
• 1955 » Ozias Leduc, Canadian painter (b. 1864)
• 1958 » Imre Nagy, Hungarian politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Hungary (b. 1895)
• 1958 » Pál Maléter, Hungarian general and politician, Minister of Defence of Hungary (b. 1917)
• 1959 » George Reeves, American actor and director (b. 1914)

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. Adrianus
15. Wilhelmus
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 6 » The United Kingdom recognizes the People's Republic of China. The Republic of China severs diplomatic relations with the UK in response.
• July 29 » Korean War: After four days, the No Gun Ri Massacre ends when the US Army 7th Cavalry Regiment is withdrawn.
• September 4 » Darlington Raceway is the site of the inaugural Southern 500, the first 500-mile NASCAR race.
• September 11 » Korean War: President Harry S. Truman approved military operations north of the 38 parallel.
• October 9 » The Goyang Geumjeong Cave massacre in Korea begins.
• October 21 » Korean War: Heavy fighting begins between British and Australian forces against the North Koreans during the Battle of Yongju.

The temperature on June 16, 1950 was between 5.3 °C and 19.5 °C and averaged 13.4 °C. There was 11.7 hours of sunshine (70%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.