About the day » Sunday July 16, 1950Calender converter

• Geertje Grietje Johannesdr. Feenstra, Oppenhuizen, Wymbritseradeel, Friesland, Nederland († 2016)
• Simon Maria Joseph Haring, Westwoud, Noord-Holland, Netherlands († 2013)
• Jan Godeke († 1997)
• Catharina Angela (Ankie) Fuhler, BOosterveld Dr Neth († 2004)
• Darlene Campbell, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, Verenigde Staten († 2010)
• Gerda Geerts, Hasselt, Limburg, België († 2015)
• Bernardus Hendrikus Wittendorp, Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland († 2012)
• Alton Harlan († 1960)
• Giuseppe DE LEO († 1981)
• Hermien Steen († 1999)

• Adriana BRANDWIJK (75), Eindhoven,Gemeente Eindhoven,North Brabant,Nederland
• Aaltjen van Leeuwen (72), Soest
• Arthur Alford OBERHOFF (34), Richmond Fort Bend TX (USA)
• Adriana Maria Okhuijzen (73), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana Maria Ockhuijzen (73), Rotterdam
• Ardina van Hoof (58), Veghel
• Albertus Jacobus Huese (80), Harderwijk
• Aaltjen VAN LEEUWEN (72), Soest, Gemeente Soest, Utrecht, Nederland
• Cornelia Oomen (85), Etten Leur, Etten-Leur, Noord Brabant, Nederland
• Christina Rosalia de Vriese (43), Koewacht, Zeeland, Nederland

• 1948 » Kevin McKenzie, South African cricketer
• 1948 » Lars Lagerbäck, Swedish footballer and manager
• 1948 » Rubén Blades, Panamanian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
• 1949 » Alan Fitzgerald, American guitarist and keyboardist
• 1950 » Dennis Priestley, English darts player
• 1950 » Frances Spalding, English historian and academic
• 1950 » Pierre Paradis, Canadian lawyer and politician
• 1950 » Tom Terrell, American journalist and photographer († 2007)
• 1951 » Che Rosli, Malaysian politician
• 1951 » Jean-Luc Mongrain, Canadian journalist

• 1939 » Bartholomeus Roodenburch, Dutch swimmer (b. 1866)
• 1949 » Vyacheslav Ivanov, Russian poet and playwright (b. 1866)
• 1953 » Hilaire Belloc, French-born British writer and historian (b. 1870)
• 1954 » Herms Niel, German soldier, trombonist, and composer (b. 1888)
• 1960 » Albert Kesselring, German field marshal (b. 1881)
• 1960 » John P. Marquand, American author (b. 1893)
• 1964 » Rauf Orbay, Turkish colonel and politician, Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1881)
• 1965 » Boris Artzybasheff, Ukrainian-American illustrator (b.1899)
• 1969 » James Scott Douglas, English-born Scottish race car driver and 6th Baronet Douglas (b. 1930)
• 1981 » Harry Chapin, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1942)

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.
• March 7 » Cold War: The Soviet Union issues a statement denying that Klaus Fuchs served as a Soviet spy.
• March 17 » Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley announce the creation of element 98, which they name "californium".
• May 13 » The first round of the Formula One World Championship is held at Silverstone.
• May 29 » The St. Roch, the first ship to circumnavigate North America, arrives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
• October 19 » Korean War: The Battle of Pyongyang ends in a United Nations victory. Hours later, the Chinese Army begins crossing the border into Korea.
• December 17 » The F-86 Sabre's first mission over Korea.

The temperature on July 16, 1950 was between 12.5 °C and 22.1 °C and averaged 16.9 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain during 1.2 hours. There was 2.5 hours of sunshine (15%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.