About the day » Sunday January 1, 1950Calender converter

• Jan Dukkerhof († 1974)
• Lupe Trevino, Lubbock, Texas, Verenigde Staten († 2005)
• - Verbeek, Rijswijk († 1950)
• (Stillborn) PETTER, Ommen Overijssel Netherlands († 1950)
• Ine Tijert, Weerselo, 7595, Nederland († 1993)
• Albert Jan van Faassen, Slagharen, NL († 1986)
• Hendrik Jan Buitenhuis, Rouveen († 1977)
• André Velders, unbekannt († 2014)
• levenloos geboren zoontje († 1950)
• Jozephina Maria Antonia Rouwenhorst, St. Isidorushoeve, 7482, Nederland († 2011)

• . van Etten (100), Den Haag
• . Burger (50), Onbekend
• (83), Utrecht
• . Tait (100), Delft-datum onjuist
• Aukes (86), Amsterdam
• (Stillborn) PETTER (0), Ommen Overijssel Netherlands
• . van der Kraats (50), Delft / datum onjuist
• Adriana Maria Kerkhof (77)
• Adriana Jonkers (62)
• Aart Kerkhof- (69)

• 1946 » Claude Steele, American social psychologist and academic
• 1946 » Rivellino, Brazilian footballer and manager
• 1947 » Jon Corzine, American sergeant and politician, 54th Governor of New Jersey
• 1948 » Devlet Bahçeli, Turkish economist, academic, and politician, 57th Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey
• 1948 » Dick Quax, New Zealand runner and politician († 2018)
• 1948 » Pavel Grachev, Russian general and politician, 1st Russian Minister of Defence († 2012)
• 1949 » Borys Tarasyuk, Ukrainian politician and diplomat
• 1952 » Shaji N. Karun, Indian director and cinematographer
• 1953 » Gary Johnson, American businessman and politician, 29th Governor of New Mexico
• 1954 » Bob Menendez, American lawyer and politician

• 1937 » Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati, Indian religious leader, founded the Gaudiya Math (b. 1874)
• 1940 » Panuganti Lakshminarasimha Rao, Indian author and educator (b. 1865)
• 1944 » Charles Turner, Australian cricketer (b. 1862)
• 1944 » Edwin Lutyens, English architect, designed the Castle Drogo and Thiepval Memorial (b. 1869)
• 1953 » Hank Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1923)
• 1954 » Duff Cooper, English politician and diplomat, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (b. 1890)
• 1954 » Leonard Bacon, American poet and critic (b. 1887)
• 1955 » Arthur C. Parker, American archaeologist and historian (b. 1881)
• 1960 » Margaret Sullavan, American actress (b. 1909)
• 1966 » Vincent Auriol, French journalist and politician, 16th President of the French Republic (b. 1884)

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 17 » Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley announce the creation of element 98, which they name "californium".
• June 27 » The United States decides to send troops to fight in the Korean War.
• July 11 » Pakistan joins the International Monetary Fund and the International Bank.
• July 20 » Cold War: In Philadelphia, Harry Gold pleads guilty to spying for the Soviet Union by passing secrets from atomic scientist Klaus Fuchs.
• September 26 » Korean War: United Nations troops recapture Seoul from North Korean forces.
• 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.

The temperature on January 1, 1950 was between -3.5 °C and 1.7 °C and averaged -1.0 °C. There was 6.0 hours of sunshine (77%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.