About the day » Friday January 20, 1950Calender converter

• Baukje Tjipkes Zijlstra, Sneek, Gem. Sneek, Friesland, Nederland († 2010)
• Johannes Armandus Hendricus van Dijk, Lisse († 1950)
• Martine Michèle Marie Josèphe CARPENTIER, Comines,7780,Hainaut,Wallonie,Belgique († 2013)
• Carolina Remeeus, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Joke Boll, Huizen († 2000)
• Michèle Watrin († 1974)
• - van Enckevort, Sevenum, Limburg, Nederland († 1950)
• N.N. Groenwoud, Wildervank, Groningen, Nederland († 1950)
• Haye Broersma, Harlingen, Harlingen, Friesland, Nederland († 2003)
• Anna Margaretha Catharina Gelmers, Den Helder († 2016)

• Aeerde SCHURINGA (40)
• Alexander Fredriksz (73), Soerabaja
• Anna Maria Elisabeth Schulz (74), Hamburg-Harburg, Hamburg, Deutschland
• Angenita Louisa Johanna Philippusdr van der Wees (68), Delft
• ADRIANA PLONA BLOK (79), Midderlburg
• Aaltje Poppes Rozema (89), Aduard
• Adriana Johanna de Roon (78), Rotterdam
• Adriana Strik (72), 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Anne Legendal (45), Groningen
• Anna Maria Merzmann (53), Enschede

• 1948 » Nancy Kress, American author and academic
• 1948 » Natan Sharansky, Ukrainian-Israeli physicist and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Israel
• 1949 » Göran Persson, Swedish lawyer and politician, 31st Prime Minister of Sweden
• 1950 » Daniel Benzali, Brazilian-American actor
• 1950 » Mahamane Ousmane, Nigerien politician, President of Niger
• 1950 » William Mgimwa, Tanzanian banker and politician, 13th Tanzanian Minister of Finance († 2014)
• 1951 » Iván Fischer, Hungarian conductor and composer
• 1952 » John Witherow, South African-English journalist and author
• 1952 » Nikos Sideris, Greek psychiatrist and poet
• 1952 » Paul Stanley, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

• 1936 » George V of the United Kingdom (b. 1865)
• 1940 » Omar Bundy, American general (b. 1861)
• 1944 » James McKeen Cattell, American psychologist and academic (b. 1860)
• 1947 » Andrew Volstead, American member of the United States House of Representatives (b. 1860)
• 1947 » Josh Gibson, American baseball player (b. 1911)
• 1954 » Fred Root, English cricketer and umpire (b. 1890)
• 1954 » Warren Bardsley, Australian cricketer (b. 1882)
• 1955 » Robert P. T. Coffin, American author and poet (b. 1892)
• 1962 » Robinson Jeffers, American poet and philosopher (b. 1887)
• 1965 » Alan Freed, American radio host (b. 1922)

• 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".
• May 5 » Bhumibol Adulyadej is crowned as King of Thailand.
• May 29 » The St. Roch, the first ship to circumnavigate North America, arrives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
• September 11 » Korean War: President Harry S. Truman approved military operations north of the 38 parallel.
• November 1 » Pope Pius XII claims papal infallibility when he formally defines the dogma of the Assumption of Mary.
• 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).

The temperature on January 20, 1950 was between -7.2 °C and -1.3 °C and averaged -4.5 °C. There was 7.1 hours of sunshine (84%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.