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• Alvino Gabbianelli Jr, New York, New York, New York, Verenigde Staten († 2011)
• Clazina Maria de Visser, Rotterdam († 1993)
• Alijda Everharda Kaper, Amsterdam († 1957)
• Adriana Johanna Helena van Vugt, Maassluis († 1951)
• Maria Christina Carolina Disseldorp, Alkmaar, NH, Nederland († 1950)
• Joannes Wilhelmus van Hulst, Valburg, Gelderland, Nederland († 1950)
• Marja Johanna Jacoba van der Touw, Oisterwijk († 1994)
• Pieter Dories, Groningen († 2012)
• Gerrit Frederik Lunenborg, Glanerbrug, Overijssel, Nederland († 2012)
• Berend JACQUEMIER, Amsterdam (Noord-Holland) († 1950)

• Anna Cornelia Maria Keep, van (57), Oud Gastel
• Albert Flowers (77), Washington, Maryland, United States
• Adriana Maria Burger (71), Naaldwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Maria Vandevenne (86), Stal Koersel, België
• Aleida Gesina Roelofsen (54), Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Christina Johanna Eisabeth Bunck (61), Den Haag
• Arendje Lalleman (76), Den Haag, Nederland
• Annette Maria Hubertine Caroline Theunissen (70), Rotterdam,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Bart Hoenholt (79), Westervoort
• Carolus Alphonsus Van Genechten (72), Geel, België

• 1949 » Henry Luke Orombi, Ugandan archbishop
• 1949 » Lawrence Tanter, American basketball player and sportscaster
• 1950 » Amos Gitai, Israeli director, producer, and author
• 1950 » Patty Murray, American educator and politician
• 1950 » William R. Forstchen, American historian and author
• 1951 » Bruce Bartlett, American economist, historian, and author
• 1951 » Charles Shyer, American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1951 » Jean-Jacques Goldman, French singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1951 » Jon Miller, American sportscaster
• 1951 » Louise Rennison, English author and comedian († 2016)

• 1935 » Steele Rudd, Australian author (b. 1868)
• 1940 » Vito Volterra, Italian mathematician and physicist (b. 1860)
• 1941 » Heinrich Gutkin, Estonian businessman and politician (b. 1879)
• 1941 » Mihkel Pung, Estonian politician, 11th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1876)
• 1958 » Maurice de Vlaminck, French painter (b. 1876)
• 1961 » Chico Marx, American comedian (b. 1887)
• 1963 » Jean Cocteau, French author, poet, and playwright (b. 1889)
• 1965 » Dorothea Lange, American photographer and journalist (b. 1895)
• 1965 » Walther Stampfli, Swiss lawyer and politician, 50th President of the Swiss Confederation (b. 1884)
• 1967 » Stanley Morison, typographer, known for work on Times New Roman font (b. 1889)

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.
• February 9 » Second Red Scare: US Senator Joseph McCarthy accuses the United States Department of State of being filled with Communists.
• March 12 » The Llandow air disaster kills 80 people when the aircraft they are travelling in crashes near Sigingstone, Wales. At the time this was the world's deadliest air disaster.
• 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.
• June 25 » The Korean War begins with the invasion of South Korea by North Korea.
• September 15 » Korean War: The U.S. X Corps lands at Inchon.
• September 24 » The eastern United States is covered by a thick haze from the Chinchaga fire in western Canada.

The temperature on October 11, 1950 was between 6.4 °C and 13.4 °C and averaged 10.4 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 7.6 hours of sunshine (69%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west.