About the day » Friday October 20, 1950Calender converter

• Johanna Rutten, Arnhem († 2005)
• Gilbert Gerebern Cras, Geel, België († 1950)
• Robert JADOT, Leuven (B) († 2021)
• Ingrid Zulma Raes, Roeselare,8800,West-Vlaanderen,België († 1999)
• Robert Allan Timmer, Holland, Ottawa County, Michigan (USA) († 2016)
• Toos Schut († 2010)
• Jeanette Adriana Maria Wijker, Vlaardingen († 2006)
• Albert Hubert Ghislain Gendarme, Grâce-Berleur († 2009)
• Jouke Brouwer († 2018)
• Margaret Kelly

• Adriaan Cornelis Verhoeven (82), Oisterwijk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Aaltje Hensema (72), Winschoten, Groningen, Nederland
• Aleida Johanna van Bussel, Apeldoorn
• Aleida Riezebos (86)
• Adrianus Stolk (84), Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana Johanna Maria van der Stok (82), Berkenwoude, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Ankelina Sipkes SENNEMA (72), Zandberg, Vlagtwedde, Groningen, Nederland
• Alice M Dillman (68), Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States
• Alexander (Sandor) Ragendorfer (71), Amsterdam
• Akke RIJPKEMA (58), Amsterdam,, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• 1948 » Peter Combe, Australian entertainer
• 1949 » George Harris, British actor
• 1949 » Valeriy Borzov, Ukrainian-Russian sprinter
• 1950 » Tom Petty, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer († 2017)
• 1950 » William Russ, American actor and director
• 1951 » Al Greenwood, American keyboard player
• 1951 » Claudio Ranieri, Italian footballer and manager
• 1951 » Ken Ham, Australian-American evangelist
• 1951 » Leif Pagrotsky, Swedish businessman and politician
• 1951 » Patrick Hall, English lawyer and politician

• 1935 » Arthur Henderson, Scottish-English politician, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1863)
• 1936 » Anne Sullivan, American educator (b. 1866)
• 1940 » Gunnar Asplund, Swedish architect and academic, co-designed Skogskyrkogården (b. 1885)
• 1941 » Ken Farnes, English cricketer and soldier (b. 1911)
• 1950 » Henry L. Stimson, American colonel, lawyer, and politician, 46th United States Secretary of State (b. 1867)
• 1953 » Werner Baumbach, German colonel and pilot (b. 1916)
• 1956 » Lawrence Dale Bell, American industrialist and founder of Bell Aircraft Corporation (b. 1894)
• 1957 » Michalis Dorizas, Greek-American javelin thrower and football player (b. 1890)
• 1964 » Herbert Hoover, American engineer and politician, 31st President of the United States (b. 1874)
• 1967 » Shigeru Yoshida, Japanese politician and diplomat, 32nd Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1878)

• 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 26 » The Constitution of India comes into force, forming a republic. Rajendra Prasad is sworn in as its first President of India. Observed as Republic Day in India.
• 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.
• September 26 » Korean War: United Nations troops recapture Seoul from North Korean forces.
• November 17 » Lhamo Dondrub is officially named the 14th Dalai Lama.
• November 26 » Korean War: Troops from the People's Republic of China launch a massive counterattack in North Korea against South Korean and United Nations forces (Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River and Battle of Chosin Reservoir), ending any hopes of a quick end to the conflict.

The temperature on October 20, 1950 was between 4.7 °C and 15.3 °C and averaged 11.5 °C. There was 1.0 hours of sunshine (10%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest.