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• Nn Jansen, Silvolde, Gelderland (NL.) († 1950)
• Linda Margaretha Westendorp, Enschede († 2016)
• levenloos geboren kind († 1950)
• Rand George Speas († 2011)
• Rutgerus Nicolaas Ignatius Maria (Ruud) Kerklaan, Heemskerk († 2011)
• Gijsbertus Gerhardus Johannes Barnier, Hengelo, Overijssel, Nederland († 1955)
• Anthonia (Tonny) Stalman, Heerlen, Limburg, Nederland († 2002)
• Izak Dorr, Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1969)
• Martinus Johanus (Martin) van de Hoek, Apeldoorn († 2009)
• Waltraut Smit, Aperberg (D) († 1950)

• Catharina Maria Springvloed (50), Rotterdam
• Anna Gertruda Josephina Francisca Kneepkens (69), Roermond, Limburg, Nederland
• Carolina Hilberdina Busselmann (30), 's-Gravenhage
• Bernhardina Friederika Harting (80), Gildehaus (Bentheim)
• Cornelia Breij (77), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Christina Wilhelmina Plu (85), Leiden
• Clara Theresa Trapp (54), Union City, Perry, Missouri, Verenigde Staten
• Anne Lammerts Atsma (77), Uitwellingerga, Wymbritseradeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Anthonius Leonardus le Cointre (18), 's-Gravenhage
• Bregje Plugboer (80), Zuid en Noord Schermer, Noord Holland, Nederland

• 1948 » Toby Harrah, American baseball player and coach
• 1949 » Antonio Carpio, Filipino lawyer and jurist, Senior Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
• 1949 » Kevin Sullivan, American wrestler and booker
• 1949 » Steve Rogers, American baseball player
• 1951 » Bootsy Collins, American singer-songwriter and bass player
• 1951 » Julian Schnabel, American painter, director, and screenwriter
• 1951 » Tommy Mars, American keyboard player
• 1952 » Andrew Motion, English poet and author
• 1952 » Bobby Bandiera, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1952 » Edward Garnier, English lawyer and politician, Solicitor General for England and Wales

• 1944 » Hiroyoshi Nishizawa, Japanese lieutenant and pilot (b. 1920)
• 1944 » Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom (b. 1857)
• 1944 » William Temple, English archbishop and theologian (b. 1881)
• 1945 » Aleksey Krylov, Russian mathematician and engineer (b. 1863)
• 1945 » Paul Pelliot, French sinologist and explorer (b. 1878)
• 1946 » Ioannis Rallis, Greek lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1878)
• 1947 » Edwin Savage, English priest and author (b. 1862)
• 1949 » Lionel Halsey, English admiral and courtier (b. 1872)
• 1952 » Hattie McDaniel, American actress and singer (b. 1895)
• 1956 » Walter Gieseking, French-German pianist and composer (b. 1895)

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.
• January 17 » The Great Brink's Robbery: Eleven thieves steal more than $2 million from an armored car company's offices in Boston.
• June 27 » The United States decides to send troops to fight in the Korean War.
• August 1 » Guam is organized as a United States commonwealth as the President Harry S. Truman signs the Guam Organic Act.
• August 12 » Korean War: Bloody Gulch massacre: 75 American POWs are massacred by North Korean Army.
• September 11 » Korean War: President Harry S. Truman approved military operations north of the 38 parallel.
• 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 October 26, 1950 was between -2.1 °C and 7.2 °C and averaged 2.7 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 6.6 hours of sunshine (66%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.