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• Hendrik Schurink († 1998)
• Stanley J. (Stan) Dibbet, USA († 2002)
• Jan Nagtzaam, Terheijden, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands († 2003)
• Stephen Lewis Verburgt, Paterson City, Passaic County, New Jersey, Verenigde Staten († 2012)
• Hendrikus Josephus Leonardina Maria van Weerdt, Boxtel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1978)
• Johanna Ermen, Rotterdam († 2011)
• Christina Jozina Sonke, Yerseke († 2018)
• Annelies van Houwelingen († 2005)
• Louise Annette CHANCE († 2006)
• Hsueh Li Kan, Tientsin

• Anna Catharina Theunissen (44), Nijmegen
• Cornelis Petrus Willebrordus van Tienen (35), Mill en St Hubert
• Cornelis Gerardus Maria van Zaal (3), Uitoorn
• Cleveland Simms Raney (64), Campbellsville, Ky
• Anna Maria Catharina Willen (75), Urmond (Stein), Limburg, Nederland
• Allan Leslie Rolles (54), aged 54 years, Gundagai, NSW, AU
• Abraham Kaashoek (59), Sint Annaland
• Elsje van Rosse (86), Leiden
• BARENDINA VAN DER SAR (84), SCHIEDAM
• Carel Marie baron Taets van Amerongen (52), Oegstgeest,Gemeente Oegstgeest,South Holland,Netherlands

• 1948 » Telma Hopkins, American singer and actress
• 1949 » Caitlyn Jenner, American decathlete and actress
• 1950 » Ludo Delcroix, Belgian cyclist
• 1950 » Sihem Bensedrine, Tunisian journalist and activist
• 1951 » Joe R. Lansdale, American martial artist and author
• 1951 » Peter Hitchens, English journalist and author
• 1952 » Annie Potts, American actress
• 1952 » Tuck Andress, American jazz guitarist
• 1953 » Desmond Child, American songwriter and producer
• 1953 » Pierre Boivin, Canadian businessman

• 1936 » Newton Moore, Australian soldier and politician, 8th Premier of Western Australia (b. 1870)
• 1939 » Alice Brady, American actress (b. 1892)
• 1941 » Filipp Goloshchyokin, Soviet politician (b. 1876)
• 1945 » Kesago Nakajima, Japanese general (b. 1881)
• 1952 » Billy Hughes, English-Australian politician, 7th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1862)
• 1957 » Ernst Gräfenberg, German-American physician and gynecologist (b. 1881)
• 1959 » Camilo Cienfuegos, Cuban soldier (b. 1932)
• 1963 » Mart Saar, Estonian organist and composer (b. 1882)
• 1965 » Thomas Graham Brown, Scottish mountaineer and physiologist (b. 1882)
• 1969 » Constance Dowling, American model and actress (b. 1920)

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 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.
• August 20 » Korean War: United Nations repel an offensive by North Korean divisions attempting to cross the Nakdong River and assault the city of Taegu.
• September 3 » "Nino" Farina becomes the first Formula One Drivers' champion after winning the 1950 Italian Grand Prix.
• October 11 » CBS's field-sequential color system for television is the first to be licensed for broadcast by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
• November 17 » Lhamo Dondrub is officially named the 14th Dalai Lama.

The average temperature on October 28, 1950 was 4.1 °C. There was 2.2 mm of rain during 3.3 hours. There was 1.3 hours of sunshine (13%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.