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• Thea van Elst, Oeffelt († 2010)
• Elsje Duinkerken, Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1989)
• Antonia Petronella Theodora (Tonnie) de Koning († 1999)
• Rosa Deschamps, Gaspar, Santa Catarina, Brasil († 1951)
• Johannes (Joop) van Weeghel, Wezep (Oldebroek), Nederland († 2006)
• Sander de Kleuver († 1999)
• Donald Evan Westra, Le Mars, Plymouth County, Iowa († 2019)
• Theresia Jeanne Maria Jansen, Beek (Ubbergen), Nederland († 2012)
• André Hulst, Silvolde († 2000)
• Rik Van Rooy († 2014)

• Ann Amelia Amelia Madge House (79), Toronto, Toronto Division, Ontario, Canada
• Aesge Jentjes VAN DER MEER (107), Idaarderadeel Friesland Netherlands
• Aart van Nugteren (Newton) (71), Cook County-Illinois (USA)
• Aart (Edward Newton) van Nugteren (71), Chicago, Illinois, Verenigde Staten
• Aartje Verhagen (79), Huis ter Heide, Utrecht, Nederland
• Aartje Verhagen (79), Huis ter Heide
• Lutgens (58), Nieuwenhagen, Limb, NL
• Andries Romeijn (47), hardinxveld (zuid holland)
• Aard van Nugteren (71), Cook, Illinois, Verenigde Staten
• Arnold Karel Alb. Peetjens (53), Amsterdam

• 1947 » Julien Clerc, French singer-songwriter and pianist
• 1948 » Duke Robillard, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1948 » Iain Hewitson, New Zealand-Australian chef, restaurateur, author, and television personality
• 1948 » Linda McMahon, American businesswoman and politician
• 1949 » Armand Assante, American actor and producer
• 1949 » Stephen Gyllenhaal, American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1951 » Bakhytzhan Kanapyanov, Kazakh poet and author
• 1952 » Anita DeFrantz, American rower and sports administrator
• 1952 » Jody Stephens, American rock drummer
• 1952 » Zinha Vaz, Bissau-Guinean women's rights activist and politician

• 1935 » Jean Béraud, French painter and academic (b. 1849)
• 1943 » Irena Iłłakowicz, German-Polish lieutenant (b. 1906)
• 1944 » Al Smith, American lawyer and politician, 42nd Governor of New York (b. 1873)
• 1946 » Barney Oldfield, American race car driver and actor (b. 1878)
• 1947 » Max Planck, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1858)
• 1951 » Henrietta Lacks, American medical patient (b. 1920)
• 1955 » Alexander Papagos, Greek general and politician, 152nd Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1883)
• 1958 » Ida Wüst, German actress and screenwriter (b. 1884)
• 1961 » Benjamin, Russian metropolitan (b. 1880)
• 1963 » Alar Kotli, Estonian architect (b. 1904)

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 » United Nations Security Council Resolution 79 relating to arms control is adopted.
• 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.
• July 24 » Cape Canaveral Air Force Station begins operations with the launch of a Bumper rocket.
• July 29 » Korean War: After four days, the No Gun Ri Massacre ends when the US Army 7th Cavalry Regiment is withdrawn.
• November 13 » General Carlos Delgado Chalbaud, President of Venezuela, is assassinated in Caracas.

The temperature on October 4, 1950 was between 9.8 °C and 16.1 °C and averaged 12.4 °C. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.