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• Jean Pierre Fernand Verplancke, Brugge († 2022)
• Voornaamloos Saenen, Diest, 3290, België († 1950)
• Vera Neyrinck, Wevelgem,8560,West-Vlaanderen,België († 2011)
• Jacoba Antonia Maria Drijvers, Kerkrade, Limburg, Netherlands († 1950)
• Jan Bijl, Venhuizen
• Andreas Petrus Maria Ligthart, Zijdewind († 2007)
• Anthonette Maria Niesten († 1950)
• Maria Alida Catharina van Leeuwen, Noordwijkerhout († 2016)
• Floyd Gary Broadfoot († 1994)
• NN Melkert, Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland († 1950)

• Antonius Johannes Joseph Maria van Huijkelom (0), Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Anthonie van der Louw (86)
• Arie de Vries (71), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adrianus de Graaff (82), Best, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
• Aaltje Meijerink (64), Meppel
• Aaltje Meijerink (64), Meppel, Drenthe, Nederland
• Alida van Mourik (55), Zuilen
• Aaltje Bijlholt, Groningen
• Anna Jacoba Adriana Hendriks (64), Schiedam
• Bernardus Johannes Companje (17), Zwolle, Ov, The Netherlands

• 1948 » Diane Ackerman, American poet and essayist
• 1948 » John F. B. Mitchell, English climatologist and author
• 1948 » Stephen Rucker, American composer
• 1949 » Dave Hope, American bass player and priest
• 1950 » Dick Jauron, American football player and coach
• 1950 » Jakaya Kikwete, Tanzanian colonel, economist, and politician, 4th President of Tanzania
• 1951 » Enki Bilal, French comic book creator, comics artist and film director
• 1951 » John Mellencamp, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
• 1952 » Jacques Richard, Canadian ice hockey player († 2002)
• 1952 » Vladimir Putin, Russian colonel and politician, 4th President of Russia

• 1933 » Alexander Peacock, Australian politician, 20th Premier of Victoria (b. 1861)
• 1939 » Harvey Williams Cushing, American neurosurgeon and academic (b. 1869)
• 1943 » Radclyffe Hall, English author and poet (b. 1880)
• 1944 » Helmut Lent, German colonel and pilot (b. 1918)
• 1950 » Willis Haviland Carrier, American engineer (b. 1876)
• 1951 » Anton Philips, Dutch businessman, co-founded Philips (b. 1874)
• 1956 » Clarence Birdseye, American businessman, founded Birds Eye (b. 1886)
• 1959 » Mario Lanza, American tenor and actor (b. 1921)
• 1966 » Grigoris Asikis, Greek singer-songwriter (b. 1890)
• 1966 » Johnny Kidd, English singer songwriter (b. 1935)

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 31 » Cold War: U.S. President Harry S. Truman announces a program to develop the hydrogen bomb.
• June 28 » Korean War: Suspected communist sympathizers (between 60,000 to 200,000) are executed in the Bodo League massacre.
• July 5 » Korean War: Task Force Smith: American and North Korean forces first clash, in the Battle of Osan.
• August 24 » Edith Sampson becomes the first black U.S. delegate to the United Nations.
• September 3 » "Nino" Farina becomes the first Formula One Drivers' champion after winning the 1950 Italian Grand Prix.
• November 8 » Korean War: United States Air Force Lt. Russell J. Brown, while piloting an F-80 Shooting Star, shoots down two North Korean MiG-15s in the first jet aircraft-to-jet aircraft dogfight in history.

The temperature on October 7, 1950 was between 11.6 °C and 16.1 °C and averaged 13.3 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (4%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.