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• Hendricus Ootjers, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2013)
• Meintje Knetsch, Schagerbrug († 2016)
• Jan Oord, Wetering († 2021)
• Arlene Marie Schlechter, Carver Co, Minnesota, Verenigde Staten († 1969)
• Maria Philomena Kinnart, Mechelen
• Henk Wenker († 2025)
• Johann Jozef August Birkenstock, Durban Kwazulu Natal (ZA) († 2018)
• Robert Joseph Smith, Peoria Illinois, Verenigde Staten († 2005)
• Kind Kamphorst, Ermelo († 1950)
• Hendrikus van der MEIJDEN, Herwijnen († 2009)

• Catharina Vera (79), Geffen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Antonius Uiterwaal (83), Utrecht, Utrecht, NL
• Arjeh Pach (1), Bussum
• Arend de Jonge (54), Emmen Drenthe Nederland
• Anna ter Burg (79), Oudenrijn, Utrecht, Nederland
• Aagje Putten van (76), zaandam
• Antje Lammerts van Bueren (72), Arnhem, Gelderland, Nederland
• Alwildia Thompson (86), Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, United States
• Charles Tjeerds Knier (75)
• Celina Henrietta DOIZE (82)

• 1948 » Ana Mendieta, Cuban-American sculptor and painter († 1985)
• 1948 » Andrea Marcovicci, American actress and singer
• 1948 » Jack Tatum, American football player († 2010)
• 1948 » Kongō Masahiro, Japanese sumo wrestler († 2014)
• 1948 » Tõnis Mägi, Estonian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
• 1949 » Herman Rarebell, German rock drummer and songwriter
• 1950 » Graham Parker, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1950 » Rudy Sarzo, Cuban-American rock bass player
• 1951 » Justin Raimondo, American journalist and author
• 1951 » Pete Morelli, American businessman

• 1936 » V. O. Chidambaram Pillai, Indian lawyer and politician (b. 1872)
• 1940 » Ivane Javakhishvili, Georgian historian and academic (b. 1876)
• 1941 » Émile Nelligan, Canadian poet and author (b. 1879)
• 1941 » Chris Watson, Chilean-Australian journalist and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1867)
• 1941 » Walther Nernst, German chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1864)
• 1952 » Paul Éluard, French poet and author (b. 1895)
• 1962 » Niels Bohr, Danish footballer, physicist, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1885)
• 1965 » Henry A. Wallace, American agronomist and bureaucrat, 33rd Vice President of the United States, 11th US Secretary of Agriculture (b. 1888)
• 1969 » Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., American businessman and diplomat, 44th United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom (b. 1888)
• 1969 » Ted Heath, English trombonist and bandleader (b. 1902)

• 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 5 » In the Sverdlovsk air disaster, all 19 of those on board are killed, including almost the entire national ice hockey team (VVS Moscow) of the Soviet Air Force – 11 players, as well as a team doctor and a masseur.
• January 14 » The first prototype of the MiG-17 makes its maiden flight.
• May 5 » Bhumibol Adulyadej is crowned as King of Thailand.
• June 24 » Apartheid: In South Africa, the Group Areas Act is passed, formally segregating races.
• August 25 » President Harry Truman orders the U.S. Army to seize control of the nation's railroads to avert a strike.
• October 19 » China defeats the Tibetan Army at Chambo.

The temperature on November 18, 1950 was between 0.7 °C and 7.3 °C and averaged 4.8 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (6%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.