About the day » Sunday December 31, 1950Calender converter

• Meindert Jan Brugma, 's Gravenhage († 2008)
• Nn Willis, Culpeper, Virginia († 1951)
• Perry John Sneller, Hull, Iowa, Verenigde Staten († 1998)
• Elisabeth W.M. School, Ravenstein († 1953)
• NN Eenling, Groningen
• Roger Cornelius ter Maaten, Loma Linda, San Bernardino County, California, Verenigde Staten († 2010)
• Aaltje Witteveen († 2003)
• Christiaan Michiel de JONG († 1986)
• Jean Pierre COLIN, Paris IVème, 75104, Paris, Île-de-France, France († 2005)
• Cornelis Dirk Macdaniel, Reeuwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• Adriaan Verhage (90), Utrecht, Nederland
• Albert Ramaker (88), Rotterdam
• Berendina Hendrika Reimerink (77), Markvelde, Overijssel, Nederland
• Barbera Elisabeth Blaupot ten CATE (85), Ermelo,, Gelderland, Nederland
• Barbara Elisabeth Blaupot ten Cate (85), Ermelo
• Angenita Griep (3), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Aantje Kooijman (74), Hilversum
• Agnes Vanherle (75), 3740 Munsterbilzen, Limburg, Belgie
• Antonia Sep (57), Roosendaal, Noord-Brabant (Nederland)
• Anna Maria Coumans (81), Stein, Limburg, Nederland

• 1948 » Joe Dallesandro, American actor
• 1949 » Ellen Datlow, American anthologist and author
• 1949 » Flora Gomes, Bissau-Guinean filmmaker
• 1949 » Susan Shwartz, American author
• 1950 » Bob Gilder, American golfer
• 1950 » Cheryl Womack, American businesswoman
• 1950 » Inge Helten, German sprinter
• 1950 » Phil Blakeway, Welsh-English rugby player
• 1951 » Kenny Roberts, American motorcycle racer
• 1951 » Tom Hamilton, American bass player and songwriter

• 1936 » Miguel de Unamuno, Spanish philosopher, author, and poet (b. 1864)
• 1948 » Malcolm Campbell, English racing driver and journalist (b. 1885)
• 1949 » Rıza Tevfik Bölükbaşı, Turkish philosopher, poet, and politician (b. 1869)
• 1949 » Raimond Valgre, Estonian pianist and composer (b. 1913)
• 1950 » Charles Koechlin, French composer and educator (b. 1867)
• 1951 » Murtaza Hasan Chandpuri, Indian Muslim scholar (b. 1868)
• 1953 » Albert Plesman, Dutch businessman, founded KLM (b. 1889)
• 1964 » Ólafur Thors, Icelandic lawyer and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Iceland (b. 1892)
• 1964 » Bobby Byrne, American baseball and soccer player (b. 1884)
• 1964 » Henry Maitland Wilson, English field marshal (b. 1881)

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 23 » The Knesset resolves that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel.
• June 3 » Herzog and Lachenal of the French Annapurna expedition become the first climbers to reach the summit of an 8,000-metre peak.
• August 1 » Guam is organized as a United States commonwealth as the President Harry S. Truman signs the Guam Organic Act.
• 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.
• December 16 » Korean War: In response to China's Second Phase Offensive, U.S. President Harry S. Truman declares a limited state of emergency.

The temperature on December 31, 1950 was between -8.3 °C and -2.2 °C and averaged -5.7 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain during 1.1 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.