About the day » Saturday February 18, 1950Calender converter

• Annemieke Elisabeth van der Ent, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Herman Kappert, Avereest († 1950)
• Levenloos Kind Lammertsma, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1950)
• Anna Wilhelmina Martina Maria Lek, Ter Aar (Langeraar) († 1980)
• Ton Verdonk, 's-Hertogenbosch
• Rensje Johanna Gorter, Siegerswoude († 2012)
• Henri Liesse, Herentals B († 1998)
• Eric Elisabeth Thaels, Eindhoven, North Brabant, The Netherlands († 2019)
• Janny van den Pol, Putten († 1950)
• Anna Wilhelmina Martina Maria (Annie) Lek, Ter Aar, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1980)

• Bartel David Wattez (82), Naarden, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Aaltje Hoogschagen (82), Anna Paulowna
• Antonia (Oudtante Tonia) Strijbosch (69), Tilburg
• Antonie Lemmens (86), Bladel
• Albertus van de Ven (81), Eindhoven
• Adrianus Henricus van de Wouw (80), Tilburg NB Netherlands
• Anthonie Lemmens (86), Bladel en Netersel
• Antonia Strijbosch (69), Tilburg
• Barend Stehouwer (37)
• Petrus Marinus Baaten (77), Stampersgat(onder Gastel)

• 1948 » Bruce Francis, Australian cricketer
• 1948 » Keith Knudsen, American singer-songwriter and drummer († 2005)
• 1948 » Sinéad Cusack, Irish actress
• 1949 » Gary Ridgway, American criminal, Green River Killer
• 1950 » Cristina Ferrare, American model, actress, author, and television host
• 1950 » Cybill Shepherd, American actress and singer
• 1950 » John Hughes, American director, producer, and screenwriter († 2009)
• 1950 » Nana Amba Eyiaba I, Ghanaian queen mother and advocate
• 1951 » Isabel Preysler, Filipino-Spanish journalist
• 1951 » Queen Komal of Nepal

• 1933 » James J. Corbett, American boxer and actor (b. 1866)
• 1938 » David King Udall, American missionary and politician (b. 1851)
• 1942 » Albert Payson Terhune, American journalist and author (b. 1872)
• 1945 » Ivan Chernyakhovsky, Russian general (b. 1906)
• 1956 » Gustave Charpentier, French composer (b. 1860)
• 1957 » Dedan Kimathi, Kenyan rebel leader (b. 1920)
• 1957 » Henry Norris Russell, American astronomer, astrophysicist, and academic (b. 1877)
• 1960 » Gertrude Vanderbilt, American stage actress (b. c. 1885)
• 1964 » Joseph-Armand Bombardier, Canadian inventor and businessman, founded Bombardier Inc. (b. 1907)
• 1966 » Robert Rossen, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1908)

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.
• June 1 » The Chinchaga fire ignites. By September, it would become the largest single fire on record in North America.
• June 3 » Herzog and Lachenal of the French Annapurna expedition become the first climbers to reach the summit of an 8,000-metre peak.
• July 5 » Zionism: The Knesset passes the Law of Return which grants all Jews the right to immigrate to Israel.
• July 24 » Cape Canaveral Air Force Station begins operations with the launch of a Bumper rocket.
• August 25 » President Harry Truman orders the U.S. Army to seize control of the nation's railroads to avert a strike.
• November 17 » Lhamo Dondrub is officially named the 14th Dalai Lama.

The temperature on February 18, 1950 was between 6.1 °C and 14.5 °C and averaged 9.6 °C. There was 5.9 hours of sunshine (58%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.