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• Johanna (Anneke\Antje) BEKS, Nuenen (NL/NB) († 2011)
• Cornelis Antonius Maria Manders 12AIM, Schijndel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands († 2013)
• Marion Hoppenbrouwer, Apeldoorn {GE} († 1950)
• Evert Teunissen (Theunissen), Vroomshoop, Nederland († 1987)
• Johannus Bernardus Tromp van den Berg, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2005)
• Johannes Hendrik ('Joop') Sneep, Vlaardingen, Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands († 2023)
• Maria Peter Elisabeth Gerits, Hoensbroek, Limburg, Nederland († 2020)
• Antonia Wilhelmina Josephina Johanna Maria Jansen, Tilburg, Nederland († 1998)
• Jacobus Schoonderwoert, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Levenloos van den Berg, Rotterdam († 1950)

• Antje Jans Mulder (70), Suameer, Friesland, Nederland
• Antje Mulder (70), Suameer, gem. Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Abel Douwe Franssens (71), San Francisco, California, Verenigde Staten
• Álvaro Pereira da Silva (43), Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
• Alphonsus Josephus van den Bosch (63), Wijnegem
• Aaltje VAN 'T VEER (65), Velsen, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Aaltjen de Weerd (88), Borne
• Anna Laura Lawton (52), Ione, Amador County, California, Verenigde Staten
• Albertus Petrus Alemans (71), Netersel
• Aaltjen de Weerd (89), Borne, Overijssel, Netherlands

• 1948 » Bill Alexander, English director and producer
• 1948 » Steve Priest, English singer-songwriter and bass player
• 1948 » Trevor Cherry, English footballer († 2020)
• 1949 » César Aira, Argentinian author and translator
• 1949 » Marc Garneau, Canadian engineer, astronaut, and politician
• 1950 » Rebecca Goldstein, American philosopher and author
• 1951 » Debbie Friedman, American singer-songwriter of Jewish melodies († 2011)
• 1951 » Ed "Too Tall" Jones, American football player and boxer
• 1951 » Eddie Dibbs, American tennis player
• 1951 » Patricia Richardson, American actress

• 1930 » Horst Wessel, German SA officer (b. 1907)
• 1931 » Nellie Melba, Australian soprano and actress (b. 1861)
• 1934 » Edward Elgar, English composer and academic (b. 1857)
• 1944 » Leo Baekeland, Belgian-American chemist and engineer (b. 1863)
• 1946 » Tomoyuki Yamashita, Japanese general (b. 1885)
• 1948 » John Robert Gregg, Irish-American publisher and educator (b. 1866)
• 1955 » Paul Claudel, French poet and playwright (b. 1868)
• 1965 » Stan Laurel, English actor and comedian (b. 1890)
• 1969 » Madhubala, Indian actress and producer (b. 1933)
• 1969 » Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, 2nd King of Saudi Arabia (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 21 » American lawyer and government official Alger Hiss is convicted of perjury.
• March 17 » Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley announce the creation of element 98, which they name "californium".
• July 20 » Cold War: In Philadelphia, Harry Gold pleads guilty to spying for the Soviet Union by passing secrets from atomic scientist Klaus Fuchs.
• November 5 » Korean War: British and Australian forces from the 27th British Commonwealth Brigade successfully halted the advancing Chinese 117th Division during the Battle of Pakchon.
• 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.
• November 17 » United Nations Security Council Resolution 89 relating to the Palestine Question is adopted.

The temperature on February 23, 1950 was between -2.4 °C and 7.2 °C and averaged 2.3 °C. There was 1.4 hours of sunshine (13%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.