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• Johannes Adrianus Joseph van Kessel, Uithoorn,, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2018)
• Helena Johanna (Leny) Buiteman († 2021)
• Maria Huberdina Vromans, Tilburg
• Cornelis Bassa, Leerbroek (Zederik), Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2009)
• Jansje ten Kleij, Ommen, Overijssel, Nederland († 1998)
• Sjaan Voois († 2001)
• Margreet Brandsteder († 1997)
• Hubertina Maria Henrica Lutgens, Roermond, Limburg, Nederland († 1950)
• Jansje ten KLEIJ, Ommen († 1998)
• Jerry Richard Miller, Dover, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States of America († 2003)

• Alice Ann Douglas Sowell (72)
• Albertus Bernardus Winters (55), Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Henderikus Eerenstein (73), Odoorn Drenthe
• Angelina Jeannetta Arnoud van Etten (48), Oosterhout, Noord-Brabant, Nederland Nederland
• Anna Cornelia van der Heijden (80), Heerle, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Adolf Amedé Boel (70), Nieuwkerken-Waas
• Adrianus van der GIJZE Azn (81), Middelharnis, Goeree-Overflakkee, NL-ZH
• Adrianus_Henricus Dekkers (76), Tilburg
• van Koppenhagen (0), Arnhem
• Carrie A {Rector} Vrooman (85), Albany, Albany County, New York, United States of America

• 1947 » Dennis Bond, English footballer, midfielder
• 1948 » Alex MacDonald, Scottish footballer and manager
• 1948 » William Gibson, American-Canadian author and screenwriter
• 1949 » Pat Rice, Irish footballer and coach
• 1949 » Patrick Duffy, American actor, director, and producer
• 1949 » Stuart Rose, English businessman
• 1951 » Craig Ramsay, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1951 » Kurt Russell, American actor and producer
• 1951 » Scott Gorham, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1952 » Barry Horne, English activist († 2001)

• 1937 » Austen Chamberlain, English politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1863)
• 1940 » Philomène Belliveau, Canadian artist (b. 1854)
• 1946 » Dai Li, Chinese general (b. 1897)
• 1949 » Aleksandra Ekster, Russian-French painter and set designer (b. 1882)
• 1956 » Fred Allen, American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and author (b. 1894)
• 1956 » Irène Joliot-Curie, French physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1897)
• 1957 » Ramon Magsaysay, Filipino captain and politician, 7th President of the Philippines (b. 1907)
• 1958 » Bertha De Vriese, Belgian physician (b. 1877)
• 1958 » John Pius Boland, Irish tennis player and politician (b. 1870)
• 1961 » Susanna M. Salter, American activist and politician (b. 1860)

• 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 13 » Finland forms diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China.
• August 18 » Julien Lahaut, the chairman of the Communist Party of Belgium is assassinated by far-right elements.
• September 15 » Korean War: The U.S. X Corps lands at Inchon.
• 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.
• December 2 » Korean War: Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River ended, with decisive Chinese victory, UN forces were completely expelled from North Korea.
• 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 March 17, 1950 was between 8.1 °C and 11.2 °C and averaged 9.7 °C. There was 12.4 mm of rain during 9.1 hours. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.