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• Lizette Maes, Tilburg, Noord Brabant, Nederland († 2004)
• Freddy Pieters, Beveren
• Jacqueline Lee "Jacque" Alfers, St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, Verenigde Staten († 2008)
• Maria Johanna Anthonia (Ria) Agterberg, Utrecht († 1998)
• N.N. Doornenbal, Vleuten, Utrecht, Netherlands († 1950)
• Petronella Kaal, Middelbeers, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands († 2003)
• Johannes Ravensbergen, Leiden († 2006)
• Greta van Gardingen, Utrecht, Nederland († 2003)
• Catharina Johanna Maria Uijting, Utrecht († 2003)
• Johanna Sprong, Amsterdam († 2009)

• Auke Jacobs Pander (77), Drachten
• Agnes Gordon Tidy
• Beerd Koster (93), Oldebroek, Nederland
• Antje Koenraads de Moor (71), Giekerk
• Antje van der Boon (80), Bilthoven, Gem. de Bilt, Utrecht, Nederland
• Barend van de Wetering (69), Woudenberg
• Aries Klaas Alma (74), Groningen
• Adamus Cornelius Groffen (73), Oorderen
• Anna Maria Frederika Smelting (85), Voorburg
• Armand DE SAEGHER (75), Oudenaarde, 45035, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgique

• 1948 » Bobby Orr, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1948 » John de Lancie, American actor
• 1948 » Nikos Papazoglou, Greek singer-songwriter and producer († 2011)
• 1949 » Marcia Ball, American blues singer-songwriter and pianist
• 1949 » Richard Dowden, English journalist and educator
• 1950 » Carl Palmer, English drummer, percussionist, and songwriter
• 1950 » William Hurt, American actor
• 1951 » Jimmie Vaughan, American blues-rock singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1952 » David Greenaway, English economist and academic
• 1952 » Geoff Brabham, Australian race car driver

• 1933 » Giuseppe Zangara, Italian-American assassin of Anton Cermak (b. 1900; executed)
• 1940 » Alfred Ploetz, German physician, biologist, and eugenicist (b. 1860)
• 1945 » Dorothy Campbell, Scottish-American golfer (b. 1883)
• 1946 » Amadeus William Grabau, American-Chinese geologist, paleontologist, and academic (b. 1870)
• 1947 » Sigurd Wallén, Swedish actor and director (b. 1884)
• 1952 » Hjalmar Väre, Finnish cyclist (b. 1892)
• 1958 » Adegoke Adelabu, Nigerian merchant, journalist, and politician (b. 1915)
• 1964 » Brendan Behan, Irish republican and playwright (b. 1923)
• 1965 » Daniel Frank, American long jumper (b. 1882)
• 1966 » Johnny Morrison, American baseball player (b. 1895)

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 17 » The Great Brink's Robbery: Eleven thieves steal more than $2 million from an armored car company's offices in Boston.
• March 12 » The Llandow air disaster kills 80 people when the aircraft they are travelling in crashes near Sigingstone, Wales. At the time this was the world's deadliest air disaster.
• May 9 » Robert Schuman presents his proposal on the creation of an organized Europe, which according to him was indispensable to the maintenance of peaceful relations. This proposal, known as the "Schuman Declaration", is considered by some people to be the beginning of the creation of what is now the European Union.
• June 28 » Korean War: Suspected communist sympathizers (between 60,000 to 200,000) are executed in the Bodo League massacre.
• July 16 » Chaplain–Medic massacre: American POWs are massacred by North Korean Army.
• September 3 » "Nino" Farina becomes the first Formula One Drivers' champion after winning the 1950 Italian Grand Prix.

The temperature on March 20, 1950 was between 4.4 °C and 13.0 °C and averaged 8.5 °C. There was 3.5 mm of rain during 6.8 hours. There was 2.6 hours of sunshine (21%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.