About the day » Tuesday March 21, 1950Calender converter

• Mattheus Wilhelmus Jozef van Westerop, Noordwijk († 2023)
• N.N. van Loon, Gilze en Rijen († 1950)
• Roel Lammerts Atsma, Uitwellingerga, Wymbritseradeel, Friesland, Nederland († 2016)
• Harry J. Dieterman, Grand Rapids (Kent), Michigan, Verenigde Staten († 2003)
• Johannes Chistianus Josephus Kampen, Beverwijk († 1963)
• Doede Nauta, Assen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Jos Creten, Sint-Truiden, België († 2023)
• Norman Calder, Seafield Hospital, Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland († 1998)
• Rob Slavenburg († 1998)
• Pieter Grosfeld († 1950)

• Bernard J. Maxwell (59), Saginaw Co, Michigan
• Berendina van Ulzen (87), enschede
• Albert Leonhard Perrenet (51), Den Haag
• Allegonda Johanna van Rijthoven (61), Nijmegen
• Adriana Helena Zuidweg (55), Delfzijl, Groningen, Nederland
• Betje Sikkerman (66), Enschede
• Arie Dijkslag (8), Zwolle
• Adriana Simmers (84), Zierikzee, Zeeland, Nederland
• Albertus Vossen (72), Wassenaar
• Arthur Clyde Alexander (58), Santa Clara, California

• 1948 » Scott Fahlman, American computer scientist and academic
• 1949 » Alvin Kallicharran, Guyanese cricketer and coach
• 1949 » Andy Love, Scottish-English politician
• 1949 » Eddie Money, American singer-songwriter and guitarist († 2019)
• 1949 » Slavoj Žižek, Slovenian sociologist, philosopher, and academic
• 1950 » Roger Hodgson, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player
• 1950 » Ron Oden, American minister and politician, 19th Mayor of Palm Springs
• 1950 » Sergey Lavrov, Russian politician and diplomat, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs
• 1951 » Conrad Lozano, American bass player
• 1951 » Russell Thompkins Jr., American soul singer

• 1934 » Franz Schreker, Austrian composer and conductor (b. 1878)
• 1936 » Alexander Glazunov, Russian composer and conductor (b. 1865)
• 1939 » Ali Hikmet Ayerdem, Turkish general and politician (b. 1877)
• 1939 » Evald Aav, Estonian composer and conductor (b. 1900)
• 1943 » Cornelia Fort, American soldier and pilot (b. 1919)
• 1945 » Arthur Nebe, German SS officer (b. 1894)
• 1951 » Willem Mengelberg, Dutch conductor and composer (b. 1871)
• 1953 » Ed Voss, American basketball player (b. 1922)
• 1956 » Hatı Çırpan, Turkish politician (b. 1890)
• 1958 » Cyril M. Kornbluth, American soldier and author (b. 1923)

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.
• May 5 » Bhumibol Adulyadej is crowned as King of Thailand.
• June 25 » The Korean War begins with the invasion of South Korea by North Korea.
• June 28 » Korean War: Suspected communist sympathizers (between 60,000 to 200,000) are executed in the Bodo League massacre.
• September 3 » "Nino" Farina becomes the first Formula One Drivers' champion after winning the 1950 Italian Grand Prix.
• November 26 » Korean War: Troops from the People's Republic of China launch a massive counterattack in North Korea against South Korean and United Nations forces (Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River and Battle of Chosin Reservoir), ending any hopes of a quick end to the conflict.
• December 9 » Cold War: Harry Gold is sentenced to 30 years in jail for helping Klaus Fuchs pass information about the Manhattan Project to the Soviet Union. His testimony is later instrumental in the prosecution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.

The temperature on March 21, 1950 was between 8.5 °C and 12.1 °C and averaged 9.5 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east.