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• Kees André Schmohl, Gouda, Nederland († 2010)
• Aad (Cornelis Adrianus) van den Berg, Delft († 2007)
• mia groetelaers, helden-panningen († 2022)
• Jan Dijkhuizen († 1999)
• Trijntje Koster, Tiendeveen, Beilen, Drenthe, Nederland († 2020)
• A. van Hooff († 2010)
• Cornelia Henrica Maria Malfliet, Helmond († 1950)
• Dick Bagchus, Vlaardingen
• Ria van de Wiel, Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2017)
• André Schnur, Amsterdam († 2013)

• "Lucie" Augustine Marie Hubertine Tatiana Ghislaine de Jonghe d'Ardoye (86), Bruxelles
• Anna Philomena Baeten (69), Bergen op Zoom
• Anna J. MrsGeorgeC <iKiFgmctNCBu>5 "Annie" (65), Morehead City, Carteret County, North Carolina ql
• Andrew Potter (76), Juneau, Dodge County, Wisconsin, Verenigde Staten
• Andrew POTTER (= Potter ) (76), Waupun (Do)
• Anje Nienhuis (73), Ezinge, Groningen, Nederland
• adrianus van EEUWEN (88), boskoop(ZH)
• Antoinette Jacqueline barones Sweerts de Landas (78), ‘s-Gravenhage,Gemeente ’s-Gravenhage,South Holland,Netherlands
• Aleida Banning (80), Didam
• Anna Philomena BAETEN (69), Bergen op Zoom,Gemeente Bergen op Zoom,North Brabant,Netherlands

• 1948 » Jeremy Beadle, English television host and producer († 2008)
• 1948 » Joschka Fischer, German academic and politician
• 1948 » Marcello Lippi, Italian footballer, manager, and coach
• 1949 » Scott Turow, American lawyer and author
• 1950 » David Cassidy, American singer-songwriter and guitarist († 2017)
• 1950 » Flavio Briatore, Italian businessman
• 1950 » Joyce Banda, Malawian politician, 4th president of Malawi
• 1950 » Nick Sackman, English composer and educator
• 1951 » Tom Noonan, American actor
• 1952 » Reuben Gant, American football player

• 1933 » Adelbert Ames, American general and politician, 30th Governor of Mississippi (b. 1835)
• 1937 » Abdülhak Hâmid Tarhan, Turkish playwright and poet (b. 1852)
• 1938 » Feodor Chaliapin, Russian opera singer (b. 1873)
• 1943 » Viktor Puskar, Estonian colonel (b. 1889)
• 1945 » Franklin D. Roosevelt, American lawyer and politician, 32nd President of the United States (b. 1882)
• 1953 » Lionel Logue, Australian actor and therapist (b. 1880)
• 1962 » Ron Flockhart, Scottish racing driver (b. 1923)
• 1966 » Sydney Allard, English racing driver and founder of the Allard car company (b. 1910)
• 1968 » Heinrich Nordhoff, German engineer (b. 1899)
• 1971 » Ed Lafitte, American baseball player and dentist (b. 1886)

• 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 29 » Korean War: U.S. President Harry S. Truman authorizes a sea blockade of Korea.
• September 4 » Darlington Raceway is the site of the inaugural Southern 500, the first 500-mile NASCAR race.
• September 15 » Korean War: The U.S. X Corps lands at Inchon.
• November 1 » Puerto Rican nationalists Griselio Torresola and Oscar Collazo attempt to assassinate US President Harry S. Truman at Blair House.
• 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 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.

The temperature on April 12, 1950 was between 0.5 °C and 11.0 °C and averaged 5.8 °C. There was 9.4 mm of rain during 4.8 hours. There was 4.8 hours of sunshine (35%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.