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• Georges DEJARDIN († 1956)
• Richard DURENNE († 1992)
• Neeltje van Veelen, Pernis, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2014)
• Willy ROSEAU, Tournai,7500,Hainaut,Wallonie,BELGIQUE († 2003)
• Johannes Petrus Mooij († 2000)
• Hermanus Bernardus Juurlink, Slagharen († 2021)
• Albert Martin STOUB, Chicago Cook County Illinois U.S.A († 1973)
• kindje Suhlmann, Emmen, Drenthe, Netherlands († 1950)
• Catharina Maria Bakker, Texel († 2010)
• Benedictus Rosette De Bruyn, Bornem, Antwerpen, België († 2010)

• Arnoldus Wilhelmus Nefkens (76), Lith
• "Philipp" Heinrich Franz Johann von Meran (55), Stainz, Autriche
• Albert Witteveen (63), Voorst,Gemeente Voorst, Gelderland, Nederland
• Anna Catharina Schröder (61), Arnhem
• Boorsma (79), Leeuwarden, Nederland
• Arnoldus Wilhelmus Nefkens (76), Lith, 5397, Nederland
• Adriana Serrij (71), Rotterdam
• Zweers (0), Arnhem
• Casper Franciscus Nupoort (60), Soest, Nederland
• Aaltje Janssen (68), Groningen, Groningen, Groningen, Nederland

• 1947 » Paul Brady, Irish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1948 » Grace Jones, Jamaican-American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
• 1949 » Archie Manning, American football player
• 1949 » Dusty Hill, American singer-songwriter and bass player
• 1949 » Philip Hunt, Baron Hunt of Kings Heath, English politician
• 1950 » Tadeusz Ślusarski, Polish pole vaulter († 1998)
• 1951 » Dick Slater, American wrestler
• 1951 » Joey Ramone, American singer-songwriter († 2001)
• 1952 » Bert van Marwijk, Dutch footballer, coach, and manager
• 1952 » Charlie Spedding, English runner

• 1939 » Ahmet Ağaoğlu, Azerbaijani-Turkish journalist and publicist (b. 1869)
• 1943 » Kristjan Raud, Estonian painter and illustrator (b. 1865)
• 1945 » Philipp Bouhler, German soldier and politician (b. 1889)
• 1946 » Booth Tarkington, American novelist and dramatist (b. 1869)
• 1950 » Daniel Ciugureanu, Romanian physician and politician, Prime Minister of Moldova (b. 1884)
• 1954 » Charles Ives, American composer and educator (b. 1874)
• 1958 » Archie Scott Brown, Scottish race car driver (b. 1927)
• 1958 » Jadunath Sarkar, Indian historian (b. 1870)
• 1958 » Ronald Colman, English actor (b. 1891)
• 1963 » Walter Russell, American painter, sculptor, and author (b. 1871)

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 17 » Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley announce the creation of element 98, which they name "californium".
• July 4 » Cold War: Radio Free Europe first broadcasts.
• July 24 » Cape Canaveral Air Force Station begins operations with the launch of a Bumper rocket.
• November 1 » Pope Pius XII claims papal infallibility when he formally defines the dogma of the Assumption of Mary.
• November 13 » General Carlos Delgado Chalbaud, President of Venezuela, is assassinated in Caracas.

The temperature on May 19, 1950 was between 7.1 °C and 16.2 °C and averaged 11.8 °C. There was 6.2 hours of sunshine (39%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast.