About the day » Saturday June 17, 1950Calender converter

• NN Koster, Groningen († 1950)
• Adrianus Alexander Wilhelmus Smulders, Heerlen († 2008)
• NN Jager, Gemeente Groningen, Groningen, Nederland († 1950)
• James R. DePew († 2010)
• Pieter van der Weg († 2010)
• JAGER, Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
• Maxwell Gerard FROST, Westbury, Tasmania, Australia († 2008)
• Cornelis Luijendijk, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands († 2002)
• Jan Pieter van Wilgen, Leiden († 2002)
• Johanna Hermanna (Joke) Swart, Emmen

• Bernardus Johannes Suringa (67)
• Aris Gerritsz Oudes (80), Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Christina Maria Dessing (3), 's-Gravenhage, Nederland
• Albertus Anna Kersten (80), Egchel, Helden, 5987, Nederland
• Jager (0), Groningen, Nederland
• Cornelis Houtman (72), Ellemeet
• Adolphe Herman Barend Ubink (72), Schiermonnikoog
• Aris Oudes (80), Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
• * Anthonie de Bie (84), Gorinchem
• Antoine Hendrikus van Calsteren (77), 's-Gravenhage

• 1948 » Aurelio López, Mexican baseball player and politician († 1992)
• 1948 » Dave Concepción, Venezuelan baseball player and manager
• 1948 » Jacqueline Jones, American historian and academic
• 1949 » John Craven, English economist and academic
• 1949 » Russell Smith, American country singer-songwriter and guitarist († 2019)
• 1949 » Snakefinger, English singer-songwriter and guitarist († 1987)
• 1950 » Lee Tamahori, New Zealand film director
• 1951 » Joe Piscopo, American actor, comedian, and screenwriter
• 1951 » John Garrett, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
• 1951 » Starhawk, American author and activist

• 1940 » Arthur Harden, English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1865)
• 1941 » Johan Wagenaar, Dutch organist and composer (b. 1862)
• 1942 » Charles Fitzpatrick, Canadian lawyer and politician, 5th Chief Justice of Canada (b. 1853)
• 1952 » Jack Parsons, American chemist and engineer (b. 1914)
• 1954 » Danny Cedrone, American guitarist and bandleader (b. 1920)
• 1956 » Bob Sweikert, American race car driver (b. 1926)
• 1956 » Paul Rostock, German surgeon and academic (b. 1892)
• 1956 » Percival Perry, 1st Baron Perry, English businessman (b. 1878)
• 1957 » Dorothy Richardson, English journalist and author (b. 1873)
• 1957 » J. R. Williams, Canadian-American cartoonist (b. 1888)

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.
• June 27 » The United States decides to send troops to fight in the Korean War.
• September 11 » Korean War: President Harry S. Truman approved military operations north of the 38 parallel.
• October 11 » CBS's field-sequential color system for television is the first to be licensed for broadcast by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
• October 16 » The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis is published.
• November 5 » Korean War: British and Australian forces from the 27th British Commonwealth Brigade successfully halted the advancing Chinese 117th Division during the Battle of Pakchon.
• 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 June 17, 1950 was between 5.3 °C and 20.7 °C and averaged 14.5 °C. There was 12.3 hours of sunshine (73%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.