About the day » Tuesday June 20, 1950Calender converter

• Louis A.W. Oosterbaan († 1989)
• Cornelis Frank Wilbrink, Sassenheim († 2023)
• Aalbers, Neerbosch
• Adriana Jacoba Struijs, Maassluis († 1950)
• franciscus jacobus (frans) daniels, helden-panningen († 2003)
• Gerardus Joannes Beukers, Schoorl, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2020)
• Dörte BECK, Burg/Fehmarn (DE) († 1990)
• Maria Johanna Jacoba Everdina Saathoff, Nijmegen, Gelderland, Nederland
• Marianne van Dalfsen van Dalfsen († 1950)
• Greyling McClarity Smith [K FgqggMmObWSalemBBu] "Mack", Mississippi ql († 2002)

• Adriaan de Groot (51), Utrecht, Utrecht, NL
• Middel (66), stadskanaal
• Adrianus van de Sande (76), Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Adrianus Verhoef (71), Arnhem
• Alberdina Ramaker (51), Zkh. Zwolle, Overijssel, Nederland
• Berend Moorlag (0), Groningen Groningen Nederland
• Agatha Balvert (78), Culemborg
• Adrianus Verhoef (71), Arnhem, Gelderland, Nederland
• Agnes Inkey de Pallin (77), Budapest
• Alberdina Ramaker (51), Zwolle, Overijssel, Nederland

• 1948 » Cirilo Flores, American bishop († 2014)
• 1948 » Ludwig Scotty, Nauruan politician, 10th President of Nauru
• 1949 » Alan Longmuir, Scottish bass player and songwriter († 2018)
• 1949 » Gotabaya Rajapaksa, 8th president of Sri Lanka
• 1949 » Lionel Richie, American singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, and actor
• 1950 » Nouri al-Maliki, Iraqi politician, 76th Prime Minister of Iraq
• 1951 » Paul Muldoon, Irish poet and academic
• 1951 » Sheila McLean, Scottish scholar and academic
• 1951 » Tress MacNeille, American actress and voice artist
• 1952 » John Goodman, American actor

• 1925 » Josef Breuer, Austrian physician and psychologist (b. 1842)
• 1929 » Emmanouil Benakis, Greek merchant and politician, 35th Mayor of Athens (b. 1843)
• 1945 » Bruno Frank, German author, poet, and playwright (b. 1878)
• 1947 » Bugsy Siegel, American mobster (b. 1906)
• 1952 » Luigi Fagioli, Italian race car driver (b. 1898)
• 1958 » Kurt Alder, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1902)
• 1963 » Raphaël Salem, Greek-French mathematician and academic (b. 1898)
• 1965 » Bernard Baruch, American financier and politician (b. 1870)
• 1966 » Georges Lemaître, Belgian priest, physicist, and astronomer (b. 1894)
• 1974 » Horace Lindrum, Australian snooker player (b. 1912)

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 23 » The Knesset resolves that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel.
• February 9 » Second Red Scare: US Senator Joseph McCarthy accuses the United States Department of State of being filled with Communists.
• May 19 » A barge containing munitions destined for Pakistan explodes in the harbor at South Amboy, New Jersey, devastating the city.
• September 3 » "Nino" Farina becomes the first Formula One Drivers' champion after winning the 1950 Italian Grand Prix.
• November 19 » US General Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes Supreme Commander of NATO-Europe.
• 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 20, 1950 was between 13.7 °C and 25.3 °C and averaged 18.5 °C. There was 4.8 mm of rain during 3.6 hours. There was 4.5 hours of sunshine (27%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.