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• Anna Plonia Johanna Jense, Delft († 2014)
• Antje Jacoba Dam, Anjum († 2015)
• Hendrika de Vries, Wassenaar († 2017)
• Charles Edward Badding, Amherst, Erie, New York, Verenigde Staten († 2015)
• Wijnand Top, Enschede († 1951)
• Wijnand Gessienus Top, Enschede, Overijssel, Nederland († 1951)
• Trudy Geraldine Gardiner, Windsor, Berkshire, England († 1987)
• Teun Zonneveld, Uitgeest († 1998)
• Hendrika de Vries, Wassenaar, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2017)
• Janny Jansema, Groningen († 1950)

• Annigjen Klazes Pen (74), Enschede, Overijssel, Nederland
• Annigje Pen (74), Enschede
• Catharina (Cato) Verhaar (68)
• Abraham Molleman (86), Nieuwer-Amstel
• Bastiana Groenewegen (88), Sliedrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adrianus Bartus van Veldhoven (61), Geldermalsen (West Betuwe) (GL)
• Carolina Stokhof (79), Amsterdam
• Anthonie Jacob Poots (51), Hardewijk
• Arie de Vrij (81), Moerkapelle, Zuidplas, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Ada Robb (63), Price, Carbon, Utah, United States

• 1946 » Julian Hipwood, English polo player and coach
• 1946 » Ted Shackelford, American actor
• 1947 » Bryan Brown, Australian actor and producer
• 1948 » Clarence Thomas, American lawyer and judge, United States Supreme Court Justice
• 1949 » Gordon Bray, Australian journalist and sportscaster
• 1949 » Sheila Noakes, Baroness Noakes, English accountant and politician
• 1951 » Angelo Falcón, Puerto Rican-American political scientist, activist, and academic, founded the National Institute for Latino Policy
• 1951 » Michèle Mouton, French race car driver and manager
• 1951 » Raj Babbar, Indian actor and politician
• 1953 » Armen Sarkissian, Armenian physicist, politician and current President of Armenia

• 1945 » Giuseppina Tuissi, Italian journalist and activist (b. 1923)
• 1953 » Albert Gleizes, French painter (b. 1881)
• 1954 » Salih Omurtak, Turkish general (b. 1889)
• 1956 » Reinhold Glière, Russian composer and educator (b. 1875)
• 1959 » Boris Vian, French author, poet, and playwright (b. 1920)
• 1959 » Hidir Lutfi, Iraqi poet. (b. 1880)
• 1969 » Volmari Iso-Hollo, Finnish runner (b. 1907)
• 1970 » Roscoe Turner, American soldier and pilot (b. 1895)
• 1973 » Gerry Birrell, Scottish race car driver (b. 1944)
• 1980 » Sanjay Gandhi, Indian engineer and politician (b. 1946)

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. Adrianus
15. Wilhelmus
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 6 » The United Kingdom recognizes the People's Republic of China. The Republic of China severs diplomatic relations with the UK in response.
• January 31 » Cold War: U.S. President Harry S. Truman announces a program to develop the hydrogen bomb.
• March 17 » Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley announce the creation of element 98, which they name "californium".
• June 29 » Korean War: U.S. President Harry S. Truman authorizes a sea blockade of Korea.
• November 1 » Pope Pius XII claims papal infallibility when he formally defines the dogma of the Assumption of Mary.
• November 19 » US General Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes Supreme Commander of NATO-Europe.

The temperature on June 23, 1950 was between 10.0 °C and 15.0 °C and averaged 11.9 °C. There was 20.2 mm of rain during 9.3 hours. There was 2.1 hours of sunshine (13%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.