About the day » Sunday July 16, 1950Calender converter

• Reinard Jacob Lub, Enkhuizen, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1990)
• Alton Harlan († 1960)
• Darlene Campbell, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, Verenigde Staten († 2010)
• Dennis John DeLance, Great Lakes, Illinois († 2001)
• Gregory Lynn DuFrane, Appleton, Outagamie county, Wisconsin (USA) († 2013)
• Geertje Grietje Johannesdr. Feenstra, Oppenhuizen, Wymbritseradeel, Friesland, Nederland († 2016)
• Johannes Gerardus Oomens, Oude Tonge († 2012)
• Maria Anna Snoek, Egmond-Binnen, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1977)
• Bernardus Hendrikus Wittendorp, Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland († 2012)
• NN Buitenhuis, Hellum {GR} (Slochteren) († 1950)

• Cornelia Oomen (85), Etten-Leur
• Anna Maria Houben (74), Echt
• Clayton Gary Lyell (0), Bakersfield
• Ardina van Hoof (58), Veghel
• Amanda Fowler (79), Horry County, South Carolina
• Christine Rosine Hild (81), Allendorf, Limburg-Weilburg, Hesse, Germany
• Christina Rosalia de Vriese (43), Koewacht, Zeeland, Nederland
• Aaltjen van Leeuwen (72), Soest
• Adriana BRANDWIJK (75), Eindhoven,Gemeente Eindhoven,North Brabant,Nederland
• Baukje Meintes Sannes (77), ,, Peins, Franekeradeel, Friesland, Netherlands

• 1948 » Kevin McKenzie, South African cricketer
• 1948 » Lars Lagerbäck, Swedish footballer and manager
• 1948 » Rubén Blades, Panamanian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
• 1949 » Alan Fitzgerald, American guitarist and keyboardist
• 1950 » Dennis Priestley, English darts player
• 1950 » Frances Spalding, English historian and academic
• 1950 » Pierre Paradis, Canadian lawyer and politician
• 1950 » Tom Terrell, American journalist and photographer († 2007)
• 1951 » Che Rosli, Malaysian politician
• 1951 » Jean-Luc Mongrain, Canadian journalist

• 1939 » Bartholomeus Roodenburch, Dutch swimmer (b. 1866)
• 1949 » Vyacheslav Ivanov, Russian poet and playwright (b. 1866)
• 1953 » Hilaire Belloc, French-born British writer and historian (b. 1870)
• 1954 » Herms Niel, German soldier, trombonist, and composer (b. 1888)
• 1960 » Albert Kesselring, German field marshal (b. 1881)
• 1960 » John P. Marquand, American author (b. 1893)
• 1964 » Rauf Orbay, Turkish colonel and politician, Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1881)
• 1965 » Boris Artzybasheff, Ukrainian-American illustrator (b.1899)
• 1969 » James Scott Douglas, English-born Scottish race car driver and 6th Baronet Douglas (b. 1930)
• 1981 » Harry Chapin, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1942)

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.
• May 29 » The St. Roch, the first ship to circumnavigate North America, arrives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
• June 1 » The Chinchaga fire ignites. By September, it would become the largest single fire on record in North America.
• June 28 » Korean War: Packed with its own refugees fleeing Seoul and leaving their 5th Division stranded, South Korean forces blow up the Hangang Bridge in an attempt to slow North Korea's offensive. The city falls later that day.
• July 5 » Zionism: The Knesset passes the Law of Return which grants all Jews the right to immigrate to Israel.
• September 23 » Korean War: The Battle of Hill 282 is the first US friendly-fire incident on British military personnel since World War II.
• September 26 » Korean War: United Nations troops recapture Seoul from North Korean forces.

The temperature on July 16, 1950 was between 12.5 °C and 22.1 °C and averaged 16.9 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain during 1.2 hours. There was 2.5 hours of sunshine (15%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.