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Born on Thursday August 10, 1950
- Louise Rijken, Batavia, West-Java, Nederlands-Indië († 2006)
- Boy (infant) Pfannes, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America († 1950)
- Dr. Lorenzo Unknown, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, Verenigde Staten († 2012)
- Ronald Pieter Baard, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2011)
- Monique François
- Héctor Alfonso Paz Molina, Palmira,Valle,Colombia († 1993)
- Louise Margaretha Bonsel, 's-Gravenhage, Nederland († 2012)
- Shirley May Terpin, Butte († 1990)
- Nieske Klaver, Ureterp († 1987)
- Arlette Brigitte Priem, Roeselare († 2023)
Died on Thursday August 10, 1950
- Antonia HOPSTAKEN (66), Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Alida Welp (83), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Bastiaan Schalken (76), Geertruidenberg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Berendina Veldman (74), Noordwijk
- Alieda "Lydia" Johanna Koenig (64), St Charles Co MO
- Aaltje Dijkstra (77), Kollum, gem. Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland
- Boy (infant) Pfannes (0), Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America
- Christoffel Jacob Jacobi (79)
- Alice Elizabeth Bail (82), Rochester, Victoria, Australia
- Barbara Marie Canfyn (52), Galmaarden
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 10, 1950 at Delpher
- De waarheid
- Limburgsch dagblad
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- Algemeen Indisch dagblad : de Preangerbode
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- Het vrije volk : democratisch-socialistisch dagblad
- Het vrije volk : democratisch-socialistisch dagblad
- Het vrije volk : democratisch-socialistisch dagblad
- Amigoe di Curacao : weekblad voor de Curacaosche eilanden
Born on August 10
- 1947 » Alan Ward, English cricketer
- 1947 » Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysian academic and politician, 7th Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia
- 1947 » Ian Anderson, Scottish-English singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1947 » John Spencer, English rugby player and manager
- 1948 » Nick Stringer, English actor
- 1950 » Patti Austin, American singer-songwriter
- 1951 » Juan Manuel Santos, Colombian businessman and politician, 59th President of Colombia
- 1952 » Daniel Hugh Kelly, American actor
- 1952 » Diane Venora, American actress
- 1954 » Peter Endrulat, German footballer
Died on August 10
- 1945 » Robert H. Goddard, American physicist and engineer (b. 1882)
- 1948 » Andrew Brown, Scottish footballer and coach (b. 1870)
- 1948 » Kan'ichi Asakawa, Japanese-American historian, author, and academic (b. 1873)
- 1948 » Montague Summers, English clergyman and author (b. 1880)
- 1949 » Homer Burton Adkins, American chemist (b. 1892)
- 1954 » Robert Adair, American-born British actor (b. 1900)
- 1958 » Frank Demaree, American baseball player and manager (b. 1910)
- 1960 » Hamide Ayşe Sultan, Ottoman princess (b. 1887)
- 1961 » Julia Peterkin, American author (b. 1880)
- 1963 » Estes Kefauver, American lawyer and politician (b. 1903)
Names that were popular for boys in 1950
- Johannes
- Jan
- Maria
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Gerardus
- Petrus
- Antonius
- Wilhelmus
- Jacobus
- Adrianus
- Pieter
- Robert
- Gerrit
- Peter
Names that were popular for girls in 1950
- Maria
- Johanna
- Elisabeth
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Wilhelmina
- Catharina
- Petronella
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Marie
- Jacoba
- Margaretha
- Helena
- Geertruida
- Ann
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1950
- 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 13 » British submarine HMSTruculent collides with an oil tanker in the Thames Estuary, killing 64 men.
- January 17 » United Nations Security Council Resolution 79 relating to arms control is adopted.
- July 16 » Chaplain–Medic massacre: American POWs are massacred by North Korean Army.
- September 3 » "Nino" Farina becomes the first Formula One Drivers' champion after winning the 1950 Italian Grand Prix.
- October 16 » The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis is published.
- November 8 » Korean War: United States Air Force Lt. Russell J. Brown, while piloting an F-80 Shooting Star, shoots down two North Korean MiG-15s in the first jet aircraft-to-jet aircraft dogfight in history.
The weather on Thursday August 10, 1950
The temperature on August 10, 1950 was between 12.7 °C and 21.7 °C and averaged 16.6 °C. There was 7.4 mm of rain during 4.1 hours. There was 2.5 hours of sunshine (17%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI