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Born on Monday August 14, 1950
- Kees Zwarthoed, Volendam, Nederland († 2019)
- Oscar Franklin Sykes († 1983)
- Columba Johanna Keuning, Elten, Duitsland († 2011)
- Catharina Cornelia Anna van der Geest, Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2005)
- Dieuwke Lemstra († 2006)
- Frouke Vonk, Oosterend († 1967)
- julius marie (jules) de corte, neerkant
- Jaclyn Kay van Gorp, Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa († 1950)
- Maria Sara Deunink, Schoondijke, Zeeland, Nederland († 2021)
- Frouke Vonk, Oosterend (Texel, NH) († 1967)
Died on Monday August 14, 1950
- Anna Maria Jacquot (80), Groningen, Nederland
- Barnett Scantland Hall (78)
- Adriano Fernandes do Amaral (88)
- Bastiaan Jacob Kranenburg (81), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- August Henry Kuehl (44), San Diego, San Diego Co., California, Verenigde Staten
- Adriaantje Blok (72), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Albertus Jacobus Hoek (71), Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Albertus Jacobus Aldertsz Hoek (71), Katwijk aan Zee, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Adriano Fernandes do Amaral (80), Portao, RS, Brasil
- Bastiaan Jacob Kranenburg (81), Rotterdam
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 14, 1950 at Delpher
- Nieuwsblad van Friesland : Hepkema's courant
- 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
Born on August 14
- 1947 » Bruce Nash, American director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1947 » Maddy Prior, English folk singer
- 1948 » Bruce Thomas, English bass player and author
- 1948 » Terry Adams, American pianist and composer
- 1949 » Morten Olsen, Danish footballer and coach
- 1950 » Gary Larson, American cartoonist
- 1951 » Norbert Hofmann, German footballer and manager
- 1951 » Slim Dunlap, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1952 » Debbie Meyer, American swimmer
- 1952 » John McCutcheon, American folksinger
Died on August 14
- 1941 » Maximilian Kolbe, Polish martyr and saint (b. 1894)
- 1943 » Joe Kelley, American baseball player and manager (b. 1871)
- 1943 » Lore Berger, Swiss author and translator (b. 1921)
- 1951 » William Randolph Hearst, American publisher and politician, founded the Hearst Corporation (b. 1863)
- 1954 » Hugo Eckener, German pilot and designer (b. 1868)
- 1954 » Nikos Ploumpidis, Greek activist (b. 1901)
- 1955 » Herbert Putnam, American lawyer and publisher, Librarian of Congress (b. 1861)
- 1956 » Bertolt Brecht, German poet, playwright, and director (b. 1898)
- 1958 » Frédéric Joliot-Curie, French physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1900)
- 1958 » Konstantin von Neurath, German lawyer and politician, Reich Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1873)
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 » Finland forms diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China.
- March 1 » Cold War: Klaus Fuchs is convicted of spying for the Soviet Union by disclosing top secret atomic bomb data.
- April 8 » India and Pakistan sign the Liaquat–Nehru Pact.
- May 5 » Bhumibol Adulyadej is crowned as King of Thailand.
- July 24 » Cape Canaveral Air Force Station begins operations with the launch of a Bumper rocket.
- 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.
The weather on Monday August 14, 1950
The temperature on August 14, 1950 was between 11.0 °C and 22.2 °C and averaged 16.7 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 11.7 hours of sunshine (79%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI