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August 2, 1950Died on Thursday August 3, 1950
- Antje Minnes Antje Folkertsma (88), Augustinusga, Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Netherlands
- Cornelia Louisa Maria Buttinger (68), Haarlem
- Bernardus Steenman (61), Hattem, Gelderland, Nederland
- Cornelia Aletta Elisabeth Roubos (0), Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Antje Minnes Folkertsma (88), Augustinusga,Achtkarspelen,Friesland,The Netherlands
- Arie Cornelisz Spoon (57), Rotterdam
- Catharina Prevoo (67), Leiden
- Catharina Suikerbuijk (90), Rucphen
- Cornelia Louise Maria Buttinger (68), Haarlem (N-H)
- Cornelis Bakker (64), Amsterdam
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 3, 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 3
- 1948 » Jean-Pierre Raffarin, French lawyer and politician, 166th Prime Minister of France
- 1949 » B. B. Dickerson, American bass player and songwriter
- 1949 » Philip Casnoff, American actor and director
- 1949 » Sue Slipman, English politician
- 1950 » Ernesto Samper, Colombian economist and politician, 29th President of Colombia
- 1950 » Jo Marie Payton, American actress and singer
- 1950 » John Landis, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1950 » Linda Howard, American author
- 1951 » Jay North, American actor
- 1951 » Marcel Dionne, Canadian ice hockey player
Died on August 3
- 1936 » Konstantin Konik, Estonian surgeon and politician, 19th Estonian Minister of Education (b. 1873)
- 1942 » Richard Willstätter, German-Swiss chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1872)
- 1943 » Frumka Płotnicka, Polish resistance fighter during World War II (b. 1914)
- 1949 » Ignotus, Hungarian poet and author (b. 1869)
- 1954 » Colette, French novelist and journalist (b. 1873)
- 1958 » Peter Collins, English race car driver (b. 1931)
- 1959 » Herb Byrne, Australian footballer (b. 1887)
- 1961 » Hilda Rix Nicholas, Australian artist (b. 1884)
- 1964 » Flannery O'Connor, American short story writer and novelist (b. 1925)
- 1966 » Lenny Bruce, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (b. 1925)
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 5 » In the Sverdlovsk air disaster, all 19 of those on board are killed, including almost the entire national ice hockey team (VVS Moscow) of the Soviet Air Force – 11 players, as well as a team doctor and a masseur.
- January 31 » Cold War: U.S. President Harry S. Truman announces a program to develop the hydrogen bomb.
- July 20 » Cold War: In Philadelphia, Harry Gold pleads guilty to spying for the Soviet Union by passing secrets from atomic scientist Klaus Fuchs.
- July 29 » Korean War: After four days, the No Gun Ri Massacre ends when the US Army 7th Cavalry Regiment is withdrawn.
- August 24 » Edith Sampson becomes the first black U.S. delegate to the United Nations.
- September 23 » Korean War: The Battle of Hill 282 is the first US friendly-fire incident on British military personnel since World War II.
The weather on Thursday August 3, 1950
The temperature on August 3, 1950 was between 10.0 °C and 17.0 °C and averaged 13.0 °C. There was 34.2 mm of rain during 12.5 hours. There was 1.0 hours of sunshine (6%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI