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Birthday August 18, 1950

• The temperature on August 18, 1950 was between 10.0 °C and 18.0 °C and averaged 14.2 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 7.7 hours of sunshine (53%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
• 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).
• In the year 1950: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 10.0 million citizens.
  • March 7 » Cold War: The Soviet Union issues a statement denying that Klaus Fuchs served as a Soviet spy.
  • April 8 » India and Pakistan sign the Liaquat–Nehru Pact.
  • 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.
  • August 18 » Julien Lahaut, the chairman of the Communist Party of Belgium is assassinated by far-right elements.
  • August 24 » Edith Sampson becomes the first black U.S. delegate to the United Nations.
  • November 21 » Two Canadian National Railway trains collide in northeastern British Columbia in the Canoe River train crash; the death toll is 21, with 17 of them Canadian troops bound for Korea.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1948 » James Jones, English bishop
• 1948 » John Scarlett, English intelligence officer
• 1949 » Nigel Griggs, English bass player, songwriter, and producer
• 1950 » Dennis Elliott, English drummer and sculptor
• 1952 » Elayne Boosler, American actress, director, and screenwriter
• 1952 » Patrick Swayze, American actor and dancer († 2009)