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Born on Thursday February 28, 1946
- Joep Emile Arthur IMKAMP, Roermond, Limburg, Netherlands († 2021)
- Grietje Huiting, Wildervank († 1948)
- Douwe Blom, Nijkerk († 2000)
- Baby de Vries († 1946)
- Ferdinand Willem Faber, Nederland († 1995)
- Irene Wurster, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Baarslag, Tilburg († 1946)
- Jacob Dirk van Gelder, Amersfoort, UT Netherlands († 2012)
- Johannes Leonardus Theodorus Schiferli, 's Gravenhage († 1946)
- Arlette MION, Antwerpen, 2000, Antwerpen, Belgique
Died on Thursday February 28, 1946
- Amelia de Wolff (61), Rotterdam
- Aaltje Adriaantje van Kuijk (69), Heerenveen
- Agatha Maas (29), Leiden
- Albert Kamminga (81), Visvliet, NL-GR
- Albert Kamminga (81), Visvliet, gem. Grijpskerk, Groningen, Nederland
- Aaltje Adriaantje Van Kuijk (67), Heerenveen
- Antonius Adrianus Gilbers (67), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Anne Wietske Wynia (29), Leeuwarden, Friesland, Nederland
- Anna Arnolda van Eldijk (58), Tiel, Gelderland, Nederland
- Antonius Groenland (72), Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 28, 1946 at Delpher
- Amigoe di Curacao : weekblad voor de Curacaosche eilanden
- De waarheid
- Limburgsch dagblad
- Het nieuws : algemeen dagblad
- Nieuwsblad van het Zuiden : dagblad met ochtend- en avond-editie
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- Het dagblad : uitgave van de Nederlandsche Dagbladpers te Batavia
- Het vrije volk : democratisch-socialistisch dagblad
- De vrije kerk : reformatorische stemmen / hoofdred. C. Vonk ... [et al.]
- Leeuwarder koerier
Born on February 28
- 1944 » Edward Greenspan, Canadian lawyer and author († 2014)
- 1944 » Kelly Bishop, American actress and dancer
- 1944 » Sepp Maier, German footballer and manager
- 1945 » Bubba Smith, American football player and actor († 2011)
- 1945 » Linda Preiss Rothschild, American mathematician and academic
- 1945 » Mimsy Farmer, American-French actress and sculptor
- 1946 » Philip Bailhache, English lawyer and politician
- 1946 » Robin Cook, Scottish educator and politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs († 2005)
- 1946 » Syreeta Wright, African-American singer songwriter († 2004)
- 1947 » Stephanie Beacham, English actress
Died on February 28
- 1929 » Clemens von Pirquet, Austrian physician and immunologist (b. 1874)
- 1932 » Guillaume Bigourdan, French astronomer and academic (b. 1851)
- 1935 » Chiquinha Gonzaga, Brazilian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1847)
- 1936 » Charles Nicolle, French biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1866)
- 1941 » Alfonso XIII of Spain (b. 1886)
- 1942 » Karel Doorman, Dutch admiral (b. 1889)
- 1959 » Maxwell Anderson, American journalist, author, and playwright (b. 1888)
- 1963 » Rajendra Prasad, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st President of India (b. 1884)
- 1966 » Charles Bassett, American captain, engineer, and astronaut (b. 1931)
- 1966 » Elliot See, American commander, engineer, and astronaut (b. 1927)
Names that were popular for boys in 1946
- Jan
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Willem
- Hendrik
- Gerrit
- Pieter
- Robert
- Jacobus
- Peter
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Adrianus
- Wilhelmus
- Gerardus
- John
Names that were popular for girls in 1946
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Adriana
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Geertruida
- Margaretha
- Helena
- Yvonne
- Marianne
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1946
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
- In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 9.3 million citizens.
- January 31 » Cold War: Yugoslavia's new constitution, modeling that of the Soviet Union, establishes six constituent republics (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia).
- February 1 » Trygve Lie of Norway is picked to be the first United Nations Secretary-General.
- April 1 » The 8.6 Mw Aleutian Islands earthquake shakes the Aleutian Islands with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong). A destructive tsunami reaches the Hawaiian Islands resulting in dozens of deaths, mostly in Hilo, Hawaii.
- May 1 » Start of three-year Pilbara strike of Indigenous Australians.
- July 1 » Crossroads Able is the first postwar nuclear weapon test.
- December 17 » Kurdistan flag day, the flag of Kurdistan was raised for the first time in Mahabad in eastern Kurdistan (Iran).
Weather February 28, 1946
The temperature on February 28, 1946 was between -6.6 °C and 2.5 °C and averaged -2.1 °C. There was 3.4 hours of sunshine (32%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast.