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• Dick Theodorus Paul Schuiten, Veendam († 1994)
• K.J. (Clara\Klara\Klaasje) DRIESSEN, Kampen (NL/OV) († 2021)
• Antonia Johanna Maria Osenga, Amsterdam
• IJda Pieters van der Wiel, Katwijk († 2016)
• Hendrik Albertus van Randeraad, Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland († 1946)
• Henriëtte Leontine Theodora Cuypers, Lüneburg († 2008)
• Gerard Velner († 2022)
• IJdi van der Wiel, Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2016)
• Jan Baptist SEGHERS, Groot-Bijgaarden,1702,Brabant Flamand,Bruxelles Capitale,BELGIQUE († 2005)
• Alan Dale Alma, Grayling, Michigan, VS († 2016)

• Adriana van der Windt (81), Vlaardingen
• Anna Maria van der Valk (3), Naaldwijk
• Cornelia van Groningen (50), 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
• Antonius Mertens (65), Helmond
• Charles Patterson (91), Montana, United States
• Balthazar Franciscus van Hilst (46), Amsterdam
• Berdina Johanna Reuser (73), Rotterdam, ZH, Nederland
• Antje Rustwat (81), Gouderak, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Antje Looijen (85), 's-Gravenhage
• Anne Wiersma (74), Drachten

• 1945 » André Lacroix, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach
• 1945 » John Carlos, American runner and football player
• 1946 » Bob Grant, Australian rugby league player
• 1946 » John Du Cann, English guitarist († 2001)
• 1946 » Patrick Head, English engineer and businessman, co-founded Williams F1
• 1946 » Wanderléa, Brazilian singer and television host
• 1947 » David Hare, English director, playwright, and screenwriter
• 1947 » Freddie Stone, American singer, guitarist, and pastor
• 1947 » Laurie Anderson, American singer-songwriter and violinist
• 1947 » Tom Evans, English singer-songwriter and guitarist († 1983)

• 1920 » Rhoda Broughton, Welsh-English author (b. 1840)
• 1921 » Georges Feydeau, French playwright (b. 1862)
• 1921 » Will Crooks, English trade unionist and politician (b. 1852)
• 1930 » Eric Lemming, Swedish athlete (b. 1880)
• 1930 » Pascin, Bulgarian-French painter and illustrator (b. 1885)
• 1934 » Emily Dobson, Australian philanthropist (b. 1842)
• 1934 » William Holman, English-Australian politician, 19th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1871)
• 1947 » Nils Olaf Chrisander, Swedish-American actor and director (b. 1884)
• 1967 » Arthur Biram, Israeli philologist, philosopher, and academic (b. 1878)
• 1967 » Harry Brown, Australian public servant (b. 1878)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Cornelis
4. Willem
5. Hendrik
6. Gerrit
7. Pieter
8. Robert
9. Jacobus
10. Peter
11. Jacob
12. Petrus
13. Adrianus
14. Wilhelmus
15. John
16. Gerardus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Cornelia
4. Anna
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Adriana
8. Catharina
9. Hendrika
10. Petronella
11. Jacoba
12. Geertruida
13. Margaretha
14. Helena
15. Yvonne
16. Marianne

• 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 25 » The United Mine Workers rejoins the American Federation of Labor.
• March 29 » Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, one of Mexico's leading universities, is founded.
• April 17 » The last French troops are withdrawn from Syria.
• May 25 » The parliament of Transjordan makes Abdullah I of Jordan their Emir.
• July 15 » State of North Borneo, today in Sabah, Malaysia, annexed by the United Kingdom.
• August 7 » The government of the Soviet Union presented a note to its Turkish counterparts which refuted the latter's sovereignty over the Turkish Straits, thus beginning the Turkish Straits crisis.

The temperature on June 5, 1946 was between 10.8 °C and 19.3 °C and averaged 15.1 °C. There was 1.2 mm of rain during 2.3 hours. There was 1.8 hours of sunshine (11%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.