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• Jacobus Gerardus Antonius Loos, Waalre († 1946)
• Klein, Onstwedde, Groningen, Nederland († 1946)
• - Onstenk, Groningen († 1946)
• Johanna Lamberta Theodora ("Ans") Dieperink, Ruurlo
• Hubertus Martinus Hartman, Haarlem († 1946)
• Dirk Willem Driessen, Lobith, Gelderland, Netherlands († 1980)
• elisabeth francisca cornelia maria (liesbeth) raijer, helden-panningen
• Frans Peperkamp, Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands († 2012)
• Henricus Johannes Spijker, Ommen († 1964)
• Carolyn Timothy Anderson, Roosevelt, Duchesne County, Utah († 2008)

• Alexander Joy (83), Victor Harbor, South Australia, Australia
• Aaltje Krijthe (74), Zwolle
• Antonia Derksen (80), Arnhem
• Anja WILKENS (76), Eindhoven,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Arie Baks (80), Rotterdam, Nederland
• Abraham BAKKER (83), Hilversum, 4624, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Arie van Westerop (47), Graft, Graft-de Rijp, Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Catharina Theodora Johanna Bolk (60), Hengelo, Gemeente Bronckhorst, Gelderland, Nederland
• Ariaantje PORTENGEN (83), Naarden, 4709, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Aleida Henderika Struijs (47), Culemborg, Gelderland, Nederland

• 1945 » Kay Ryan, American poet and educator
• 1945 » Richard Childress, American race car driver and businessman
• 1945 » Shaw Clifton, Northern Irish 18th General of The Salvation Army
• 1946 » Mart Siimann, Estonian psychologist and politician, 12th Prime Minister of Estonia
• 1946 » Moritz Leuenberger, Swiss lawyer and politician, 87th President of the Swiss Confederation
• 1946 » Rose Garrard, English sculptor and author
• 1947 » Don Felder, American musician and songwriter (Eagles)
• 1947 » Keith Harris, English ventriloquist and singer († 2015)
• 1947 » Rupert Hine, English musician, songwriter, and record producer
• 1947 » Stephen King, American author and screenwriter

• 1937 » Osgood Perkins, American actor (b. 1892)
• 1938 » Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić, Croatian author and poet (b. 1874)
• 1939 » Armand Călinescu, Romanian economist and politician, 39th Prime Minister of Romania (b. 1893)
• 1942 » John Symes, English cricketer (b. 1879)
• 1944 » Alexander Koshetz, Ukrainian choral conductor, arranger, composer (b. 1875)
• 1944 » Artur Phleps, Romanian general (b. 1881)
• 1947 » Harry Carey, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1878)
• 1953 » Necmettin Sadak, Turkish publisher and politician, 10th Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1890)
• 1954 » Mikimoto Kōkichi, Japanese businessman (b. 1858)
• 1956 » Bill Struth, Scottish footballer and manager (b. 1875)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Cornelis
4. Willem
5. Hendrik
6. Gerrit
7. Pieter
8. Jacobus
9. Robert
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. Aaltje

• 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.
• February 1 » The Parliament of Hungary abolishes the monarchy after nine centuries, and proclaims the Hungarian Republic.
• May 1 » Start of three-year Pilbara strike of Indigenous Australians.
• June 2 » Birth of the Italian Republic: In a referendum, Italians vote to turn Italy from a monarchy into a Republic. After the referendum, King Umberto II of Italy is exiled.
• October 1 » Nazi leaders are sentenced at the Nuremberg trials.
• December 7 » A fire at the Winecoff Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia kills 119 people, the deadliest hotel fire in U.S. history.
• December 9 » The "Subsequent Nuremberg trials" begin with the "Doctors' trial", prosecuting physicians and officers alleged to be involved in Nazi human experimentation and mass murder under the guise of euthanasia.

The temperature on September 21, 1946 was between 9.9 °C and 16.4 °C and averaged 13.0 °C. There was 2.5 mm of rain during 2.4 hours. There was 4.7 hours of sunshine (38%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west.