About the day » Monday January 13, 1947Calender converter

• Johannes Jacobus Coenraad Reinink, Enschede, 7500, Nederland († 2009)
• Harm Van Tubergen Lotgering, Tjimahi (Indonesië) († 2019)
• Joseph Jean Edmond Gontran BRINCK († 1947)
• Karee Ann Corchran († 2017)
• Adrianus Theodorus Jacobus Kaandorp, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2023)
• Constant Godfried Agnes Maria Pijnaker, Hillegom († 2004)
• Christina HEYNEMAN, Brugge,8000,West-Vlaanderen,BELGIE († 1947)
• Elisabeth-Anne de Massy († 2020)
• Hannelore Margrit Dora Schulz, Malchin, Mecklenburg († 1993)
• Levenloos Oortwijn, Den Haag († 1947)

• Adrianus Verstallen (72), Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Abraham Snoeij (44), Rockanje
• Adriana Maria Arnolda Timmermans (76), 's-Gravenhage, ZH, Nederland
• Aalbert Vroege (89), Stellendam
• Aaltje Manak (88), Assen
• Aldert Noë (80), Assendelft NH NL
• Alje Hendriks BOLT (68), Uithuizen
• Allegonda Clementine Maria Verharen (1), Dongen
• Adriana Maria Arnoldina Timmermans (76), Den Haag,-
• * Netta Adelia Crissy (82)

• 1945 » Gordon McVie, English oncologist and author
• 1945 » Peter Simpson, English footballer
• 1946 » Eero Koivistoinen, Finnish saxophonist, composer, and conductor
• 1946 » Ordal Demokan, Turkish physicist and academic († 2004)
• 1947 » Carles Rexach, Spanish footballer and coach
• 1947 » Jacek Majchrowski, Polish historian, lawyer, and politician
• 1947 » John Lees, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1948 » Gaj Singh, Indian lawyer and politician
• 1949 » Brandon Tartikoff, American screenwriter and producer († 1997)
• 1949 » Rakesh Sharma, Indian commander, pilot, and astronaut

• 1929 » H. B. Higgins, Irish-Australian judge and politician, 3rd Attorney-General for Australia (b. 1851)
• 1929 » Wyatt Earp, American police officer (b. 1848)
• 1934 » Paul Ulrich Villard, French physicist and chemist (b. 1860)
• 1941 » James Joyce, Irish novelist, short story writer, and poet (b. 1882)
• 1943 » Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Swiss painter and sculptor (b. 1889)
• 1956 » Lyonel Feininger, German-American painter and illustrator (b. 1871)
• 1957 » A. E. Coppard English poet and short story writer (b. 1878)
• 1958 » Jesse L. Lasky, American film producer, co-founded Paramount Pictures (b. 1880)
• 1962 » Ernie Kovacs, American actor and game show host (b. 1919)
• 1963 » Sylvanus Olympio, Togolese businessman and politician, President of Togo (b. 1902)

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

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

• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• 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 9.5 million citizens.
• January 1 » Cold War: The American and British occupation zones in Allied-occupied Germany, after World War II, merge to form the Bizone, which later (with the French zone) became part of West Germany.
• March 8 » Thirteen thousand troops of the Republic of China Army arrive in Taiwan after the February 28 Incident and launch crackdowns which kill thousands of people, including many elites. This turns into a major root of the Taiwan independence movement.
• April 6 » The first Tony Awards are presented for theatrical achievement.
• April 30 » In Nevada, Boulder Dam is renamed Hoover Dam.
• August 15 » India gains Independence from British rule after near 190 years of British company and crown rule, and joins the Commonwealth of Nations.
• November 6 » Meet the Press, the longest running television program in history, makes its debut.

The temperature on January 13, 1947 was between 3.3 °C and 7.7 °C and averaged 5.8 °C. There was 8.3 mm of rain during 3.3 hours. There was 3.3 hours of sunshine (40%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest.