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• Dirk Cornelis van de Hoef, Baarn († 2012)
• Frederik Hendrik Swarts († 2015)
• André VAN DER SLAGMOLEN, Asse, 1730, Hal-Vilvoorde, België († 1947)
• Bert (Egbert) VOLGERS, Apeldoorn († 2022)
• Dina Jeuring, Noord Barge († 1968)
• Johannes Cornelis Henricus Maria KUIJKEN, Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland,NL
• Anne Albert van Timmeren, Groningen († 1948)
• Cornelis Pieter Moeleker, Biezelinge, Zeeland, Nederland († 2010)
• Laudenor Machado da Silva, São Gabriel, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil († 1988)
• Jacobus Leonardus Luijks, Halsteren († 1948)

• Antonius Houben (66), Sevenum, Limburg, Nederland
• Elisabeth Pellis (7), Etten-Leur (Breda (Z.H.)
• Carlota Andonaegui (78), México, Distrito Federal, México
• Edo Riemeijer (72), Westerlee, Nederland
• Angeline Florentine JUDD (94), Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York, Verenigde Staten
• Christiaan de Wolff (68), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Edo Riemeijer, Scheemda
• Anton Jacob Bletz (87), Deventer, Overijssel, Nederland
• David Brekhoff (81), Groningen
• Alberdina Boers (51), Sibculo

• 1946 » Dave Holland, English bassist, composer, and bandleader
• 1947 » Aaron Ciechanover, Israeli biologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1947 » Adriano Tilgher, Italian politician
• 1947 » Buzz Capra, American baseball player and coach
• 1947 » Dalveer Bhandari, Indian lawyer and judge
• 1947 » Dave Arneson, American game designer, co-created Dungeons & Dragons († 2009)
• 1947 » Mariska Veres, Dutch singer († 2006)
• 1947 » Martin Turner, English singer-songwriter and bass player
• 1947 » Nevill Drury, English-Australian journalist and publisher († 2013)
• 1947 » Stephen Collins, American actor and director

• 1940 » Chiungtze C. Tsen, Chinese mathematician (b. 1898)
• 1942 » Ants Piip, Estonian lawyer and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Estonia (b. 1884)
• 1950 » Faik Ali Ozansoy, Turkish poet, educator, and politician (b. 1876)
• 1951 » Peter McWilliam, Scottish-English footballer and manager (b. 1878)
• 1953 » John Marin, American painter (b. 1870)
• 1955 » Charles Christie, American film producer, founded Christie Film Company (b. 1880)
• 1957 » Abdülhalik Renda, Turkish civil servant and politician, 6th Turkish Minister of National Defence (b. 1881)
• 1958 » Robert Falk, Russian painter and educator (b. 1886)
• 1959 » Enrico De Nicola, Italian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 1st President of Italy (b. 1877)
• 1961 » Ludwig Bemelmans, Italian-American author and illustrator (b. 1898)

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

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 » The Canadian Citizenship Act 1946 comes into effect, converting British subjects into Canadian citizens. Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes the first Canadian citizen.
• July 4 » The "Indian Independence Bill" is presented before the British House of Commons, proposing the independence of the Provinces of British India into two sovereign countries: India and Pakistan.
• July 26 » Cold War: U.S. President Harry S. Truman signs the National Security Act of 1947 into United States law creating the Central Intelligence Agency, United States Department of Defense, United States Air Force, Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the United States National Security Council.
• November 17 » The Screen Actors Guild implements an anti-Communist loyalty oath.
• November 29 » Partition Plan: The United Nations General Assembly approves a plan for the partition of Palestine.
• December 23 » The transistor is first demonstrated at Bell Laboratories.

The temperature on October 1, 1947 was between 6.2 °C and 16.1 °C and averaged 10.7 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 6.7 hours of sunshine (57%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west.