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• Jantina Gerritdina Breukelman († 2017)
• Manfred(Manfred) van Graven, Lisse
• Eli van Gils, Goirle († 2003)
• Henry Engel, Ulft († 2016)
• Henricus Wilhelmus Maria ENGEL, Gendringen, Gelderland, Nederland († 2016)
• Gesina (Sina) Elizabeth Nuyen, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, VS († 2003)
• Helmut Kathmann, Osterbrück, Germany († 2001)
• Cornelis de Best, Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1984)
• Carole Ann van Slyke († 2018)
• Anna Maria Margaretha (Mieke) Trooster, 's-Gravenhage

• Bettie Blackwell (70), Flora, Clay County, Illinois
• Abraham Jannis Versprille (72), Oostburg, Zeeland, NL
• Antonius Johannes Peters (75), Veghel (Brabant)
• Adrian Mol (81), Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States
• Antje Frikke (79), Finsterwolde gemeente Oldambt Groningen
• Adrianus Schoonen (43), Breda
• Adrianus Gijsbertus Bergers (64), Leiden
• Daniel De Vries (18), Hardenberg
• Albertus Martinus Gerhardus Apenhorst (44), Dinxperlo
• Antonie Hoeflake (55), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• 1946 » Holly Woodlawn, Puerto Rican actress and author († 2015)
• 1946 » Keith Hopwood, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1946 » Kevin Barron, English electrician and politician
• 1946 » Pat Sajak, American journalist, actor, and game show host
• 1947 » Hillary Clinton, American lawyer and politician, 67th United States Secretary of State and 44th First Lady of the United States
• 1947 » Ian Ashley, German-English race car driver
• 1947 » Kenzo Kitakata, Japanese author
• 1947 » Reg Empey, Northern Irish businessman and politician, Lord Mayor of Belfast
• 1947 » Ricardo Asch, Argentinian gynecologist and endocrinologist
• 1947 » Trevor Joyce, Irish poet and scholar

• 1943 » Aurel Stein, Hungarian-English archaeologist and academic (b. 1862)
• 1944 » Hiroyoshi Nishizawa, Japanese lieutenant and pilot (b. 1920)
• 1944 » Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom (b. 1857)
• 1944 » William Temple, English archbishop and theologian (b. 1881)
• 1945 » Aleksey Krylov, Russian mathematician and engineer (b. 1863)
• 1945 » Paul Pelliot, French sinologist and explorer (b. 1878)
• 1946 » Ioannis Rallis, Greek lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1878)
• 1947 » Edwin Savage, English priest and author (b. 1862)
• 1949 » Lionel Halsey, English admiral and courtier (b. 1872)
• 1952 » Hattie McDaniel, American actress and singer (b. 1895)

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 » 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.
• February 18 » First Indochina War: The French gain complete control of Hanoi after forcing the Viet Minh to withdraw to mountains.
• April 6 » The first Tony Awards are presented for theatrical achievement.
• September 9 » First case of a computer bug being found: A moth lodges in a relay of a Harvard Mark II computer at Harvard University.
• October 5 » President Truman makes the first televised Oval Office address.
• November 30 » Civil War in Mandatory Palestine begins, leading up to the creation of the state of Israel.

The temperature on October 26, 1947 was between -2.0 °C and 8.2 °C and averaged 2.7 °C. There was 9.0 hours of sunshine (90%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.