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• Elisabeth LOOVENS, leiden
• Maria Henrica Verdonk, Nieuwer Amstel († 1947)
• Anna Wilhelmina (Wilna) van Kamp, Alblasserdam, Nederland († 2021)
• James William Inman, Washington († 2011)
• Jacob Casper Johannes Tigges, Rotterdam († 2023)
• Cornelis Lourens Rison, Oostkapelle, Zeeland, NL
• Hubert Jan Henri Doumen, Rotem, Provincie Limburg, België († 2002)
• Maria Anna Johanna Brandsma, Hilversum († 2006)
• Jan Espeldoorn († 2020)
• J.L.M. SCHOLTE, ROTTERDAM († 2019)

• Bertha Stomphorst (78), Eemnes, Utrecht, Nederland
• Antonie Jansen (53), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands
• Antonetta van Seters (74), Kaatsheuvel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Arnolda Geertruida Knobbout (0), Tiel (GL)
• anna maria francina slaats (87), deurne-liessel
• Adrianus Verdult (51), Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Amelia Catherine Bischoffsheim
• Antonius Cornelis Eichelsheim (17), Maarheeze, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Cornelia Klaassen (83), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Antoon Hennink (73), Arnhem, Gelderland, Nederland

• 1944 » Booker T. Jones, American pianist, saxophonist, songwriter, and producer
• 1945 » Judith Roitman, American mathematician and academic
• 1945 » Michael Bishop, American author and educator
• 1945 » Neil Young, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1946 » Alexandra Charles, Swedish businesswoman
• 1947 » Buck Dharma, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1947 » Patrice Leconte, French director and screenwriter
• 1948 » Hassan Rouhani, Iranian lawyer and politician; 7th President of Iran
• 1949 » Jack Reed, American soldier and politician
• 1949 » Ron Lapointe, Canadian ice hockey player and coach († 1992)

• 1939 » Norman Bethune, Canadian physician and humanitarian (b. 1890)
• 1946 » Albert Bond Lambert, American golfer and pilot (b. 1875)
• 1946 » Madan Mohan Malaviya, Indian academic and politician, President of the Indian National Congress (b. 1861)
• 1948 » Umberto Giordano, Italian composer (b. 1867)
• 1950 » Julia Marlowe, English-American actress (b. 1865)
• 1950 » Lesley Ashburner, American hurdler (b. 1883)
• 1955 » Alfréd Hajós, Hungarian swimmer and architect, designed the Grand Hotel Aranybika (b. 1878)
• 1955 » Sarah Wambaugh, American political scientist, world authority on plebiscites (b. 1882)
• 1955 » Tin Ujević, Croatian poet and translator (b. 1891)
• 1958 » Gustaf Söderström, Swedish shot putter, discus thrower, and tug of war competitor (b. 1865)

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 » 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.
• January 6 » Pan American Airlines becomes the first commercial airline to offer a round-the-world ticket.
• February 18 » First Indochina War: The French gain complete control of Hanoi after forcing the Viet Minh to withdraw to mountains.
• April 9 » The Journey of Reconciliation, the first interracial Freedom Ride begins through the upper South in violation of Jim Crow laws. The riders wanted enforcement of the United States Supreme Court's 1946 Irene Morgan decision that banned racial segregation in interstate travel.
• October 22 » The Kashmir conflict between India and Pakistan begins, having started just after the partition of India.
• November 6 » Meet the Press, the longest running television program in history, makes its debut.

The temperature on November 12, 1947 was between 11.6 °C and 13.6 °C and averaged 12.6 °C. There was 16.7 mm of rain during 9.2 hours. The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.