About the day » Tuesday July 22, 1947Calender converter

• christina paulina martina willems, sevenum
• Hindrik Bijlholt, Nederland († 2009)
• Henricus Josephus Maria van der Dussen, Empel († 2008)
• Gerritje Johanna Cornelia Monster, Zeist, Utrecht, Nederland, Nederland († 1947)
• Lawrence James Siragusa, Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, Verenigde Staten († 2016)
• Adrianus J.C. Hoskens, Bladel († 2000)
• leonardus martinus wilhelmus (leo) janssen, helden-egchel
• NN Houwing, Westerbork, Drenthe, Nederland
• Mary Ann Whalen, Grinnell, Poweshiek County, Iowa, Verenigde Staten († 1996)
• Onbekend Braam, Raalte, Nederland († 1947)

• Antonius Everardus van der Burg (74)
• Aafje Bruin (77), Enkhuizen, prov. Noord Holland
• Annigje van den Dool (80), Bleskensgraaf, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Antonius Everardus van der Burg (74), Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Bathsheba Delaney Koonce Cissell [Wd FwdgctTX] "Bashie" (72), Houston, Harris County, Texas
• Albert Boessenkool (75), Avereest
• Anthonius Everardus van der Burg (74), Pijnacker
• Albertus Everhardus van der Wiel (32), Tubingen (D)
• Antonia Johanna van Gonggrijp Bungenberg (77), Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
• Cornelia Pollie (63), Oud-Vossemeer, Zeeland, Nederland

• 1945 » Philip Cohen, English biochemist and academic
• 1946 » Danny Glover, American actor, director, and producer
• 1946 » Johnson Toribiong, Palauan lawyer and politician, 7th President of Palau
• 1946 » Paul Schrader, American director and screenwriter
• 1946 » Rolando Joven Tria Tirona, Filipino archbishop
• 1947 » Albert Brooks, American actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter
• 1947 » Don Henley, American singer-songwriter and drummer
• 1947 » Gilles Duceppe, Canadian politician
• 1948 » S. E. Hinton, American author
• 1949 » Alan Menken, American pianist and composer

• 1932 » Errico Malatesta, Italian activist and author (b. 1853)
• 1932 » J. Meade Falkner, English author and poet (b. 1858)
• 1932 » Reginald Fessenden, Canadian inventor and academic (b. 1866)
• 1934 » John Dillinger, American gangster (b. 1903)
• 1937 » Ted McDonald, Australian cricketer and footballer (b. 1891)
• 1940 » Albert Young, American boxer and promoter (b. 1877)
• 1940 » George Fuller, Australian politician, 22nd Premier of New South Wales (b. 1861)
• 1948 » Rūdolfs Jurciņš, Latvian basketball player (b. 1909)
• 1950 » William Lyon Mackenzie King, Canadian economist and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1874)
• 1958 » Mikhail Zoshchenko, Ukrainian-Russian soldier and author (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 3 » Proceedings of the U.S. Congress are televised for the first time.
• March 1 » The International Monetary Fund begins financial operations.
• April 16 » Bernard Baruch first applies the term "Cold War" to describe the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union.
• April 30 » In Nevada, Boulder Dam is renamed Hoover Dam.
• November 25 » Red Scare: The "Hollywood Ten" are blacklisted by Hollywood movie studios.
• December 2 » Jerusalem Riots of 1947: Riots break out in Jerusalem in response to the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine.

The temperature on July 22, 1947 was between 15.8 °C and 29.8 °C and averaged 22.7 °C. There was 13.2 hours of sunshine (82%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.