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• Anna Maria van den Eijnde, Deurne,Noord-Brabant,Nederland († 1992)
• Lambertus Willem Bernard ASSINK, Zeddam, Gelderland, Nederland († 1969)
• Pamela Hemelrijk, Amsterdam († 2009)
• Hermannes Lensen, Kloosterhaar, Hardenberg, Overijssel, Nederland († 2016)
• Nancy Marissen († 2010)
• John Th Frontroth, Lake Worth, Palm Beach County, Florida, VS († 2014)
• James Marion Glover († 2013)
• Jan Coenraad van Kessel, Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2010)
• Pieter Robert (Rob) Rensenbrink, amsterdam, Nederland († 2020)
• Leendert van den Hardenberg, Doornspijk († 2018)

• Christina Johanna Michel (82), Rotterdam
• ALOYSIUS GHYS (95), SINT-NIKLAAS,OOST-VLAANDEREN,BELGIE
• Con Cox, Kerkrade (L
• Antje Hendriks Noordhuis (63), Grootegast
• Adolf Cornelis Ten Brink (59), Soerabaja
• Albert Camille Vanswijgenhoven (16), Hasselt, België
• Cornelis Peters Rit (70), Haps
• Carolus Ludovicus Deckmyn (73), Oostakker
• Andries Johannes Petrus Dippenaar (77)
• Agnes Alida Bruin (57), Amsterdam

• 1945 » Michael Cole, American actor
• 1945 » Michael Martin, Baron Martin of Springburn, Scottish politician, Speaker of the House of Commons († 2018)
• 1946 » Johnny Lee, American singer and guitarist
• 1946 » Leszek Miller, Polish political scientist and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Poland
• 1946 » Michael Shea, American author († 2014)
• 1947 » Betty Buckley, American actress and singer
• 1947 » Dave Barry, American journalist and author
• 1947 » Mike Burton, American swimmer
• 1948 » Paul Barrere, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1948 » Tarmo Koivisto, Finnish author and illustrator

• 1933 » Hipólito Yrigoyen, Argentinian educator and politician, 19th President of Argentina (b. 1852)
• 1935 » André Citroën, French engineer and businessman, founded the Citroën Company (b. 1878)
• 1937 » Jacob Schick, American-Canadian captain and businessman, invented the electric razor (b. 1877)
• 1940 » Nicolae Bivol, Moldovan businessman and politician, Mayor of Chișinău (b. 1882)
• 1941 » Friedrich Akel, Estonian physician and politician, Head of State of Estonia (b. 1871)
• 1954 » Reginald Marsh, French-American painter, illustrator, and academic (b. 1898)
• 1954 » Siegfried Handloser, German physician and general (b. 1895)
• 1957 » Dolf Luque, Cuban baseball player and manager (b. 1890)
• 1957 » Richard Mohaupt, German composer and Kapellmeister (b. 1904)
• 1958 » Charles Bathurst, 1st Viscount Bledisloe, English politician, 4th Governor-General of New Zealand (b. 1867)

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.
• February 25 » The formal abolition of Prussia is proclaimed by the Allied Control Council, the Prussian government having already been abolished by the Preußenschlag of 1932.
• March 12 » Cold War: The Truman Doctrine is proclaimed to help stem the spread of Communism.
• May 1 » Portella della Ginestra massacre against May Day celebrations in Sicily by the bandit and separatist leader Salvatore Giuliano where 11 persons are killed and 33 wounded.
• August 14 » Pakistan gains Independence from the British Empire and joins the Commonwealth of Nations.
• 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.
• November 2 » In California, designer Howard Hughes performs the maiden (and only) flight of the Hughes H-4 Hercules (also known as the "Spruce Goose"), the largest fixed-wing aircraft ever built.

The temperature on July 3, 1947 was between 13.9 °C and 24.8 °C and averaged 19.1 °C. There was 11.7 hours of sunshine (70%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.