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• Firmin Etienne Ghislain Thijs, Sint-Truiden, België († 1946)
• Hendrika Laponder († 2020)
• Gary Allan JOHNSON, Clinton Clinton County Iowa U.S.A († 2010)
• Elisabeth Cornelia Maria van Bezouw, Gilze en Rijen († 1946)
• Jos Dam († 2022)
• Jakob Böning, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands († 2021)
• Annemarie Pieters Eenshuistra, Rauwerd, Rauwerderhem, Friesland, Nederland († 2014)
• Martinus Johannes Henricus (Tiny) BEKS, Nuenen (NL/NB) († 2019)
• N.N. Oosting, Odoorn, Drenthe, Netherlands(Exloo) († 1946)
• Nn Jacobs, Doorwerth

• Aloysia Reith (61), Silges, Landkreis Fulda, Hessen, Duitsland
• Alfred William Le Grand (100), Cape Cove, Quebec, Canada
• Annes Joukes van Assen (78), Bergum
• Jenny Nystr√∂m (91), Stockholm. Zweden
• Anna Kant Spruitenburg (67), Hoofddorp,Gemeente Haarlemmermeer,North Holland,Nederland
• Adrianus Sassenburg (75), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Arthur Tarbet Clemett #0640*n04c3 (74), Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand
• Anders Paaskesen Kristensen (84), Amtssygehuset Br²rup
• Anna Maria Assink (57), Hengelo, Overijssel, Nederland
• Age BAKKER (45), Hilversum Noord-Holland Netherlands

• 1943 » Chris Montez, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1943 » René Préval, Haitian agronomist and politician, 52nd President of Haiti († 2017)
• 1944 » Ann Oakley, English sociologist, author, and academic
• 1945 » Anne Cutler, Australian psychologist and academic
• 1945 » Javed Akhtar, Indian poet, playwright, and composer
• 1948 » Davíð Oddsson, Icelandic politician, 21st Prime Minister of Iceland
• 1949 » Andy Kaufman, American actor and comedian († 1984)
• 1949 » Anita Borg, American computer scientist and academic († 2003)
• 1949 » Augustin Dumay, French violinist and conductor
• 1949 » Gyude Bryant, Liberian businessman and politician († 2014)

• 1931 » Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia (b. 1864)
• 1932 » Ahmet Derviş, Turkish general (b. 1881)
• 1932 » Albert Jacka, Australian captain, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1893)
• 1933 » Louis Comfort Tiffany, American stained glass artist (b. 1848)
• 1936 » Mateiu Caragiale, Romanian journalist, author, and poet (b. 1885)
• 1942 » Walther von Reichenau, German field marshal (b. 1884)
• 1947 » Jean-Marie-Rodrigue Villeneuve, Canadian cardinal (b. 1883)
• 1947 » Pyotr Krasnov, Russian historian and general (b. 1869)
• 1951 » Jyoti Prasad Agarwala, Indian poet, playwright, and director (b. 1903)
• 1952 » Walter Briggs Sr., American businessman (b. 1877)

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

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Cornelia
4. Anna
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Adriana
8. Catharina
9. Hendrika
10. Petronella
11. Jacoba
12. Geertruida
13. Margaretha
14. Helena
15. Yvonne
16. Marianne

• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
• 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 9.3 million citizens.
• January 10 » The United States Army Signal Corps successfully conducts Project Diana, bouncing radio waves off the Moon and receiving the reflected signals.
• January 22 » In Iran, Qazi Muhammad declares the independent people's Republic of Mahabad at Chahar Cheragh Square in the Kurdish city of Mahabad; he becomes the new president and Haji Baba Sheikh becomes the prime minister.
• January 25 » United Nations Security Council Resolution 1 relating to Military Staff Committee is adopted.
• April 17 » The last French troops are withdrawn from Syria.
• June 2 » Birth of the Italian Republic: In a referendum, Italians vote to turn Italy from a monarchy into a Republic. After the referendum, King Umberto II of Italy is exiled.
• July 26 » Aloha Airlines begins service from Honolulu International Airport.

The temperature on January 17, 1946 was between -7.1 °C and -1.4 °C and averaged -4.4 °C. There was 7.3 hours of sunshine (88%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.