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• Jeltje Romkema, Oosterend, Friesland, Nederland († 1991)
• Henny Linders, Ysselstein, Venray, Limburg, Nederland († 1946)
• Jacoba Onos († 1969)
• Irene Goederaad, 's-Gravenhage († 1946)
• Ans Reijs, Haps († 1999)
• Jeanne Paulina Maria Cools, Tilburg, NB Netherlands († 2014)
• van der Reep, Blijham, Groningen, Nederland († 1946)
• adriana maria van Vessem, breda († 1946)
• Gradus Hendrikus Kosters, enter
• Clementina Maria Cornelia Boomars, Haarlem († 1946)

• Albert Johannes Paulus van Leer (78), Stoutenburg, Utrecht, Nederland
• 't Hart, 's Gravenzande
• Adrianus Verbree (19), Losser, Overijssel, Nederland
• Alida Maria den Haan (78), Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Agatha Peperkamp (64), Anna Paulowna
• Anna Maria van den Ameron (78), Velp, Gelderland, Nederland
• Aaltje Stoffers (62), Oldebroek, Gelderland, Nederland
• Albertus Reede (67), Utrecht, Netherlands
• Aart Cornelis Lodder (76), 's Gravenpolder
• Anna Maria Timmermans (72), Woensdrecht, Noord Brabant, Nederland

• 1944 » Burkhard Ziese, German footballer and manager († 2010)
• 1944 » Petru Popescu, Romanian-American director, producer, and author
• 1945 » Ferruccio Mazzola, Italian footballer and manager († 2013)
• 1945 » Mary Jane Reoch, American cyclist († 1993)
• 1945 » Serge Joyal, Canadian lawyer and politician, 50th Secretary of State for Canada
• 1946 » Elisabeth Sladen, English actress († 2011)
• 1946 » Karen Krantzcke, Australian tennis player († 1977)
• 1947 » Adam Ingram, Scottish computer programmer and politician, Minister of State for the Armed Forces
• 1947 » Jessica Savitch, American journalist († 1983)
• 1947 » Normie Rowe, Australian singer-songwriter and actor

• 1928 » Hughie Jennings, American baseball player and manager (b. 1869)
• 1936 » Georgios Kondylis, Greek general and politician, 128th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1878)
• 1940 » Philip Francis Nowlan, American author, created Buck Rogers (b. 1888)
• 1940 » Zacharias Papantoniou, Greek journalist and critic (b. 1877)
• 1944 » Piet Mondrian, Dutch-American painter (b. 1872)
• 1949 » Herbert Stothart, American conductor and composer (b. 1885)
• 1949 » Nicolae Dumitru Cocea, Romanian journalist, author, and activist (b. 1880)
• 1957 » Friedrich Paulus, German general (b. 1890)
• 1958 » Clinton Davisson, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1888)
• 1959 » Madame Sul-Te-Wan, American actress (b. 1873)

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. John
16. Gerardus

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 25 » The United Mine Workers rejoins the American Federation of Labor.
• April 20 » The League of Nations officially dissolves, giving most of its power to the United Nations.
• June 1 » Ion Antonescu, "Conducator" ("Leader") of Romania during World War II, is executed.
• June 27 » In the Canadian Citizenship Act, the Parliament of Canada establishes the definition of Canadian citizenship.
• September 2 » The Interim Government of India is formed, headed by Jawaharlal Nehru as Vice President with the powers of a Prime Minister.
• September 6 » United States Secretary of State James F. Byrnes announces that the U.S. will follow a policy of economic reconstruction in postwar Germany.

The temperature on February 1, 1946 was between 5.1 °C and 9.8 °C and averaged 8.0 °C. There was 6.4 mm of rain during 5.6 hours. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (4%). The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.