About the day » Wednesday July 17, 1946Calender converter

• Jan Mein, Scheemda, Groningen, Nederland († 2017)
• johanna elisabeth mathea (jo) peeters, helden-panningen
• Marcel Baptist Ghislain Elisa HUYSMANS, Mol, Mol, Antwerpen, België († 2020)
• Jan Verboom († 1991)
• Chad Henry Kroeze, Kalamazoo, Verenigde Staten († 1969)
• levenloos Mulder, Groningen († 1946)
• Allan George Blom
• Gerardus Marinus Oude Geerdink, Hengelo († 2021)
• Hermina Hendrika Kleinhout († 1992)
• Johannes van der Kooi, Baflo (gem. Het Hogeland) († 1946)

• Catharina Petronella Vranse (85), Arnhem
• Charles Hamilton (70)
• Betje Leeuw (74), Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Elisa Francisca Josephina Maria van Werkhoven (73), Eindhoven
• Antje Roman (37), Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Brenda Woodhouse
• Antonius Frederikus Johannes Maria Sanders (72), Noordwijkerhout
• Cornelia Schimmelpenninck van der Oye (77), 's Gravenhage
• Anna Katharina Harders (59), Lisse-Zuid-Holland-Nederland
• Dirk Westbroek (39), Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• 1944 » Mark Burgess, New Zealand cricketer and footballer
• 1945 » Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia
• 1945 » John Patten, Baron Patten, English politician, Secretary of State for Education
• 1946 » Chris Crutcher, American novelist and short story writer
• 1946 » Ted Sampley, American POW/MIA activist († 2009)
• 1947 » Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall
• 1947 » Joyce Anelay, Baroness Anelay of St John's, English educator and politician
• 1947 » Mick Tucker, English rock drummer (Sweet) († 2002)
• 1947 » Robert Begerau, German footballer and manager
• 1947 » Wolfgang Flür, German musician (Kraftwerk)

• 1935 » George William Russell, Irish poet and painter (b. 1867)
• 1942 » Robina Nicol, New Zealand photographer and suffragist (b. 1861)
• 1944 » William James Sidis, American mathematician and anthropologist (b. 1898)
• 1945 » Ernst Busch, German field marshal (b. 1885)
• 1946 » Draža Mihailović, Serbian general (b. 1893)
• 1946 » Florence Fuller, South African-born Australian artist (b. 1867)
• 1950 » Antonie Nedošinská, Czech actress (b. 1885)
• 1950 » Evangeline Booth, English 4th General of The Salvation Army (b. 1865)
• 1959 » Billie Holiday, American singer (b. 1915)
• 1959 » Eugene Meyer, American businessman and publisher (b. 1875)

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 6 » The first general election ever in Vietnam is held.
• March 19 » French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, and Réunion become overseas départements of France.
• May 10 » First successful launch of an American V-2 rocket at White Sands Proving Ground.
• August 16 » The All Hyderabad Trade Union Congress is founded in Secunderabad.
• October 1 » The Daegu October Incident occurs in Allied-occupied Korea.
• December 12 » United Nations Security Council Resolution 13 relating to acceptance of Siam to United Nations is adopted.

The temperature on July 17, 1946 was between 9.1 °C and 21.4 °C and averaged 14.0 °C. There was 2.0 mm of rain during 1.2 hours. There was 4.4 hours of sunshine (27%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.