About the day » Tuesday August 6, 1946Calender converter

• Lammert Hendrik ter Wee, Zwartewaterklooster († 2019)
• Catharina Gruisinga, Groningen, Groningen, Groningen, Nederland († 1946)
• Alie van der Linden, Papendrecht, Zuid Holland († 2020)
• Margaret Vivian († 2004)
• John Charles Bouyea, Baltimore, Maryland, Verenigde Staten († 2003)
• Jan van Wijhe, Zwolle, Overijssel, Nederland († 2009)
• Guus van der Donk, Sittard,, Limburg, Nederland († 1985)
• Christoffel ( Chris ) van Ommen, Padang, Indonesië († 2008)
• Antonius Bernardus akkermans († 1947)
• Cornelis van der Meij, Rijnsburg, ZH, Nederland († 1948)

• Adriana Bos (78), Zeist
• Andries Jan Frederik Ottens (74), Amsterdam, Nederland
• Alphonsus Johannes Fredericus Hubertus van de Loo (97), Venlo, Nederland
• Bernardus Geessink (29), 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana Bos (78), Zeist, Utrecht, NL
• Adrianus Parijs (77), Vlijmen
• Augustinus Josephus Buijsrogge (77), Hulst, Zeeland, Nederland
• Alexander Abrahams (51), Amsterdam Holland
• Adriana Bos (78), Zeist
• Anna Alida Kieboom (61), Gorinchem

• 1943 » Jon Postel, American computer scientist and academic († 1998)
• 1944 » Inday Badiday, Filipino journalist and actress († 2003)
• 1944 » Martin Wharton, English bishop
• 1944 » Michael Mingos, English chemist and academic
• 1945 » Ron Jones, English director and production manager († 1993)
• 1946 » Allan Holdsworth, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer († 2017)
• 1947 » Radhia Cousot, French computer scientist and academic († 2014)
• 1947 » Tony Dell, English-Australian cricketer and soldier
• 1948 » William McCrea, Northern Irish politician
• 1949 » Dino Bravo, Italian-Canadian wrestler († 1993)

• 1925 » Gregorio Ricci-Curbastro, Italian mathematician (b. 1853)
• 1925 » Surendranath Banerjee, Indian academic and politician (b. 1848)
• 1931 » Bix Beiderbecke, American cornet player, pianist, and composer (b. 1903)
• 1945 » Hiram Johnson, American lawyer and politician, 23rd Governor of California (b. 1866)
• 1945 » Richard Bong, American soldier and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1920)
• 1946 » Tony Lazzeri, American baseball player and coach (b. 1903)
• 1952 » Betty Allan, Australian statistician and biometrician (b. 1905)
• 1959 » Preston Sturges, American director, screenwriter, and playwright (b. 1898)
• 1964 » Cedric Hardwicke, English actor and director (b. 1893)
• 1969 » Theodor W. Adorno, German sociologist and philosopher (b. 1903)

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.
• February 8 » The first portion of the Revised Standard Version of the Bible, the first serious challenge to the popularity of the Authorized King James Version, is published.
• March 1 » The Bank of England is nationalised.
• May 7 » Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering (later renamed Sony) is founded.
• May 10 » First successful launch of an American V-2 rocket at White Sands Proving Ground.
• June 27 » In the Canadian Citizenship Act, the Parliament of Canada establishes the definition of Canadian citizenship.
• September 24 » Cathay Pacific Airways is founded in Hong Kong.

The temperature on August 6, 1946 was between 13.7 °C and 22.3 °C and averaged 17.9 °C. There was 5.1 hours of sunshine (33%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.