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• Kathleen Judith McGrath, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, Verenigde Staten († 1999)
• HUBERT DE DETTER, KEMZEKE,OOST-VLAANDEREN,BELGIE († 1947)
• Jantje Medema, Groningen († 2011)
• Don de Pagter, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, Verenigde Staten († 2015)
• Henri Schoonus, Helvoirt, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2002)
• Harm Migchels, Holte Onstwedde (Stadskanaal) Groningen Nederland († 1999)
• Cornelia Alida (Coralie) van Nes
• Elisabeth Berghege, Pangkalpinang (Banka),SM,NOI († 1946)
• Jan Mensing, Doetinchem († 1991)
• Harold Gene Matthews [K], Walnut Ridge, Lawrence County, Arkansas († 1983)

• Arisje (Arisse) Houweling (73), Gouda
• Albert Lamers (de Boer) (69), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Aaltje Josina Penning (63), Ridderkerk
• Antje Ybeles Hovinga (73), Leeuwarden
• Albert Jans Meendering (93), Jipsinghuizen, Vlagtwedde, Groningen, Netherlands
• Adrianus Josephus Goosen (73), Wouw, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Aagje Pater (89), Berkhout
• Adrianus van Trier (56), Tilburg
• Alida Huisman (67), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Ahlrich H. Ora Bunger (70)

• 1946 » Frederick Elmes, American cinematographer
• 1946 » Laura Bush, American educator and librarian, 45th First Lady of the United States
• 1946 » Robert Mapplethorpe, American photographer († 1989)
• 1947 » Alexei Ulanov, Russian figure skater
• 1947 » Ali Özgentürk, Turkish director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1947 » Jerry Fleck, American actor, director, and production manager († 2003)
• 1947 » Ludmila Velikova, Russian figure skater and coach
• 1947 » Rod Marsh, Australian cricketer and coach
• 1948 » Alexis Hunter, New Zealand-English painter and photographer († 2014)
• 1948 » Amadou Toumani Touré, Malian soldier and politician, President of Mali

• 1940 » Arthur Rostron, English captain (b. 1869)
• 1946 » Rüdiger von der Goltz, German general (b. 1865)
• 1948 » Albert Stanley, 1st Baron Ashfield, English businessman and politician, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (b. 1874)
• 1950 » Grover Cleveland Alexander, American baseball player and coach (b. 1887)
• 1954 » Stig Dagerman, Swedish journalist and writer (b. 1923)
• 1955 » Cy Young, American baseball player and manager (b. 1867)
• 1955 » Robert E. Sherwood, American playwright and screenwriter (b. 1896)
• 1956 » Freddie Dixon, English motorcycle racer and race car driver (b. 1892)
• 1957 » Shoghi Effendi, Guardian of the Bahá’í Faith (b. 1897)
• 1959 » Friedrich Waismann, Austrian mathematician, physicist, and philosopher from the Vienna Circle (b. 1896)

• 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 12 » African American United States Army veteran Isaac Woodard is severely beaten by a South Carolina police officer to the point where he loses his vision in both eyes. The incident later galvanizes the civil rights movement and partially inspires Orson Welles' film Touch of Evil.
• March 24 » A British Cabinet Mission arrives in India to discuss and plan for the transfer of power from the British Raj to Indian leadership.
• June 7 » The United Kingdom's BBC returns to broadcasting its television service, which has been off air for seven years because of the Second World War.
• August 4 » An earthquake of magnitude 8.0 hits northern Dominican Republic. One hundred are killed and 20,000 are left homeless.
• November 3 » The Constitution of Japan is adopted through Emperor's assent.
• December 12 » United Nations Security Council Resolution 13 relating to acceptance of Siam to United Nations is adopted.

The temperature on November 4, 1946 was between 4.7 °C and 14.2 °C and averaged 9.3 °C. There was 3.1 mm of rain during 1.9 hours. There was 1.2 hours of sunshine (13%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest.