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• Fijtje Timmer, Oosterend (Texel, NH) († 2018)
• Maria Boudewijns, Breda († 1946)
• Harmke Hollander, Drouwenermond, Borger († 1948)
• Kwa Boen Tjay alias Karna Jusuf, Soekaboemi († 2017)
• Maryann Ottenhoff, Oak Park, IL
• Guido Cocquyt, Moerkerke, WVL, B († 1946)
• Luc Henriot, Saint Michel (02) († 1994)
• Cornelis Aart (Kees) Filius, 's-Heer Arendskerke, Nederland († 2016)
• Gerrit Bijsterbosch, Apeldoorn († 1993)
• Johannes Godefridus Marie Mennen, Roggel († 2007)

• Anna Catharina Sterck Verhorst (77), Zeist
• Albertus Johannes Hazenkamp (62), Gemeente Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Catharina Zonneveld (69), Wassenaar
• Anna Jacoba van Boven (59), Amsterdam
• Andries van Bruggen (72), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
• Albert Voerhuis (72), Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Nederland
• Anna van STIGT (76), Woudrichem
• Andrew Van Houwelinge (74), Pella, Iowa, Verenigde Staten
• Albertus Johannes Hazekamp (62), Haarlem
• Adriaantje Schinkel (78), Utrecht

• 1944 » Al Kooper, American singer-songwriter and producer
• 1944 » Henfil, Brazilian journalist, author, and illustrator († 1988)
• 1944 » J. R. Cobb, American guitarist and songwriter
• 1944 » Tamanoumi Masahiro, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 51st Yokozuna († 1971)
• 1945 » Douglas Hogg, English lawyer and politician, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
• 1946 » Amnon Dankner, Israeli journalist and author († 2013)
• 1946 » Charlotte Rampling, English actress
• 1947 » Clemente Mastella, Italian politician, Italian Minister of Justice
• 1947 » Darrell Waltrip, American race car driver and sportscaster
• 1947 » Mary L. Cleave, American engineer and astronaut

• 1937 » Lou Andreas-Salomé, Russian-German psychoanalyst and author (b. 1861)
• 1938 » Hans Litten, German lawyer and jurist (b. 1903)
• 1941 » Banjo Paterson, Australian journalist, author, and poet (b. 1864)
• 1941 » Otto Strandman, Estonian lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Estonia (b. 1875)
• 1946 » George Arliss, English actor and playwright (b. 1868)
• 1948 » Johannes Blaskowitz, German general (b. 1883)
• 1952 » Adela Verne, English pianist and composer (b. 1877)
• 1954 » Hossein Sami'i, Iranian politician, diplomat, writer and poet (b. 1876)
• 1955 » Victor Houteff, Bulgarian religious reformer and author (b. 1885)
• 1957 » Sami Ibrahim Haddad, Lebanese surgeon and author (b. 1890)

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

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. Aaltje

• 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.
• May 25 » The parliament of Transjordan makes Abdullah I of Jordan their Emir.
• June 27 » In the Canadian Citizenship Act, the Parliament of Canada establishes the definition of Canadian citizenship.
• October 13 » France adopts the constitution of the Fourth Republic.
• December 9 » The "Subsequent Nuremberg trials" begin with the "Doctors' trial", prosecuting physicians and officers alleged to be involved in Nazi human experimentation and mass murder under the guise of euthanasia.
• December 20 » The popular Christmas film It's a Wonderful Life is first released in New York City.

The temperature on February 5, 1946 was between 5.6 °C and 8.9 °C and averaged 7.0 °C. There was 2.6 mm of rain during 2.3 hours. There was 1.8 hours of sunshine (19%). The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.