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• Franciscus Van Wallendael († 2011)
• levenloos geboren kind († 1946)
• Alexander Gerardus van der Laar, Utrecht († 2008)
• Grada Hendrika Bloebaum, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2014)
• Johannes Adrianus Maria Kools, Gilze en Rijen († 1990)
• Calvin Daniel Eggleston, Springfield, Sangamon County, IL († 2008)
• J.A. Asselman
• Bouke Roest, Lekkerkerk († 2014)
• Frans Johan Smith, Koban DDjahe ned. Indië († 2004)
• Hilda Verhaar († 2009)

• Annette Geertruida Michorius (62)
• Adrianus van den Boogaard (72), Oss
• Adriana Bijl van der (57), Amsterdam, NH, Nederland
• Abraham Johannes Vermaas (44), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Albertus thomas Smit (0), Edam Volendam
• Anna Maria Richel (46), Den Haag
• Adriana Van Der Bijl (57), Amsterdam
• Ardriana Wilhelmina Christen (0), Gorinchem
• Alexander Koopman (76), Nieuw-en Sint Joosland, Zeeland, Nederland
• Arend Arends (62), Bellingwolde

• 1943 » George Layton, English actor, director, and screenwriter
• 1943 » Peter Straub, American author and poet
• 1943 » Robert Williams, American painter and cartoonist
• 1945 » Derek Watkins, English trumpet player and composer († 2013)
• 1947 » Harry Redknapp, English footballer and manager
• 1947 » Nelson Ned, Brazilian singer-songwriter († 2014)
• 1948 » Carmen Lawrence, Australian politician, 25th Premier of Western Australia
• 1948 » Jeff Kennett, Australian journalist and politician, 43rd Premier of Victoria
• 1948 » Larry Carlton, American guitarist and songwriter
• 1948 » Rory Gallagher, Irish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer († 1995)

• 1938 » Ben Harney, American pianist and composer (b. 1871)
• 1939 » Howard Carter, English archaeologist and historian (b. 1874)
• 1943 » Gisela Januszewska, Jewish-Austrian physician (b.1867)
• 1944 » Ida Maclean, British biochemist, the first woman admitted to the London Chemical Society (b. 1877)
• 1945 » Emily Carr, Canadian painter and author (b. 1871)
• 1946 » Fidél Pálffy, Hungarian politician, Hungarian Minister of Agriculture (b. 1895)
• 1946 » George E. Stewart, American colonel, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1872)
• 1947 » Frans Johan Louwrens Ghijsels, Dutch architect and urban planner (b. 1882)
• 1949 » Sarojini Naidu, Indian poet and activist (b. 1879)
• 1953 » James Lightbody, American runner (b. 1882)

• 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 » World War II: Operation Deadlight ends after scuttling 121 of 154 captured U-boats.
• July 26 » Aloha Airlines begins service from Honolulu International Airport.
• September 8 » The referendum abolishes the monarchy in Bulgaria.
• October 13 » France adopts the constitution of the Fourth Republic.
• December 17 » Kurdistan flag day, the flag of Kurdistan was raised for the first time in Mahabad in eastern Kurdistan (Iran).
• December 31 » President Harry S. Truman officially proclaims the end of hostilities in World War II.

The temperature on March 2, 1946 was between -2.8 °C and 0.6 °C and averaged -0.7 °C. There was 9.4 mm of rain during 12.8 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.