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Born on Friday March 8, 1946
Died on Friday March 8, 1946

Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from March 8, 1946 at Delpher


Born on March 8

Died on March 8

Names that were popular for boys in 1946
  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. Gerardus
Names that were popular for girls in 1946
  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

Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1946
  • 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.
  • March 19 » French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, and Réunion become overseas départements of France.
  • April 1 » The 8.6 Mw  Aleutian Islands earthquake shakes the Aleutian Islands with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong). A destructive tsunami reaches the Hawaiian Islands resulting in dozens of deaths, mostly in Hilo, Hawaii.
  • April 8 » Électricité de France, the world's largest utility company, is formed as a result of the nationalisation of a number of electricity producers, transporters and distributors.
  • 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.
  • December 21 » An 8.1 Mw earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Nankaidō, Japan, kills over 1,300 people and destroys over 38,000 homes.
Weather March 8, 1946

The temperature on March 8, 1946 was between -2.4 °C and -1.5 °C and averaged -2.2 °C. There was 1.9 mm of rain during 2.9 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast.

Source: KNMI