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• Bobbie Don Johnson († 1946)
• Gerrie de Swart, Giessen Oudekerk († 2004)
• Hendrika Catharina Maria (Hennie) Luiten (Luijten), Nieuwe-Wetering, ZH, Nederland († 1946)
• Dina Carolina Gulien, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1950)
• Frans Henry de DREU, Cincinnati, Hamilton, OH. United States 45202 († 2010)
• Catharina Maria Roggeband, Gemeente Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2019)
• Anni Lapere, Oostnieuwkerke († 1947)
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• Jacobus johannes Steur, den Haag († 1987)
• Douglas LeRoy Boelman, Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa († 2021)

• * Leendert Verjaal (64)
• Alberta Wegel (73), Gorssel, Gelderland, Nederland
• Antonia van de Pol (84), Deventer
• Aaltje de Bruin (55), Augustinusga, Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Netherland
• Anna Cornelia Rooij de (83), Roosendaal, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Adriana (Anthonia) van de Pol (84)
• Adriana Taal (66), Rotterdam
• Aartje van Asselt (51), Elspeet
• Albert Alerink (78), Hudsonville
• A. Eugeen Roosen (61), Heers, België

• 1942 » Gabriel Liiceanu, Romanian philosopher, author, and academic
• 1942 » Kovelamudi Raghavendra Rao, Indian director, screenwriter, and choreographer
• 1943 » Peter Kenilorea, Solomon Islands politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands († 2016)
• 1944 » John Newcombe, Australian tennis player and sportscaster
• 1945 » Padmarajan, Indian director, screenwriter, and author († 1991)
• 1946 » David Graham, Australian golfer
• 1947 » Jane Kenyon, American poet and translator († 1995)
• 1948 » Myriam Boyer, French actress, director, and producer
• 1949 » Alan García, Peruvian lawyer and politician, 61st and 64th President of Peru († 2019)
• 1949 » Daniel DiNardo, American cardinal

• 1934 » Bonnie Parker, American criminal (b. 1910)
• 1934 » Clyde Barrow, American criminal (b. 1909)
• 1934 » Mihkel Martna, Estonian journalist and politician (b. 1860)
• 1937 » John D. Rockefeller, American businessman and philanthropist, founded the Standard Oil Company and Rockefeller University (b. 1839)
• 1938 » Frederick Ruple, Swiss-American painter (b. 1871)
• 1942 » Panagiotis Toundas, Greek composer and conductor (b. 1886)
• 1945 » Heinrich Himmler, German commander and politician, Reich Minister of the Interior (b. 1900)
• 1947 » Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz, Swiss author and poet (b. 1878)
• 1949 » Jan Frans De Boever, Belgian painter and illustrator (b. 1872)
• 1956 » Gustav Suits, Latvian-Estonian poet and politician (b. 1883)

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

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 10 » The first General Assembly of the United Nations opens in London. Fifty-one nations are represented.
• April 20 » The League of Nations officially dissolves, giving most of its power to the United Nations.
• April 23 » Manuel Roxas is elected the last President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines.
• May 4 » In San Francisco Bay, U.S. Marines from the nearby Treasure Island Naval Base stop a two-day riot at Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary. Five people are killed in the riot.
• July 4 » The Kielce pogrom against Jewish Holocaust survivors in Poland.
• December 19 » Start of the First Indochina War.

The temperature on May 23, 1946 was between 10.4 °C and 17.5 °C and averaged 13.8 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 1.4 hours of sunshine (9%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north.