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• Franciscus Adrianus Maria Bruin, Langedijk, Noord-Holland, Netherlands († 1982)
• Christine Marie Jeanne Antoinette Joséphine DE VROE, Wilrijk, 2610, Antwerpen, Belgique († 2014)
• Jennie de Lange, Ossenzijl († 2021)
• Antonius Adrianus HENDRIKS, Utrecht
• Levenloos kind MIDDELKOOP, Haarlemmermeer, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1946)
• Arthur Jacobus Adrianus Maria van Meer, Lepelstraat († 2014)
• Schulte, Blauwhuis († 1996)
• Harmina Schutrups, Exloo (Odoorn) († 1996)
• Elisabeth Geertruida Wesselink, Geesteren († 2013)
• Hettie van Santen († 2024)

• Dirk de KORTE (58), 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Alphonsus Henricus Maria van Elderen (20), Arjasari, West-Java, Indonesie
• Elma Smith (73), East Palestine, Columbiana, Ohio, Verenigde Staten
• Berendje Bakker (79), Steenwijk
• Elisabeth Maria Josepha Goes (0), Zwolle, Gemeente Zwolle, Overijssel, Nederland
• Cornelis van Geest (79), 's-Gravenzande, Westland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Cornelius John Storey (76), Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
• Bontje Hepkes (1) Taekema (70), ,,, Norg, Drenthe, Netherlands
• Aaltje Langereis, Schellinkhout, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Aaltje Willems DEELSNIJDER (85), Morrison Whiteside County Illinois U.S.A

• 1944 » Geraldine Chaplin, American actress and screenwriter
• 1944 » Jonathan Dimbleby, English journalist and author
• 1944 » Sherry Lansing, American film producer
• 1945 » William Weld, American lawyer and politician, 68th Governor of Massachusetts
• 1946 » Gary Lewis, American pop-rock musician
• 1947 » Hubert Védrine, French politician, French Minister of Foreign Affairs
• 1947 » Ian Beck, English children's illustrator and author
• 1947 » Karl Green, English bass player and songwriter
• 1947 » Mumtaz, Indian actress
• 1947 » Richard Griffiths, English actor († 2013)

• 1940 » Udham Singh, Indian activist (b. 1899)
• 1942 » Francis Younghusband, British Army Officer, explorer and spiritual writer (b.1863)
• 1943 » Hedley Verity, English cricketer and soldier (b. 1905)
• 1944 » Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, French pilot and poet (b. 1900)
• 1953 » Robert A. Taft, American soldier and politician (b. 1889)
• 1954 » Onofre Marimón, Argentinian race car driver (b. 1923)
• 1958 » Eino Kaila, Finnish philosopher and psychologist, attendant of the Vienna circle (b. 1890)
• 1964 » Jim Reeves, American singer-songwriter (b. 1923)
• 1966 » Bud Powell, American pianist (b. 1924)
• 1968 » Jack Pizzey, Australian politician, 29th Premier of Queensland (b. 1911)

• 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 24 » The United Nations General Assembly passes its first resolution to establish the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission.
• March 5 » Cold War: Winston Churchill coins the phrase "Iron Curtain" in his speech at Westminster College, Missouri.
• March 21 » The Los Angeles Rams sign Kenny Washington, making him the first African American player in professional American football since 1933.
• April 18 » The International Court of Justice holds its inaugural meeting in The Hague, Netherlands.
• July 1 » Crossroads Able is the first postwar nuclear weapon test.
• December 25 » The first European self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction is initiated within the Soviet Union's F-1 nuclear reactor.

The temperature on July 31, 1946 was between 12.5 °C and 17.7 °C and averaged 15.4 °C. There was 2.4 hours of sunshine (15%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west.