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July 3, 1946Born on Thursday July 4, 1946
- Johanna Cornelia van den Heijkant, Breda († 1988)
- Gerrit Durk Klaas Brus, Enschede († 1948)
- Abraham van Eikenhorst, Putten, Gelderland, Nederland († 2018)
- Gerardus Theodorus van Stenis, Den Helder (NL) († 2019)
- Jerry Jean van Wijk, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1946)
- Cornelia Wilhelmina Alida Paans († 1947)
- Herman Drogt, Avereest, Hardenberg, Overijssel, Netherlands († 1946)
- Antonius Cornelis (Ton) Bellekom, Wateringen († 2006)
- Georgina Ruwai Barbara Waterreus, Te Puke, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand († 2019)
- Albert Derks, Alphen, Gelderland, Nederland († 1976)
Died on Thursday July 4, 1946
- Aaltje Vink (57), Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Ariaan Kieft (80), 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Antonius Gerardus Vermeiren (84), St-Lenaarts (B)
- Aaltje VEIJER (57), Staphorst (Overijssel, The Netherlands)
- Anje Lindeman (32), Groningen
- Aaltje Blaauw (77), Groningen {GR}
- Antonius Jacobus van Roosmalen (70), Oost-West-en Middelbeers, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Adrianus Cornelis Maria Bruin (1), Waarland
- Abel Albert Kollé (81), Groningen
- Piekeboer (0)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from July 4, 1946 at Delpher
- Limburgsch dagblad
- De waarheid
- Amigoe di Curacao : weekblad voor de Curacaosche eilanden
- De Heerenveensche koerier : onafhankelijk dagblad voor Midden-Zuid-Oost-Friesland en Noord-Overijssel
- Nieuwsblad van het Zuiden : dagblad met ochtend- en avond-editie
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- Het dagblad : uitgave van de Nederlandsche Dagbladpers te Batavia
- De vrije stemmen van Schouwen-Duiveland : tevens mededeelingenblad militair gezag
- Het vrije volk : democratisch-socialistisch dagblad
- De vrije kerk : reformatorische stemmen / hoofdred. C. Vonk ... [et al.]
Born on July 4
- 1943 » Adam Hart-Davis, English historian, author, and photographer
- 1943 » Conny Bauer, German trombonist
- 1943 » Emerson Boozer, American football player and sportscaster
- 1945 » Andre Spitzer, Romanian-Israeli fencer and coach († 1972)
- 1946 » Michael Milken, American businessman and philanthropist
- 1946 » Ron Kovic, American author and activist
- 1947 » Lembit Ulfsak, Estonian actor and director († 2017)
- 1948 » Jeremy Spencer, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1948 » René Arnoux, French race car driver
- 1948 » Tommy Körberg, Swedish singer and actor
Died on July 4
- 1934 » Marie Curie, French-Polish physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1867)
- 1938 » Otto Bauer, Austrian philosopher and politician, Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1881)
- 1938 » Suzanne Lenglen, French tennis player (b. 1899)
- 1941 » Antoni Łomnicki, Polish mathematician and academic (b. 1881)
- 1943 » Władysław Sikorski, Polish general and politician, 9th Prime Minister of the Second Republic of Poland (b. 1881)
- 1946 » Taffy O'Callaghan, Welsh footballer and coach (b. 1906)
- 1948 » Monteiro Lobato, Brazilian journalist and author (b. 1882)
- 1949 » François Brandt, Dutch rower and engineer (b. 1874)
- 1963 » Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg, New Zealand general and politician, 7th Governor-General of New Zealand (b. 1889)
- 1963 » Clyde Kennard, American activist and martyr (b. 1927)
Names that were popular for boys in 1946
- Johannes
- Jan
- Maria
- Cornelis
- Willem
- Hendrik
- Jacobus
- Petrus
- Antonius
- Gerardus
- Pieter
- Wilhelmus
- Adrianus
- Gerrit
- Peter
- Jacob
Names that were popular for girls in 1946
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Anna
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Marie
- Margaretha
- Geertruida
- Helena
- Antonia
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.
- January 19 » General Douglas MacArthur establishes the International Military Tribunal for the Far East in Tokyo to try Japanese war criminals.
- January 24 » The United Nations General Assembly passes its first resolution to establish the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission.
- February 12 » African American United States Army veteran Isaac Woodard is severely beaten by a South Carolina police officer to the point where he loses his vision in both eyes. The incident later galvanizes the civil rights movement and partially inspires Orson Welles' film Touch of Evil.
- July 7 » Mother Francesca S. Cabrini becomes the first American to be canonized.
- September 20 » The first Cannes Film Festival is held, having been delayed seven years due to World War II.
- November 23 » French naval bombardment of Hai Phong, Vietnam, kills thousands of civilians.
The weather on Thursday July 4, 1946
The temperature on July 4, 1946 was between 16.1 °C and 31.2 °C and averaged 22.3 °C. There was 11.2 hours of sunshine (67%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI