About the day » Saturday September 21, 1946Calender converter

• Carolyn Timothy Anderson, Roosevelt, Duchesne County, Utah († 2008)
• Elsabe Brouwer, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Harry C. Pinti Sr, Oneida, New York, Verenigde Staten († 2014)
• "Catherine" Sylvie Simone Zwahlen, Paris († 1995)
• Barbara Ann McGlashan, Germiston († 1955)
• Hubertus Martinus Hartman, Haarlem († 1946)
• Franciscus Peperkamp, Arnhem, Arnhem, Gelderland, Nederland († 2012)
• Klein, Onstwedde, Groningen, Nederland († 1946)
• Annie Lanssen, Westende
• Alexandre Kestemont († 2006)

• Anna Maria Louise CLAES (82), Hasselt,Provincie Limburg,Flanders,Belgi
• Anja Wilkens (76), Eindhoven
• Ariaantje PORTENGEN (83), Naarden, 4709, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Catharina 'Cato' Roza (76), 's Gravenhage,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland, Nederland
• Adriana Maria Aertsen (47), Eindhoven
• arie Ooijevaar (81), Warmenhuizen
• Augustus Lapeire (85), Izegem
• Barend Adolph Tebbertman (55), Assen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Adriaantje PORTENGEN (83), Naarden, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anthonie Epskamp (72), Arnhem, Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands

• 1945 » Kay Ryan, American poet and educator
• 1945 » Richard Childress, American race car driver and businessman
• 1945 » Shaw Clifton, Northern Irish 18th General of The Salvation Army
• 1946 » Mart Siimann, Estonian psychologist and politician, 12th Prime Minister of Estonia
• 1946 » Moritz Leuenberger, Swiss lawyer and politician, 87th President of the Swiss Confederation
• 1946 » Rose Garrard, English sculptor and author
• 1947 » Don Felder, American musician and songwriter (Eagles)
• 1947 » Keith Harris, English ventriloquist and singer († 2015)
• 1947 » Rupert Hine, English musician, songwriter, and record producer
• 1947 » Stephen King, American author and screenwriter

• 1937 » Osgood Perkins, American actor (b. 1892)
• 1938 » Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić, Croatian author and poet (b. 1874)
• 1939 » Armand Călinescu, Romanian economist and politician, 39th Prime Minister of Romania (b. 1893)
• 1942 » John Symes, English cricketer (b. 1879)
• 1944 » Alexander Koshetz, Ukrainian choral conductor, arranger, composer (b. 1875)
• 1944 » Artur Phleps, Romanian general (b. 1881)
• 1947 » Harry Carey, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1878)
• 1953 » Necmettin Sadak, Turkish publisher and politician, 10th Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1890)
• 1954 » Mikimoto Kōkichi, Japanese businessman (b. 1858)
• 1956 » Bill Struth, Scottish footballer and manager (b. 1875)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Cornelis
4. Willem
5. Hendrik
6. Gerrit
7. Pieter
8. Robert
9. Jacobus
10. Peter
11. Jacob
12. Petrus
13. Adrianus
14. Wilhelmus
15. Gerardus
16. John

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. Marianne

• 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 25 » The United Mine Workers rejoins the American Federation of Labor.
• May 9 » King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy abdicates and is succeeded by Umberto II.
• June 5 » A fire in the La Salle Hotel in Chicago, Illinois, kills 61 people.
• July 4 » After 381 years of near-continuous colonial rule by various powers, the Philippines attains full independence from the United States.
• August 4 » An earthquake of magnitude 8.0 hits northern Dominican Republic. One hundred are killed and 20,000 are left homeless.
• November 3 » The Constitution of Japan is adopted through Emperor's assent.

The temperature on September 21, 1946 was between 9.9 °C and 16.4 °C and averaged 13.0 °C. There was 2.5 mm of rain during 2.4 hours. There was 4.7 hours of sunshine (38%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west.