About the day » Tuesday January 7, 1947Calender converter

• Hermanus Christianus Maria Kosterman, Zeist, Utrecht, Nederland
• Johannes Frederik Hendrik van der Star, Amsterdam, Gemeente Amsterdam, North Holland, Nederland († 1986)
• Hendrika Willems († 1995)
• Arlene Hazel Orchard, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, Verenigde Staten († 2003)
• Johannes Petrus (Jan) KUIJKEN, Bergeijk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2016)
• Aaldert Jantienus Blomsma, Smilde, Drenthe, Nederland († 1947)
• Cornelis van der Meer, Capelle aan den IJssel († 2020)
• Charlene Ruth Hoekstra, Wilmar, MN († 2000)
• Leuntje Goedegebure, Nieuwdorp, Zeeland, Nederland († 2008)
• Lynne K Eissens († 2020)

• Anthonia Johanna Frederika HELDER (77), Middelburg Zeeland Netherlands
• Antonia Sophia Catharina HOPPENBROUWERS (64), Velp, Gelderland, Nederland
• Alte Jannes Jassies (73), Vledder, Drenthe, Nederland
• Anna Thompson (86), Sheldahl, Iowa
• Adriana de Visser (72), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands
• Adriana Docter (76)
• Antje Verkerk (55), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana Docter (Dokter) (76)
• Albertje Overbeek (92), Valthe
• Albertje Hendriks Overbeek (92), Valthe

• 1942 » Vasily Alekseyev, Russian-German weightlifter and coach († 2011)
• 1943 » Sadako Sasaki, Japanese survivor of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, known for one thousand origami cranes († 1955)
• 1944 » Kotaro Suzumura, Japanese economist and academic († 2020)
• 1944 » Mike McGear, British performing artist and rock photographer
• 1945 » Raila Odinga, Kenyan engineer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Kenya
• 1946 » Jann Wenner, American publisher, co-founded Rolling Stone
• 1947 » Tony Elliott, English publisher, founded Time Out
• 1948 » Ichirou Mizuki, Japanese singer-songwriter
• 1948 » Kenny Loggins, American singer-songwriter
• 1950 » Juan Gabriel, Mexican singer-songwriter († 2016)

• 1927 » Nikolaos Kalogeropoulos, Greek politician, 99th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1851)
• 1931 » Edward Channing, American historian and author (b. 1856)
• 1932 » André Maginot, French sergeant and politician (b. 1877)
• 1936 » Guy d'Hardelot, French pianist and composer (b. 1858)
• 1941 » Charles Finger, English journalist and author (b. 1869)
• 1943 » Nikola Tesla, Serbian-American physicist and engineer (b. 1856)
• 1951 » René Guénon, French-Egyptian philosopher and author (b. 1886)
• 1960 » Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers, English tennis player and coach (b. 1878)
• 1963 » Arthur Edward Moore, New Zealand-Australian farmer and politician, 23rd Premier of Queensland (b. 1876)
• 1964 » Reg Parnell, English racing driver and manager (b. 1911)

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

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Cornelia
4. Elisabeth
5. Wilhelmina
6. Anna
7. Hendrika
8. Petronella
9. Catharina
10. Adriana
11. Geertruida
12. Margaretha
13. Yvonne
14. Jacoba
15. Helena
16. Linda

• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• 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 9.5 million citizens.
• January 3 » Proceedings of the U.S. Congress are televised for the first time.
• June 5 » Cold War: Marshall Plan: In a speech at Harvard University, the United States Secretary of State George Marshall calls for economic aid to war-torn Europe.
• July 10 » Muhammad Ali Jinnah is recommended as the first Governor-General of Pakistan by the British Prime Minister, Clement Attlee.
• September 9 » First case of a computer bug being found: A moth lodges in a relay of a Harvard Mark II computer at Harvard University.
• December 16 » William Shockley, John Bardeen and Walter Brattain build the first practical point-contact transistor.
• December 23 » The transistor is first demonstrated at Bell Laboratories.

The temperature on January 7, 1947 was between -12.0 °C and -7.3 °C and averaged -10.3 °C. There was 6.0 hours of sunshine (75%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east.