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• James H Brocka, Iowa († 1959)
• Francois Cornelis Roger Baljeu, Gemeente Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2003)
• Maria Louisa Elizabeth Thelen, Kerkrade († 1947)
• Johanna Maria Elizabeth Valé, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands († 2015)
• Murwin Monroe Stultz Jr, Carroll CO, Maryland († 1998)
• Bertus Helmich († 2004)
• Ank Hazelhekke († 2001)
• Mari de Bruijn († 2017)
• Wicher Stuiver, Enschede († 2018)
• Antonius Wilhelmus Johannes van WIJK, Houten, Utrecht, Nederland († 2021)

• Bernardus Johannes Erkelens (32), Tilburg
• Antonius Huiskes (41), Weerselo
• Anselmo Araújo Pithon (47), Campinas, São Paulo, Brasil
• Catharina Helena van 't Ent (69), Zaandam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Tesarikova TESAR (76)
• Augustinus François van Kempen (59), Bergen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
• Alice Scholma (53), Holland, Ottawa, Michigan, Verenigde Staten
• Alijda Janssen (74), 's Hertogenbosch
• Bert E de Jong (48), Sully, Jasper County, Iowa
• Berendina Ter HORST (74), Woubrugge

• 1945 » Chandrika Kumaratunga, Sri Lankan journalist and politician, 5th President of Sri Lanka
• 1946 » Egon von Fürstenberg, Swiss fashion designer († 2004)
• 1946 » Ernesto Pérez Balladares, Panamanian politician, 33rd President of Panama
• 1947 » Richard Lewis, American actor and screenwriter
• 1948 » Fred Grandy, American actor and politician
• 1948 » Ian Paice, English drummer, songwriter, and producer
• 1948 » Sean Bergin, South African-Dutch saxophonist and flute player († 2012)
• 1948 » Usha Prashar, Baroness Prashar, Kenyan-English politician
• 1949 » Dan Dierdorf, American football player and sportscaster
• 1949 » Joan Clos, Spanish anesthesiologist and politician, 116th Mayor of Barcelona

• 1933 » Roscoe Arbuckle, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1887)
• 1935 » Jack O'Neill, Irish-American baseball player and manager (b. 1873)
• 1936 » János Szlepecz, Slovene priest and missionary (b. 1872)
• 1940 » Paul Klee, Swiss painter and illustrator (b. 1879)
• 1941 » Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Polish pianist, composer, and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Poland (b. 1860)
• 1942 » Paul Troje, German politician, Mayor of Marburg (b. 1864)
• 1949 » Themistoklis Sofoulis, Greek politician, 115th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1860)
• 1955 » Max Pechstein, German painter and academic (b. 1881)
• 1960 » Frank Patrick, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1885)
• 1962 » Charles Lyon Chandler, American historian (b. 1883)

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 25 » Thomas Goldsmith Jr. files a patent for a "Cathode Ray Tube Amusement Device", the first ever electronic game.
• April 16 » Bernard Baruch first applies the term "Cold War" to describe the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union.
• June 10 » Saab produces its first automobile.
• August 7 » The Bombay Municipal Corporation formally takes over the Bombay Electric Supply and Transport (BEST).
• October 16 » The Philippines takes over the administration of the Turtle Islands and the Mangsee Islands from the United Kingdom.
• October 20 » The House Un-American Activities Committee begins its investigation into Communist infiltration of the Hollywood film industry, resulting in a blacklist that prevents some from working in the industry for years.

The temperature on June 29, 1947 was between 15.6 °C and 26.8 °C and averaged 20.5 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain during 1.0 hours. There was 4.2 hours of sunshine (25%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.