About the day » Wednesday August 6, 1947Calender converter

• Hendrik Willem Hoogeveen, Meppel († 1947)
• Peter de Veer, Zevenaar
• Johannes Geutjes, Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2006)
• Johannes Antonius Verberne († 1947)
• Gerrit Jan Timmer († 2019)
• Hélène Veulemans, Diest, België († 2022)
• Gerardina Hendrika Maria Outhuis, Amsterdam († 2008)
• Klaas de Vetten, Warmond († 2015)
• Lyle James Hobbs, Lee, Kentucky, Verenigde Staten († 1981)
• Jacoba Maria Petronella Jacqueline Fouchier, Gemeente Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2013)

• Charles Welsh (89), Grove City, Cameron, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten
• Adriana Cornelia van Dorst (73), Gilze en Rijen
• Adrianus Schetters (62), Halsteren, N-Br, NL
• Wiltschut (0), Haelen
• Charles H Welch (89), Grove City, Cameron, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten
• Annechien Geerts (49), Assen, Nederland
• Cornelis Johannes Mannetje 't (61), 's-Gravenhage, ZH, Nederland
• Chas W Welch (90), Grove City, Cameron, Pennsylvania, United States
• Cynthia Estella Lewis (76), Bowen, Audubon Co., IA
• Anna Maria Verhoeven (72), Tilburg,Noord-Brabant,Nederland

• 1944 » Inday Badiday, Filipino journalist and actress († 2003)
• 1944 » Michael Mingos, English chemist and academic
• 1945 » Ron Jones, English director and production manager († 1993)
• 1946 » Allan Holdsworth, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer († 2017)
• 1947 » Radhia Cousot, French computer scientist and academic († 2014)
• 1947 » Tony Dell, English-Australian cricketer and soldier
• 1948 » William McCrea, Northern Irish politician
• 1949 » Clarence Richard Silva, American bishop
• 1949 » Dino Bravo, Italian-Canadian wrestler († 1993)
• 1949 » Richard Prince, American painter and photographer

• 1925 » Gregorio Ricci-Curbastro, Italian mathematician (b. 1853)
• 1925 » Surendranath Banerjee, Indian academic and politician (b. 1848)
• 1931 » Bix Beiderbecke, American cornet player, pianist, and composer (b. 1903)
• 1945 » Hiram Johnson, American lawyer and politician, 23rd Governor of California (b. 1866)
• 1945 » Richard Bong, American soldier and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1920)
• 1946 » Tony Lazzeri, American baseball player and coach (b. 1903)
• 1952 » Betty Allan, Australian statistician and biometrician (b. 1905)
• 1959 » Preston Sturges, American director, screenwriter, and playwright (b. 1898)
• 1964 » Cedric Hardwicke, English actor and director (b. 1893)
• 1969 » Theodor W. Adorno, German sociologist and philosopher (b. 1903)

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.
• February 12 » Christian Dior unveils a "New Look", helping Paris regain its position as the capital of the fashion world.
• July 6 » The AK-47 goes into production in the Soviet Union.
• October 14 » Chuck Yeager becomes the first person to exceed the speed of sound.
• 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.
• November 17 » The Screen Actors Guild implements an anti-Communist loyalty oath.
• November 30 » Civil War in Mandatory Palestine begins, leading up to the creation of the state of Israel.

The temperature on August 6, 1947 was between 14.8 °C and 18.7 °C and averaged 16.6 °C. There was 5.2 mm of rain during 4.3 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.