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• Leo van der Kooij, Kerkrade Limburg († 2009)
• Laudenor Machado da Silva, São Gabriel, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil († 1988)
• Jan Teunis van Eijk, Maarssen († 2012)
• Frederik Hendrik Swarts († 2015)
• Jan Hendrik Kalsbeek, Boarnsterhim, Friesland, Nederland
• Joyce Yolanda Antoinette Loth, Jakarta (Ind), Jakarta Raya (Djakarta Raya), Indonesië
• Elisabeth Theodora Alberta Janssen, Wijchen, Gelderland, Nederland († 2010)
• Hermannus Gerhardus Hendrikus Maria Mars, Coevorden, Drenthe, Nederland († 1952)
• Ineke Bakker († 1964)
• Bruce D Money, Hillsdale, Michigan, Verenigde Staten († 2013)

• Arie Kaptein (48), USA
• Cornelia Anna van Veen (23), Zoeterwoude
• Christiaan de Wolff (68), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Maria Anthonia KUNTZ (84), Maarn, Utrecht, Nederland
• Elizabeth M. Adams (81)
• Camiel Brock (54), Bellegem,8510,West-Vlaanderen,België
• Edo Riemeijer (72), Westerlee, Nederland
• Arie Cornelis Jan van de Pol (69), Rotterdam
• David Brekhoff (81), Groningen
• Dirk van Willigenburg (71), Den Helder, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• 1946 » Dave Holland, English bassist, composer, and bandleader
• 1947 » Aaron Ciechanover, Israeli biologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1947 » Adriano Tilgher, Italian politician
• 1947 » Buzz Capra, American baseball player and coach
• 1947 » Dalveer Bhandari, Indian lawyer and judge
• 1947 » Dave Arneson, American game designer, co-created Dungeons & Dragons († 2009)
• 1947 » Mariska Veres, Dutch singer († 2006)
• 1947 » Martin Turner, English singer-songwriter and bass player
• 1947 » Nevill Drury, English-Australian journalist and publisher († 2013)
• 1947 » Stephen Collins, American actor and director

• 1940 » Chiungtze C. Tsen, Chinese mathematician (b. 1898)
• 1942 » Ants Piip, Estonian lawyer and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Estonia (b. 1884)
• 1950 » Faik Ali Ozansoy, Turkish poet, educator, and politician (b. 1876)
• 1951 » Peter McWilliam, Scottish-English footballer and manager (b. 1878)
• 1953 » John Marin, American painter (b. 1870)
• 1955 » Charles Christie, American film producer, founded Christie Film Company (b. 1880)
• 1957 » Abdülhalik Renda, Turkish civil servant and politician, 6th Turkish Minister of National Defence (b. 1881)
• 1958 » Robert Falk, Russian painter and educator (b. 1886)
• 1959 » Enrico De Nicola, Italian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 1st President of Italy (b. 1877)
• 1961 » Ludwig Bemelmans, Italian-American author and illustrator (b. 1898)

• 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.
• April 9 » The Journey of Reconciliation, the first interracial Freedom Ride begins through the upper South in violation of Jim Crow laws. The riders wanted enforcement of the United States Supreme Court's 1946 Irene Morgan decision that banned racial segregation in interstate travel.
• May 22 » Cold War: The Truman Doctrine goes into effect, aiding Turkey and Greece.
• June 25 » The Diary of a Young Girl (better known as The Diary of Anne Frank) is published.
• September 30 » The 1947 World Series is the first to be televised, to include an African-American player, to exceed $2 million in receipts, to see a pinch-hit home run, and to have six umpires on the field.
• October 5 » President Truman makes the first televised Oval Office address.
• 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 October 1, 1947 was between 6.2 °C and 16.1 °C and averaged 10.7 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 6.7 hours of sunshine (57%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west.