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• Aafke Elizabeth van der Dussen
• Jenneke Adriana Brugmans, Nederhemert († 1994)
• joseph henricus johannes catharina (jos) steeghs, helden-panningen († 2015)
• Cornelis Vink, Meerkerk (Vijfheerenlanden), Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2016)
• Cornelis (Cees) Elbertsen, Hilversum († 2012)
• Arlene Kae Bonestroo, Rock Valley, Sioux County, Iowa († 2023)
• Gerardus Godefridus Boetzkes, Helmond († 2009)
• Arend Bochoven, Rheden († 1969)
• Henry Gradus Wilhelmus Maria Schoots, Culemborg († 2021)
• Lorren Bruce Bouma, Hull, Sioux, Iowa, United States († 2019)

• Aaltje Meijer (67), Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
• Berthus Geerts Bijlstra (62)
• Andries Wybes van Dijk (70), Surhuizum, Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Nederland
• Aaltje Blaauw (50), Achterbuurt (Steenwijkerwold)
• Bauke van der Burg (46), Ureterp
• Catharina Cornelia Faber (83), Rotterdam
• Albertus van Geelen (76), Nijmegen
• Aafje Ranzijn (90), Egmond, Binnen
• Catherine Eva Butterfield (62), Chicago, Cook, Illinois
• Bernardus Theodorus Maria Post (21), Hilversum (21jr)

• 1944 » Gerry Anderson, Irish radio and television host († 2014)
• 1945 » Don Iverson, American golfer
• 1945 » Elton Dean, English saxophonist and keyboard player († 2006)
• 1945 » Sandy Berger, American lawyer and politician, 19th United States National Security Advisor († 2015)
• 1945 » Wayne Fontana, English pop-rock singer
• 1946 » John Hewson, Australian economist and politician
• 1946 » Sharon Thesen, Canadian poet and academic
• 1946 » Wim Jansen, Dutch footballer and manager
• 1948 » Telma Hopkins, American singer and actress
• 1949 » Caitlyn Jenner, American decathlete and actress

• 1929 » Bernhard von Bülow, German soldier and politician, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1849)
• 1936 » Newton Moore, Australian soldier and politician, 8th Premier of Western Australia (b. 1870)
• 1939 » Alice Brady, American actress (b. 1892)
• 1941 » Filipp Goloshchyokin, Soviet politician (b. 1876)
• 1945 » Kesago Nakajima, Japanese general (b. 1881)
• 1952 » Billy Hughes, English-Australian politician, 7th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1862)
• 1957 » Ernst Gräfenberg, German-American physician and gynecologist (b. 1881)
• 1959 » Camilo Cienfuegos, Cuban soldier (b. 1932)
• 1963 » Mart Saar, Estonian organist and composer (b. 1882)
• 1965 » Thomas Graham Brown, Scottish mountaineer and physiologist (b. 1882)

• 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.
• June 23 » The United States Senate follows the United States House of Representatives in overriding U.S. President Harry S. Truman's veto of the Taft–Hartley Act.
• July 10 » Muhammad Ali Jinnah is recommended as the first Governor-General of Pakistan by the British Prime Minister, Clement Attlee.
• November 13 » The Soviet Union completes development of the AK-47, one of the first proper assault rifles.
• November 17 » The Screen Actors Guild implements an anti-Communist loyalty oath.
• November 20 » The Princess Elizabeth marries Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, who becomes the Duke of Edinburgh, at Westminster Abbey in London.
• December 6 » The Everglades National Park in Florida is dedicated.

The temperature on October 28, 1947 was between 0.1 °C and 5.1 °C and averaged 2.4 °C. There was 1.4 hours of sunshine (14%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.