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• Joseph Petrus van Dissel, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Geesje Schaapman, Genemuiden, Overijssel, Nederland († 2016)
• Piet van der Aa, Sint-Oedenrode, Nederland († 2006)
• Ivon Roefflaer, Henis, Belgiê († 2019)
• Joël CASTELEYN, Veldegem († 2012)
• Gerardus Joannes Egberts, Ter Aar (Langeraar) († 1988)
• Stephen Craig Hoeksema († 1947)
• N.N. Voulon, Oldebroek, 8096, Nederland († 1947)
• Henk Opdam († 2021)
• Frederik de Vries, Veendam, Groningen, Netherlands († 1998)

• Adriana (Jaantje) VAN ROOIJEN (80), Noordwijk
• Adriaan van ZWEEDEN (0), Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anne Klazes Boersma (67), Wolvega, Weststellingwerf, Friesland, Nederland
• Aleida Voerhuis (88)
• Adriaan Jacobus Bernardus Helmers (68), Weesp
• Abraham Stoutmeijer (73)
• * Adriaan Jacobus Bernardus Helmers (68), Weesp
• Amelia Spencer (81), Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
• Verstraelen Joannes Aloysius (94), Wuustwezel, Antwerpen, België
• Berend Roelf Wieringa (82), Meeden, Groningen, Nederland

• 1945 » Louise Ellman, English academic and politician
• 1946 » Bharathan, Indian director and screenwriter († 1998)
• 1946 » Roland Duchâtelet, Belgian businessman and politician
• 1947 » Buckwheat Zydeco, American accordion player († 2016)
• 1947 » Nat Young, Australian surfer and author
• 1947 » P. J. O'Rourke, American political satirist and journalist
• 1948 » Charles, Prince of Wales
• 1948 » Michael Dobbs, English author and politician
• 1948 » Paul Dacre, English journalist
• 1948 » Robert Ginty, American actor and producer († 2009)

• 1921 » Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil (b. 1846)
• 1930 » Sandy Pearce, Australian rugby league player (b. 1883)
• 1932 » Charles Hylton Stewart, English organist and composer (b. 1884)
• 1937 » Jack O'Connor, American baseball player and manager (b. 1869)
• 1944 » Carl Flesch, Hungarian violinist and educator (b. 1873)
• 1944 » Trafford Leigh-Mallory, English air marshal (b. 1892)
• 1946 » Manuel de Falla, Spanish pianist and composer (b. 1876)
• 1947 » Joseph Allard, Canadian fiddler and composer (b. 1873)
• 1966 » Peter Baker, English captain, author, and politician (b. 1921)
• 1972 » Martin Dies, Jr., American lawyer and politician (b. 1900)

• 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 6 » Referendum held in Sylhet to decide its fate in the Partition of India.
• July 8 » Reports are broadcast that a UFO crash landed in Roswell, New Mexico in what became known as the Roswell UFO incident.
• September 15 » Typhoon Kathleen hit the Kantō region in Japan killing 1,077.
• November 6 » Meet the Press, the longest running television program in history, makes its debut.
• November 25 » Red Scare: The "Hollywood Ten" are blacklisted by Hollywood movie studios.

The temperature on November 14, 1947 was between 3.3 °C and 9.0 °C and averaged 6.6 °C. There was 22.0 mm of rain during 7.8 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west.