About the day » Sunday February 16, 1947Calender converter

• Delmer Dale Daniels († 2006)
• Gerritje W. Kolbach, Woudrichem († 2013)
• Heuer, Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Balthus Adriaan (Balt) van der Tol, Batavia († 2016)
• Catharina Ida Maria Bakkum, Alkmaar († 2001)
• Agnes Petronella Francisca Maria Mostermans, Lieshout († 1947)
• Gerard Nieuwendall († 1978)
• Gerard Teepe, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1947)
• Jan Ravensbergen, Rijnsburg, Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2010)
• Gerritdina Maria Schulte, Meppel († 1947)

• Aukje Jans de Boer (95), Weidum
• Charles Marinus van Zijll de Jong (72), Alameda, Californië, Verenigde Staten
• Aalbert Lohuis (68), Tilburg
• Cornelia Anna Witte (62), Eierland Texel (Hunsingo)
• Cornelia Maria van Gils (0), Breda
• Benedikt Josef Albicker (38), Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
• Clazina Oud (48), Alkmaar
• Anna Lubomirska (64)
• Adriana de Vink (66), Tholen, Zeeland, Nederland
• Arie Kersten (86), Heinenoord, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• 1942 » Richard Williams, American tennis player and coach
• 1944 » António Mascarenhas Monteiro, Cape Verdean politician, 2nd President of Cape Verde († 2016)
• 1944 » Glyn Davies, Welsh farmer and politician
• 1944 » Richard Ford, American novelist and short story writer
• 1944 » Sigiswald Kuijken, Belgian violinist, violist, and conductor
• 1947 » Jaroslav Kubera, Czech politician († 2020)
• 1948 » Kaiketsu Masateru, Japanese sumo wrestler and coach († 2014)
• 1949 » Bob O'Reilly, Australian rugby league player
• 1950 » Peter Hain, Kenyan-Welsh politician, Secretary of State for Wales
• 1951 » Barry Foote, American baseball player and coach

• 1919 » Vera Kholodnaya, Ukrainian actress (b. 1893)
• 1928 » Eddie Foy Sr., American actor and dancer (b. 1856)
• 1932 » Edgar Speyer, American-English financier and philanthropist (b. 1862)
• 1932 » Ferdinand Buisson, French academic and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1841)
• 1944 » Dadasaheb Phalke, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1870)
• 1957 » Josef Hofmann, Polish-American pianist and composer (b. 1876)
• 1961 » Dazzy Vance, American baseball player (b. 1891)
• 1967 » Smiley Burnette, American singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1911)
• 1974 » John Garand, Canadian-American engineer, designed the M1 Garand Rifle(b. 1888)
• 1975 » Morgan Taylor, American hurdler and coach (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.
• March 8 » Thirteen thousand troops of the Republic of China Army arrive in Taiwan after the February 28 Incident and launch crackdowns which kill thousands of people, including many elites. This turns into a major root of the Taiwan independence movement.
• April 28 » Thor Heyerdahl and five crew mates set out from Peru on the Kon-Tiki to demonstrate that Peruvian natives could have settled Polynesia.
• May 1 » Portella della Ginestra massacre against May Day celebrations in Sicily by the bandit and separatist leader Salvatore Giuliano where 11 persons are killed and 33 wounded.
• May 3 » New post-war Japanese constitution goes into effect.
• May 22 » Cold War: The Truman Doctrine goes into effect, aiding Turkey and Greece.
• August 14 » Pakistan gains Independence from the British Empire and joins the Commonwealth of Nations.

The temperature on February 16, 1947 was between -8.6 °C and -4.9 °C and averaged -6.6 °C. There was 1.4 mm of rain during 5.8 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.