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• Cornelis Gijsbert (Kees) van Wijk, Groningen († 2010)
• Gerda Buijs († 2015)
• Jannetje Pap, Oldebroek, 8096, Nederland († 2012)
• Gilberte Moria, Sint-Truiden, België († 2020)
• Gargoski, Velp († 1947)
• Daniel Cornelis Jacobus van Damme, Delft († 1947)
• Gerard Sorel, Vlissingen († 2020)
• Gemma van Noort, Den Haag,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1963)
• Carla Catharina Maria van der Geld, Weesp († 2013)
• Esdert de Roo, Vlagtwedde (NL) († 2011)

• Anna de Heus (84), Noordwijk
• Adriana Hannessen (61), Arnhem
• Arendina Alida Smit (43), Winschoten, Groningen, Netherlands
• Adriana Wittebols (23), Halsteren (Bergen op Zoom) (Noord-Brabant)
• Arie van der Tas (65), Schiedam
• Aarnout Pieter Schrier (78), Kortgene
• Arnoldus Brok (72), Drunen
• Anthonius Petrus Vos (77), Kalmthoutse Hoek, Antwerpen, België
• Aaron A. Caster (82), Eminence, Henry, Kentucky, Verenigde Staten
• Annigje Versluis (91), Meerkerk

• 1944 » Christine Boutin, French politician, French Minister of Housing and Urban Development
• 1945 » Bob Marley, Jamaican singer-songwriter and guitarist († 1981)
• 1946 » Jim Turner, American captain and politician
• 1946 » Kate McGarrigle, Canadian musician and singer-songwriter († 2010)
• 1946 » Richie Hayward, American drummer and songwriter († 2010)
• 1947 » Bill Staines, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1947 » Charlie Hickcox, American swimmer (d .2010)
• 1949 » Jim Sheridan, Irish director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1949 » Manuel Orantes, Spanish tennis player
• 1949 » Mike Batt, English singer-songwriter and producer

• 1929 » Maria Christina of Austria (b. 1858)
• 1931 » Motilal Nehru, Indian lawyer and politician, President of the Indian National Congress (b. 1861)
• 1932 » John Earle, Australian politician, 22nd Premier of Tasmania (b. 1865)
• 1938 » Marianne von Werefkin, Russian-Swiss painter (b. 1860)
• 1942 » Jaan Soots, Estonian general and politician, 7th Estonian Minister of War (b. 1880)
• 1951 » Gabby Street, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1882)
• 1952 » George VI of the United Kingdom (b. 1895)
• 1958 » victims of the Munich air disaster
• 1963 » Piero Manzoni, Italian painter and sculptor (b. 1933)
• 1964 » Emilio Aguinaldo, Filipino general and politician, 1st President of the Philippines (b. 1869)

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.
• January 25 » Thomas Goldsmith Jr. files a patent for a "Cathode Ray Tube Amusement Device", the first ever electronic game.
• February 12 » Christian Dior unveils a "New Look", helping Paris regain its position as the capital of the fashion world.
• February 25 » The formal abolition of Prussia is proclaimed by the Allied Control Council, the Prussian government having already been abolished by the Preußenschlag of 1932.
• 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.
• August 17 » The Radcliffe Line, the border between the Dominions of India and Pakistan, is revealed.
• November 25 » Red Scare: The "Hollywood Ten" are blacklisted by Hollywood movie studios.

The temperature on February 6, 1947 was between -8.6 °C and -2.8 °C and averaged -5.2 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 1.5 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east.