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March 23, 1947Born on Monday March 24, 1947
- Hendrika Margaretha van der Wardt, Laren, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2018)
- Doris Boyd († 2017)
- Maria VUGT, van, Haarlemmermeer, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2018)
- Infanstenus Meijer, Noordwijkerhout († 1947)
- Aaltje Pasterkamp († 2007)
- Linda Paulette Tabor, Borger, Hutchinson County, Texas, Verenigde Staten († 2013)
- Janske Hendrika Gorter, Hoogkerk, Groningen, Nederland († 2008)
- Harry Graus († 2013)
- Gradus van Mourik, Amerongen († 1985)
- Henricus van Lanen, Uden
Died on Monday March 24, 1947
- Alfons BLONDIA (66), Henri-Chapelle
- Antonie Nicolaas Severs (49), Zaandam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Alexander Fisher (68), Berlin, PA
- Alice Catherine Corwin (79), Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States
- Albertje de Kuiper (78), Meppel, Drenthe, Nederland
- Anton Teunissen (23), Brunssum Nederland
- Aagje Verheij (68), Werkendam Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Adrienne Martha WYFFELS (45), Roubaix (FRA)
- Anita Hoeven (5), Rotem
- Annis "Annie" Burris **** (65), Webster, Kentucky, Verenigde Staten
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from March 24, 1947 at Delpher
- De waarheid
- Nieuwsblad van het Zuiden : dagblad met ochtend- en avond-editie
- Het dagblad : uitgave van de Nederlandsche Dagbladpers te Batavia
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- Het vrije volk : democratisch-socialistisch dagblad
- Amigoe di Curacao : weekblad voor de Curacaosche eilanden
- Het nieuws : algemeen dagblad
- De Heerenveensche koerier : onafhankelijk dagblad voor Midden-Zuid-Oost-Friesland en Noord-Overijssel
- Leeuwarder courant : hoofdblad van Friesland
- De tijd : dagblad voor Nederland
Born on March 24
- 1945 » Robert T. Bakker, American paleontologist and academic
- 1946 » Kitty O'Neil, American stuntwoman († 2018)
- 1946 » Klaus Dinger, German guitarist and songwriter († 2008)
- 1947 » Alan Sugar, English businessman
- 1947 » Christine Gregoire, American lawyer and politician, 22nd Governor of Washington
- 1947 » Dennis Erickson, American football player and coach
- 1947 » Mick Jones, English footballer and coach
- 1948 » Javier Diez Canseco, Peruvian sociologist and politician († 2013)
- 1948 » Jerzy Kukuczka, Polish mountaineer († 1989)
- 1948 » Lee Oskar, Jewish-Danish musician
Died on March 24
- 1940 » Édouard Branly, French physicist and academic (b. 1844)
- 1944 » Orde Wingate, Indian-English general (b. 1903)
- 1946 » Alexander Alekhine, Russian chess player (b. 1892)
- 1946 » Carl Schuhmann, German gymnast, shot putter, and jumper (b. 1869)
- 1948 » Sigrid Hjertén, Swedish painter and illustrator (b. 1885)
- 1950 » James Rudolph Garfield, American lawyer and politician, 23rd United States Secretary of the Interior (b. 1865)
- 1951 » Lorna Hodgkinson, Australian educator and educational psychologist (b. 1887)
- 1953 » Mary of Teck (b. 1867)
- 1962 » Auguste Piccard, Swiss physicist and explorer (b. 1884)
- 1962 » Jean Goldkette, French-American pianist and bandleader (b. 1899)
Names that were popular for boys in 1947
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Gerrit
- Adrianus
- Robert
- Pieter
- Jacobus
- Peter
- Petrus
- Dirk
- Jacob
- Antonius
- Wilhelmus
Names that were popular for girls in 1947
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Anna
- Hendrika
- Petronella
- Catharina
- Adriana
- Geertruida
- Margaretha
- Yvonne
- Jacoba
- Helena
- Linda
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1947
- 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.
- May 31 » Ferenc Nagy, the democratically elected Prime Minister of Hungary, resigns from office after blackmail from the Hungarian Communist Party accusing him of being part of a plot against the state. This grants the Communists effective control of the Hungarian government.
- October 1 » The North American F-86 Sabre flies for the first time.
- October 16 » The Philippines takes over the administration of the Turtle Islands and the Mangsee Islands from the United Kingdom.
- 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.
- November 6 » Meet the Press, the longest running television program in history, makes its debut.
- December 6 » The Everglades National Park in Florida is dedicated.
Weather March 24, 1947
The temperature on March 24, 1947 was between 3.0 °C and 11.9 °C and averaged 7.7 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 1.3 hours. There was 5.8 hours of sunshine (47%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.