About the day » Monday March 31, 1947Calender converter

• Bernard Bauermann, Kerkrade († 1997)
• Arie Rus († 1995)
• Judy Ann Darland, Ìowa († 2007)
• Johan Willem Menzen, Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1947)
• Levenloos van Kreij, Oss, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Jan de Wolff, Nijelamer († 2019)
• Judy Kay Wiarda, Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa († 2024)
• Johan Willem Menzen, Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1947)
• Klasina van Duijvenbode, Lisse († 1949)
• Adriana Elisabeth Agatha Hoeks, Noordwijkerhout († 2022)

• Auguste Tuckermann (77), ‘s-Gravenhage,Gemeente ’s-Gravenhage,South Holland,Netherlands
• Anna Sikkema (49)
• Alida Hofstaetter (70), Amsterdam
• Aline Chancerelle (87), Douarnenez, Finistère, France
• Adrianus Verhagen (76), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Annigje Tiepel (89), Zeist, Utrecht, Nederland
• Arij Hobbel (77), Ooltgensplaat, Oostflakkee, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
• Anna Maria Wesseling (74), Emsbüren-Elbergen(Emsland)
• Adrianus Driesprong (66), Fijnaart en Heijningen, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands
• Antoinetta Jacoba Verbeet (76), Schiedam

• 1946 » Bob Russell, English politician
• 1946 » Gonzalo Márquez, Venezuelan baseball player († 1984)
• 1947 » Augustin Banyaga, Rwandan-American mathematician and academic
• 1947 » César Gaviria, Colombian economist and politician, 36th President of Colombia
• 1947 » Don Foster, English academic and politician
• 1947 » Eliyahu M. Goldratt, Israeli physicist and economist († 2011)
• 1947 » Kristian Blak, Danish-Faroese pianist, composer, and producer
• 1947 » Wendy Overton, American tennis player
• 1948 » Al Gore, American soldier and politician, 45th Vice President of the United States and Nobel Prize laureate
• 1948 » Gary Doer, Canadian politician and diplomat, 20th Premier of Manitoba

• 1930 » Ludwig Schüler, German politician, Mayor of Marburg (b. 1836)
• 1931 » Knute Rockne, American football player and coach (b. 1888)
• 1935 » Georges V. Matchabelli, Georgian-American businessman and diplomat, founded Prince Matchabelli perfume (b. 1885)
• 1939 » Ioannis Tsangaridis, Greek general (b. 1887)
• 1944 » Mineichi Koga, Japanese admiral (b. 1885)
• 1945 » Frank Findlay, New Zealand banker and politician (b. 1884)
• 1945 » Hans Fischer, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1881)
• 1950 » Robert Natus, Estonian architect (b. 1890)
• 1952 » Wallace H. White, Jr., American lawyer and politician (b. 1877)
• 1956 » Ralph DePalma, Italian-American race car driver and actor (b. 1884)

• 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.
• February 23 » International Organization for Standardization is founded.
• 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 29 » Malagasy Uprising against French colonial rule in Madagascar.
• April 16 » An explosion on board a freighter in port causes the city of Texas City, Texas, to catch fire, killing almost 600.
• April 16 » Bernard Baruch first applies the term "Cold War" to describe the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union.
• 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.

The temperature on March 31, 1947 was between 5.0 °C and 14.4 °C and averaged 9.1 °C. There was 8.0 hours of sunshine (62%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.