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• Bernardus Jozef Jan van Eeden, Noordwijkerhout († 2019)
• Lambertha Johanna Korver, Breukelen († 2018)
• Cornelis Martinus (Martin) Bosland, amsterdam, Nederland († 2007)
• Geert NIJEBOER, Twente Rand (Vriezenveen), Overijssel, Nederland († 2015)
• Henricus Joannes Josephus Jansen, Honselersdijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2000)
• Hennie Lindeman († 2021)
• J. Larry McFarland, Gainesville († 2016)
• Antoon_Jaap Roovers, Batavia, Ned.-Indie († 1947)
• Herman Altena, Hardenberg († 2003)
• Cornelis Martinus Bosland († 2007)

• Albertus Bouwmeester (73), Zwolle
• Aaltje Jansen (53), Arnhem
• Annigje Jans Stokebrand (57), Vollenhove
• Aaltje van den Berg (80), Groningen
• Annigje Teuntje Vos (69), Leerdam
• Alma Martha Paget (92)
• Anthonia (Toos) de Jager (30), Rotterdam
• Anna Catharina Maria Francisca Mutsaers (79), Diessen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Angeline Marie Harringa (88), Aplington, Butler County, Iowa
• Adelina Vitória Kenworthy (73), São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil

• 1944 » Ranulph Fiennes, English soldier and explorer
• 1944 » Townes Van Zandt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist († 1997)
• 1945 » Arthur Lee, American singer-songwriter and musician († 2006)
• 1945 » Bob Herbert, American journalist
• 1945 » Elizabeth Moon, American lieutenant and author
• 1946 » John Heard, American actor and producer († 2017)
• 1947 » Helen Eadie, Scottish politician († 2013)
• 1947 » Walter Röhrl, German race car driver
• 1949 » Ghulam Nabi Azad, Indian politician, Indian Minister of Health and Family Welfare
• 1950 » Billy Joe DuPree, American football player

• 1928 » Robert Abbe, American surgeon and radiologist (b. 1851)
• 1932 » Aristide Briand, French journalist and politician, Prime Minister of France, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1862)
• 1934 » Ernst Enno, Estonian poet and author (b. 1875)
• 1938 » Andreas Michalakopoulos, Greek politician, 116th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1876)
• 1947 » Lucy Parsons, American communist anarchist labor organizer (b. c 1853)
• 1949 » Bradbury Robinson, American football player, physician, and politician (b. 1884)
• 1952 » Paramahansa Yogananda, Indian guru and philosopher (b. 1893)
• 1954 » Otto Diels, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1876)
• 1957 » Wyndham Lewis, English painter and critic (b. 1882)
• 1961 » Govind Ballabh Pant, Indian lawyer and politician, 2nd Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh (b. 1887)

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.
• March 17 » First flight of the B-45 Tornado strategic bomber.
• April 6 » The first Tony Awards are presented for theatrical achievement.
• April 15 » Jackie Robinson debuts for the Brooklyn Dodgers, breaking baseball's color line.
• August 15 » Founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah is sworn in as first Governor-General of Pakistan in Karachi.
• September 30 » The 1947 World Series is the first to be televised, to include an African-American player, to exceed $2 million in receipts, to see a pinch-hit home run, and to have six umpires on the field.

The temperature on March 7, 1947 was between -8.4 °C and 0.7 °C and averaged -3.3 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. There was 3.5 hours of sunshine (31%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest.