About the day » Tuesday April 1, 1947Calender converter

• Godefridus Gerardus Kraus, Stein, Limburg, Nederland († 2008)
• Clasina Johanna Maria (Ina) Keijzer († 2018)
• Craig Radford Holland († 1965)
• Antonius Wilhelmus Gerardus Scholten, Millingen, Gelderland, Nederland († 1947)
• George Jay Swaab, Pennsylvania, United States († 2014)
• Albert van Eerde († 1988)
• Aaltjen Groothuis, Zwolle († 1989)
• Herman Jozeph (Henk) Buzing, Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2017)
• Eleonora Pignatti Morano, Roma († 2006)
• Maria Smets, België († 1947)

• Atje Boersma, Wanswerd aan de Streek
• Arnoldus de Groot (74), Oirschot
• Aletta Pieternella Sneep (59), Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Bauke Wielenga (85), Sneek
• Anna Maria Theresia Claes (70), Nijlen, België
• Atje Gerbens Boersma (70), Wanswerd
• Catharina Krul (81), Loosduinen
• Arthur Morin (55), Wallace, Shoshone, Idaho
• Adriana van der Gouw (91)
• Abraham de Jonge (64), Zaamslag (Terneuzen), Zeeland, Nederland

• 1946 » Arrigo Sacchi, Italian footballer, coach, and manager
• 1946 » Nikitas Kaklamanis, Greek academic and politician, Greek Minister of Health and Social Security
• 1946 » Ronnie Lane, English bass player, songwriter, and producer († 1997)
• 1947 » Alain Connes, French mathematician and academic
• 1947 » Francine Prose, American novelist, short story writer, and critic
• 1947 » Norm Van Lier, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster († 2009)
• 1947 » Philippe Kirsch, Canadian lawyer and judge
• 1948 » Javier Irureta, Spanish footballer and manager
• 1948 » Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican singer and musician
• 1948 » Peter Law, Welsh politician and independent Member of parliament(† 2006)

• 1924 » Jacob Bolotin, American physician (b. 1888)
• 1924 » Lloyd Hildebrand, English cyclist (b. 1870)
• 1946 » Noah Beery, Sr., American actor (b. 1882)
• 1947 » George II, king of Greece (b. 1890)
• 1950 » Charles R. Drew, American physician and surgeon (b. 1904)
• 1950 » Recep Peker, Turkish soldier and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1889)
• 1962 » Jussi Kekkonen, Finnish captain and businessman (b. 1910)
• 1965 » Helena Rubinstein, Polish-American businesswoman (b. 1870)
• 1966 » Brian O'Nolan, Irish author (b. 1911)
• 1968 » Lev Landau, Azerbaijani-Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1908)

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.
• February 12 » The largest observed iron meteorite until that time creates an impact crater in Sikhote-Alin, in the Soviet Union.
• April 9 » The Journey of Reconciliation, the first interracial Freedom Ride begins through the upper South in violation of Jim Crow laws. The riders wanted enforcement of the United States Supreme Court's 1946 Irene Morgan decision that banned racial segregation in interstate travel.
• July 1 » The Philippine Air Force is established.
• July 4 » The "Indian Independence Bill" is presented before the British House of Commons, proposing the independence of the Provinces of British India into two sovereign countries: India and Pakistan.
• November 29 » Partition Plan: The United Nations General Assembly approves a plan for the partition of Palestine.
• December 16 » William Shockley, John Bardeen and Walter Brattain build the first practical point-contact transistor.

The temperature on April 1, 1947 was between 3.0 °C and 9.2 °C and averaged 6.4 °C. There was 6.9 mm of rain during 4.3 hours. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.