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April 21, 1947Born on Tuesday April 22, 1947
- Gijsbertus Dilweg, Nijmegen, Nijmegen, Gelderland, Nederland († 1989)
- Lona Lee Stone Gray († 1973)
- Margriet Veronica Carnas, Oudkarspel,1724,Langedijk,Noord-Holland,Nederland
- Vicenta Ilse Perk, Nw. Nickerie/Suriname († 2008)
- Wim Hofman, Roermond,, Limburg, Nederland († 1970)
- Joël KESTELYN, Portes (FRA) († 1947)
- Antje Johanna de Bree († 2004)
- Hendrikus Adriana Gerardus Engelen, Roosendaal († 2016)
- Johannes Gerardus Willems, Den Haag († 2017)
- Robert de Bourbon-Busset, Boulogne-Billancourt,, France († 1980)
Died on Tuesday April 22, 1947
- Christiaan George Meeder (82), Rotterdam
- Annigje van den Dool (80), Bleskensgraaf en Hofwegen
- August GROMANN (90), Odebolt,, Iowa, Verenigde Staten
- Cornelia Seijsener (60), hillegom
- van Holstein (0), Naaldwijk, Nederland
- Antoinetta Petronella Beckholdt (79), Haarlem, NH, Nederland
- Arie UIJTTERLINDE (29), Puttershoek,Zuid-Holland,Nederland
- Aaltje (Alice) Jans Braaksma (81), Kalamazoo, Michigan, Verenigde Staten
- Cornelia Scholten (31), Amsterdam
- Angeline 'Angie' Benjamin (41), Danville, Montour County, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from April 22, 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 April 22
- 1945 » Demetrio Stratos, Egyptian-Italian singer-songwriter († 1979)
- 1945 » Gopalkrishna Gandhi, Indian civil servant and politician, 22nd Governor of West Bengal
- 1946 » Archy Kirkwood, Baron Kirkwood of Kirkhope, Scottish lawyer and politician
- 1946 » John Waters, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1946 » Louise Harel, Canadian lawyer and politician
- 1946 » Nicholas Stern, Baron Stern of Brentford, English economist and academic
- 1946 » Paul Davies, English physicist and author
- 1946 » Steven L. Bennett, American captain and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient († 1972)
- 1948 » John Pritchard, English bishop
- 1949 » Spencer Haywood, American basketball player
Died on April 22
- 1933 » Henry Royce, English engineer and businessman, co-founded Rolls-Royce Limited (b. 1863)
- 1944 » Nikolaos Roussen, Greek captain (b. 1913)
- 1945 » Käthe Kollwitz, German painter and sculptor (b. 1867)
- 1945 » Wilhelm Cauer, German mathematician and academic (b. 1900)
- 1946 » Harlan F. Stone, American lawyer and jurist, 12th Chief Justice of the United States (b. 1872)
- 1946 » Lionel Atwill, English-American actor (b. 1885)
- 1949 » Charles Middleton, American actor (b. 1874)
- 1950 » Charles Hamilton Houston, American lawyer and academic (b. 1895)
- 1951 » Horace Donisthorpe, English myrmecologist and coleopterist (b. 1870)
- 1956 » Walt Faulkner, American race car driver (b. 1918)
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.
- April 6 » The first Tony Awards are presented for theatrical achievement.
- 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.
- June 10 » Saab produces its first automobile.
- June 25 » The Diary of a Young Girl (better known as The Diary of Anne Frank) is published.
- September 30 » Pakistan joins the United Nations.
- November 29 » First Indochina War: French forces carry out a massacre at Mỹ Trạch, Vietnam.
Weather April 22, 1947
The temperature on April 22, 1947 was between 6.9 °C and 16.6 °C and averaged 11.5 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. There was 2.1 hours of sunshine (15%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.