About the day » Monday May 12, 1947Calender converter

• Johannes Marie Arnoldus Nicolaas Schellings, Heerlen († 2015)
• NN Jager, Arnhem
• NN Banus, Stadskanaal (gem. Onstwedde),Groningen,Nederland († 1947)
• Ingrid Chistine de Groot, Winschoten († 2016)
• Carol Sue Long, Bowling Green, Wood Co., OH († 1952)
• Karen Joy van der Veen
• SIEGFRIED Karl KÜSEL († 1948)
• Jan Breedijk († 2021)
• Adrianus de Leeuw, Breda († 1976)
• Jozina Advokaat, Giessendam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1999)

• Anna Gezina Kramer (59), Kopstukken gem. Onstwedde
• Anna Gezina Kramer (59), Kopstukken, Nederland
• Antje Doornbosch (83), Groningen, Nederland
• Annie Sue Thompson (40), Fulton County, Georgia, Verenigde Staten
• Arie de Rover (65), Hardinxveld
• Adrianus Franciscus Gijsbertus van Nie (73), Zeist, Utrecht, The Netherlands
• Christina Maria Adriana Fol (81), Leidschendam/Voorburg
• Andreas Smetsers (77), Wintelre
• Adriaantje Viskil (80), Middelharnis Goeree Overflakkee Zuid-Holland Nederland
• Arend Doldersum (73), Schuinesloot, Overijssel, Nederland

• 1945 » Alan Ball, Jr., English footballer and manager († 2007)
• 1945 » Ian McLagan, English keyboard player and songwriter († 2014)
• 1945 » Patrick Ricard, French businessman († 2012)
• 1946 » Daniel Libeskind, American architect, designed the Imperial War Museum North and Jewish Museum
• 1947 » Michael Ignatieff, Canadian journalist and politician
• 1948 » Dave Heineman, American captain and politician, 39th Governor of Nebraska
• 1948 » Lindsay Crouse, American actress
• 1948 » Richard Riehle, American actor
• 1948 » Steve Winwood, English singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
• 1949 » Ross Bleckner, American painter

• 1931 » Eugène Ysaÿe, Belgian violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1858)
• 1935 » Józef Piłsudski, Polish field marshal and politician, 15th Prime Minister of Poland (b. 1867)
• 1944 » Arthur Quiller-Couch, English author, poet, and critic (b. 1863)
• 1944 » Max Brand, American journalist and author (b. 1892)
• 1956 » Louis Calhern, American actor and singer (b. 1895)
• 1957 » Alfonso de Portago, Spanish bobsledder and race car driver (b. 1928)
• 1957 » Erich von Stroheim, Austrian-American actor, director, and producer (b. 1885)
• 1963 » Richard Girulatis, German footballer and manager (b. 1878)
• 1963 » Robert Kerr, Irish-Canadian sprinter and coach (b. 1882)
• 1964 » Agnes Forbes Blackadder, Scottish medical doctor (b. 1875)

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.
• January 6 » Pan American Airlines becomes the first commercial airline to offer a round-the-world ticket.
• June 25 » The Diary of a Young Girl (better known as The Diary of Anne Frank) is published.
• July 6 » Referendum held in Sylhet to decide its fate in the Partition of India.
• August 14 » Pakistan gains Independence from the British Empire and joins the Commonwealth of Nations.
• 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.
• November 20 » The Princess Elizabeth marries Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, who becomes the Duke of Edinburgh, at Westminster Abbey in London.

The temperature on May 12, 1947 was between 13.3 °C and 23.0 °C and averaged 17.3 °C. There was 2.3 mm of rain during 1.8 hours. There was 4.0 hours of sunshine (26%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast.