About the day » Saturday May 3, 1947Calender converter

• Laverne Alice Keller, Gary Lake, Indiana, Verenigde Staten († 2005)
• Julien Marcel Paul (Marcel) Kumpen, Sint-Lambrechts-Herk, België († 2006)
• Hetty Gerrits, Enschede († 2018)
• Claude MILLER, Bruxelles, 1040, Brabant, Belgique
• Guus IJsselmuiden, Tjiandjoer (Indonesië) († 2007)
• Gustaaf Somers, Rijkevorsel († 2020)
• Herman Johan van Eijken, Enschede, Overijssel, Nederland († 2012)
• Ian Robert (Pop) BEECHEY († 2020)
• Carla Fritz, Leiden
• Levenloos van Wanrooij, Tilburg († 1947)

• Berend Okkes BOUWMAN (85), Veendam, Groningen, Nederland
• Antina Margaretha Wierenga (58), Siddeburen (gem. Midden-Groningen)
• Arie van der Torre (89), Berkel en Rodenrijs
• Albertus Timmer (50), Apeldoorn
• Albertus Timmer (50), Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Nederland
• Anna Maria de Bruin (71), Utrecht, Nederland
• Antina Margaretha Wierenga (58), Siddeburen (Gem. Midden-Groningen)
• Bernard Wilfred Howlett (27), Vancouver, B.C., Canada
• Anna Maria Kock (78), Utrecht
• Bertildes Hoffmann (1), Antonio Carlos, Santa Catarina, Brasil

• 1945 » Davey Lopes, American baseball player, coach, and manager
• 1945 » Jörg Drehmel, German triple jumper and coach
• 1946 » Greg Gumbel, American sportscaster
• 1946 » Norm Chow, American football player and coach
• 1946 » Silvino Francisco, South African snooker player
• 1947 » Doug Henning, Canadian magician († 2000)
• 1948 » Chris Mulkey, American actor
• 1948 » Denis Cosgrove, British-American academic and geographer († 2008)
• 1949 » Liam Donaldson, English physician and academic
• 1949 » Ruth Lister, Baroness Lister of Burtersett, English academic and politician

• 1925 » Clément Ader, French engineer, designed the Ader Avion III (b. 1841)
• 1932 » Charles Fort, American journalist and author (b. 1874)
• 1935 » Jessie Willcox Smith, American illustrator (b. 1863)
• 1939 » Madeleine Desroseaux, French author and poet (b. 1873)
• 1942 » Thorvald Stauning, Danish politician, 24th Prime Minister of Denmark (b. 1873)
• 1943 » Harry Miller, American engineer (b. 1875)
• 1948 » Ernst Tandefelt, Finnish assassin of Heikki Ritavuori (b. 1876)
• 1949 » Fanny Walden, English footballer and cricketer (b. 1888)
• 1958 » Frank Foster, English cricketer (b. 1889)
• 1969 » Zakir Husain, Indian academic and politician, 3rd President of India (b. 1897)

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 18 » First Indochina War: The French gain complete control of Hanoi after forcing the Viet Minh to withdraw to mountains.
• July 1 » The Philippine Air Force is established.
• July 10 » Muhammad Ali Jinnah is recommended as the first Governor-General of Pakistan by the British Prime Minister, Clement Attlee.
• August 14 » Pakistan gains Independence from the British Empire and joins the Commonwealth of Nations.
• October 22 » The Kashmir conflict between India and Pakistan begins, having started just after the partition of India.
• December 2 » Jerusalem Riots of 1947: Riots break out in Jerusalem in response to the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine.

The temperature on May 3, 1947 was between 6.7 °C and 16.0 °C and averaged 11.5 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 2.7 hours of sunshine (18%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the east.