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• Adri Kooijman
• Henricus van de Kerkhof, Deurne (Nld), Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1970)
• David Johannes Maria van der Gulik, Waarland Gem.Harenkarspel, Noord Holland, Nederland († 1973)
• Geesje (Gea) Hobers, Nieuw-Amsterdam
• Elisabeth Petronella ROGIER, Den Haag, Gemeente ’s-Gravenhage, Zuid Holland, Nederland († 1981)
• Evert Rolleman, Hoogeveen († 1947)
• Eleana Maria Vlam, Narbreth Penn († 1947)
• Edward Dale Van Sant, Oskaloosa, Iowa, Verenigde Staten († 2012)
• Hendrikus Franciscus Antonius Auwens, Lith, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1947)
• Ingrid Pieters, Beveren

• Alfred Jozef Emelie van Goethem (0), Hulst, Zeeland, Netherlands
• Andresina Catherina Grümmer (34), Leeuwarden
• Anna Maria van Beers (70), Oisterwijk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Albert Jan Waiboer (66)
• Arie den Houter (43), Hilversum
• Arentje de Vos (0), Ooltgensplaat, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Angline Mary Seale Seal Warner (67), Varnado, Washington Parish, Louisiana, Verenigde Staten
• Antonius Bakx (30), Bergen op Zoom, Nederland, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Aaltje Johannesen Rozeboom (69), 's Gravenhage
• Aafje Marijntje Boel (38), Noordwijk

• 1946 » Debbie Moore, English model and businesswoman
• 1946 » Krista Kilvet, Estonian journalist, politician, and diplomat († 2009)
• 1946 » Steve Bucknor, Jamaican cricketer and umpire
• 1946 » Ted Baehr, American publisher and critic
• 1947 » Gabriele Hinzmann, German discus thrower
• 1947 » Junior Campbell, Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1948 » Duncan Hunter, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician
• 1948 » John Bonham, English musician, songwriter and drummer († 1980)
• 1948 » Martin Hannett, English bass player, guitarist, and record producer († 1991)
• 1948 » Svetlana Alexievich, Belarusian journalist and author, Nobel Prize laureate

• 1931 » Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau, Canadian cardinal (b. 1866)
• 1931 » Willy Stöwer, German author and illustrator (b. 1864)
• 1945 » Odilo Globocnik, Italian-Austrian SS officer (b. 1904)
• 1954 » Antonis Benakis, Greek art collector and philanthropist, founded the Benaki Museum (b. 1873)
• 1957 » Leopold Staff, Polish poet and academic (b. 1878)
• 1957 » Stefanos Sarafis, Greek general and politician (b. 1890)
• 1960 » Walther Funk, German economist, journalist, and politician, German Minister of Economics (b. 1890)
• 1960 » Willem Elsschot, Flemish author and poet (b. 1882)
• 1962 » Henry F. Ashurst, American lawyer and politician (b. 1874)
• 1967 » Billy Strayhorn, American pianist and composer (b. 1915)

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.
• April 9 » The Glazier–Higgins–Woodward tornadoes kill 181 and injure 970 in Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas.
• May 22 » Cold War: The Truman Doctrine goes into effect, aiding Turkey and Greece.
• June 5 » Cold War: Marshall Plan: In a speech at Harvard University, the United States Secretary of State George Marshall calls for economic aid to war-torn Europe.
• July 19 » Prime Minister of the shadow Burmese government, Bogyoke Aung San and eight others are assassinated.
• November 25 » Red Scare: The "Hollywood Ten" are blacklisted by Hollywood movie studios.
• November 30 » Civil War in Mandatory Palestine begins, leading up to the creation of the state of Israel.

The temperature on May 31, 1947 was between 14.4 °C and 28.3 °C and averaged 22.1 °C. There was 14.3 hours of sunshine (87%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast.