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• Hendrika Johanna Wensink, Zwolle, Overijssel, Nederland († 2009)
• Jozef Van Hemelrijck († 2019)
• Harke Harkema, Wijk en Aalburg († 2018)
• Clasina Geertruida Fransen
• Hendrik Boomsma, Leeuwarden († 2015)
• Gerrit Jan Hellewegen, Diepenveen, Overijssel, Nederland († 2023)
• Bertha (Bep) Moes, Amsterdam († 2003)
• Hendricus Wilhelmus Petrus Oostdam, Noordwijkerhout († 2015)
• Harke Harkema, Wijk bij Heusden Altena Noord-Brabant Nederland († 2018)
• Antonius Gerhardus Overmars, Terwolde († 2010)

• Anna Barboora van KOOT (83), Apeldoorn, Nederland, Gelderland, Nederland
• Arnoldus Nicolaas van der Vegt (75), 's-Gravenhage
• Anna Barbara van Koot (83), Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Nederland
• Cornelis Arend Aartsz. van der Meide(Meijde) (73), Spijkenisse (ZH Nederland)
• Albert Horsman (3), ommen
• Antonius Immink (79), Haarlem, North Holland, Netherlands
• Anna Barboora van Koot (83), Apeldoorn, Gld, NL
• Adrianus Johannes (Janus) Thoen (45), Heerlen
• Aafke Muller (87), Warffum, Groningen, Nederland
• Antonius van Falier (79), Vlijmen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland

• 1943 » Ellyn Kaschak, American psychologist and academic
• 1943 » Patrick Bokanowski, French filmmaker
• 1945 » John Garang, Sudanese colonel and politician, President of Southern Sudan († 2005)
• 1945 » Kjell Albin Abrahamson, Swedish journalist and author
• 1946 » Julian Hipwood, English polo player and coach
• 1946 » Ted Shackelford, American actor
• 1947 » Bryan Brown, Australian actor and producer
• 1948 » Clarence Thomas, American lawyer and judge, United States Supreme Court Justice
• 1949 » Gordon Bray, Australian journalist and sportscaster
• 1949 » Sheila Noakes, Baroness Noakes, English accountant and politician

• 1914 » Bhaktivinoda Thakur, Indian guru and philosopher (b. 1838)
• 1945 » Giuseppina Tuissi, Italian journalist and activist (b. 1923)
• 1953 » Albert Gleizes, French painter (b. 1881)
• 1954 » Salih Omurtak, Turkish general (b. 1889)
• 1956 » Reinhold Glière, Russian composer and educator (b. 1875)
• 1959 » Boris Vian, French author, poet, and playwright (b. 1920)
• 1959 » Hidir Lutfi, Iraqi poet. (b. 1880)
• 1969 » Volmari Iso-Hollo, Finnish runner (b. 1907)
• 1970 » Roscoe Turner, American soldier and pilot (b. 1895)
• 1973 » Gerry Birrell, Scottish race car driver (b. 1944)

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 28 » February 28 Incident: In Taiwan, civil disorder is put down with the loss of an estimated 30,000 civilians.
• 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.
• October 22 » The Kashmir conflict between India and Pakistan begins, having started just after the partition of India.
• November 29 » First Indochina War: French forces carry out a massacre at Mỹ Trạch, Vietnam.
• December 30 » Cold War: King Michael I of Romania is forced to abdicate by the Soviet Union-backed Communist government of Romania.

The temperature on June 23, 1947 was between 11.6 °C and 19.5 °C and averaged 15.0 °C. There was 5.7 hours of sunshine (34%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest.