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• Dennis Julius Wayne Allenger, Montreal, Quebec, Canada († 2011)
• Alie de Wit, Anna Paulowna († 2013)
• Clasina Geertruida Fransen
• Helen GROOT, Wassenaar († 1980)
• Bertha (Bep) Moes, Amsterdam († 2003)
• Hendrika Johanna Wensink, Zwolle, Overijssel, Nederland († 2009)
• Gerrit Jan Hellewegen, Diepenveen, Overijssel, Nederland († 2023)
• Carolus Petrus Gerardus Coolen, Helmond († 1950)
• Hendricus Wilhelmus Petrus Oostdam, Noordwijkerhout († 2015)
• Diane Louise Stuit, Cook County, Illinois, Verenigde Staten († 2004)

• Anna Catharina Janssen (72), Maria Hoop
• Antonius Immink (79), Haarlem, North Holland, Netherlands
• Adrianus Johannes (Janus) Thoen (45), Heerlen
• Rosalia Diels (73), Schoten
• Adriana van Breukelen (82), Enkhuizen
• Anna Barbara van Koot (83), Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Nederland
• Andrew EVANS (82), Hadspen, Tasmania, Australia
• Albert Horsman (3), ommen
• Aafke (Mulder) Muller (87), Warffum, Groningen, Nederland
• Aafke Muller (87), Warffum, Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands

• 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)

• 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 22 » KTLA, the first commercial television station west of the Mississippi River, begins operation in Hollywood.
• March 17 » First flight of the B-45 Tornado strategic bomber.
• May 1 » Portella della Ginestra massacre against May Day celebrations in Sicily by the bandit and separatist leader Salvatore Giuliano where 11 persons are killed and 33 wounded.
• May 3 » New post-war Japanese constitution goes into effect.
• August 7 » The Bombay Municipal Corporation formally takes over the Bombay Electric Supply and Transport (BEST).
• October 26 » Kashmir conflict: The Maharaja of Kashmir and Jammu signs the Instrument of Accession with India.

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.