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• James H Brocka, Iowa († 1959)
• Francois Cornelis Roger Baljeu, Gemeente Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2003)
• Gepiena A. van de Veen, Vlagtwedde Groningen Nederland
• Antonia Gerritdina Veldman, Raalte († 1947)
• Maria Lidionete da Silva, Atibaia, São Paulo, Brasil († 2014)
• Murwin Monroe Stultz Jr, Carroll CO, Maryland († 1998)
• louisa gerarda maria driessen, helden-beringe
• Ank Hazelhekke († 2001)
• Jacob Dirk Jan Cardinaal, Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Nederland
• Marvin Lamar Todd, Choctaw, Alabama, Verenigde Staten († 2020)

• Andreas Cornelis Johannes van Bijlevelt (61), Utrecht
• Bert E de Jong (48), Sully, Jasper County, Iowa
• Catharina Helena van 't Ent (69), Zaandam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Alida Catharina Blickman (80), Amsterdam
• * Willem Gravensteijn (78), Amersfoort
• Doek (2), Vries drenthe
• Abraham van der Knijff (0), Nieuwerkerk aan de IJssel, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anselmo Araújo Pithon (47), Campinas, São Paulo, Brasil
• Arnoldus Johannes Prudon (78)
• Antonius Huiskes (41), Weerselo

• 1945 » Chandrika Kumaratunga, Sri Lankan journalist and politician, 5th President of Sri Lanka
• 1946 » Egon von Fürstenberg, Swiss fashion designer († 2004)
• 1946 » Ernesto Pérez Balladares, Panamanian politician, 33rd President of Panama
• 1947 » Richard Lewis, American actor and screenwriter
• 1948 » Fred Grandy, American actor and politician
• 1948 » Ian Paice, English drummer, songwriter, and producer
• 1948 » Sean Bergin, South African-Dutch saxophonist and flute player († 2012)
• 1948 » Usha Prashar, Baroness Prashar, Kenyan-English politician
• 1949 » Dan Dierdorf, American football player and sportscaster
• 1949 » Joan Clos, Spanish anesthesiologist and politician, 116th Mayor of Barcelona

• 1933 » Roscoe Arbuckle, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1887)
• 1935 » Jack O'Neill, Irish-American baseball player and manager (b. 1873)
• 1936 » János Szlepecz, Slovene priest and missionary (b. 1872)
• 1940 » Paul Klee, Swiss painter and illustrator (b. 1879)
• 1941 » Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Polish pianist, composer, and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Poland (b. 1860)
• 1942 » Paul Troje, German politician, Mayor of Marburg (b. 1864)
• 1949 » Themistoklis Sofoulis, Greek politician, 115th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1860)
• 1955 » Max Pechstein, German painter and academic (b. 1881)
• 1960 » Frank Patrick, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1885)
• 1962 » Charles Lyon Chandler, American historian (b. 1883)

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 22 » KTLA, the first commercial television station west of the Mississippi River, begins operation in Hollywood.
• January 25 » Thomas Goldsmith Jr. files a patent for a "Cathode Ray Tube Amusement Device", the first ever electronic game.
• July 6 » Referendum held in Sylhet to decide its fate in the Partition of India.
• October 14 » Chuck Yeager becomes the first person to exceed the speed of sound.
• November 17 » American scientists John Bardeen and Walter Houser Brattain observe the basic principles of the transistor, a key element for the electronics revolution of the 20th century.
• 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 29, 1947 was between 15.6 °C and 26.8 °C and averaged 20.5 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain during 1.0 hours. There was 4.2 hours of sunshine (25%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.