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• Joke Berg († 2000)
• Harry van den Broek, Baarn († 2007)
• hendrik (harrie) hunnekens, helden († 1985)
• Sabine SIEMES, Verviers, 4800, Liège, Belgique († 2006)
• Elisabeth Blok, Barendrecht († 1996)
• Annie Claes, Koersel († 2015)
• Lein Johannes Boone, Koudekerke, Walcheren, Zeeland, NL († 1947)
• Paulina van der Velden, Schiedam († 1998)
• Hendricus Johannes Maria Vink, Noordwijk († 2016)
• Harrie Hunnekens, Helden († 1985)

• Dina Gerarda Parlevliet (83), Noordwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Celia Barth (85), Los Angeles, California, Verenigde Staten
• Cornelis van der Wulp (77), Breda
• Alice Pearl Lybarger (58), Littleton, Schuyler County, Illinois, United States of America
• Adriana Maria De Hoog (77), Schiedam
• Cornelis Smit (74), Utrecht
• Charles Franklin Charlie Jameson (67), Delta County, Colorado, Verenigde Staten
• Derk Jan van Tongeren (79), Warnsveld
• Egbert van Hattem (40), Zwolle, Nederland
• Christiaan Hendrik Rauhé (31), Bennekom, Gelderland, Nederland

• 1946 » Fred Dryer, American football player and actor
• 1946 » George W. Bush, American businessman and politician, 43rd President of the United States
• 1946 » Peter Singer, Australian philosopher and academic
• 1946 » Sylvester Stallone, American actor, director, and screenwriter
• 1947 » Roy Señeres, Filipino diplomat and politician († 2016)
• 1948 » Brad Park, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach
• 1948 » Jean-Pierre Blackburn, Canadian academic and politician, 26th Canadian Minister of Veterans Affairs
• 1948 » Nathalie Baye, French actress
• 1949 » Noli de Castro, Filipino journalist and politician, 14th Vice President of the Philippines
• 1949 » Phyllis Hyman, American singer-songwriter and actress († 1995)

• 1932 » Kenneth Grahame, Scottish-English author (b. 1859)
• 1934 » Nestor Makhno, Ukrainian commander (b. 1888)
• 1946 » Horace Pippin, American painter (b. 1888)
• 1947 » Adolfo Müller-Ury, Swiss-American painter (b. 1862)
• 1952 » Louis-Alexandre Taschereau, Canadian lawyer and politician, 14th Premier of Quebec (b. 1867)
• 1959 » George Grosz, German painter and illustrator (b. 1893)
• 1960 » Aneurin Bevan, Welsh-English politician, Secretary of State for Health (b. 1897)
• 1961 » Scott LaFaro, American bassist (b. 1936)
• 1961 » Woodall Rodgers, American lawyer and politician, Mayor of Dallas (b. 1890)
• 1962 » Paul Boffa, Maltese soldier and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Malta (b. 1890)

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.
• 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 1 » The Philippine Air Force is established.
• August 15 » India gains Independence from British rule after near 190 years of British company and crown rule, and joins the Commonwealth of Nations.
• October 26 » Kashmir conflict: The Maharaja of Kashmir and Jammu signs the Instrument of Accession with India.
• October 30 » The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), the foundation of the World Trade Organization (WTO), is founded.

The temperature on July 6, 1947 was between 8.3 °C and 17.9 °C and averaged 13.8 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. There was 5.0 hours of sunshine (30%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.