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Born on Tuesday September 2, 1947
- Anna Maria Gerarda Catharina Lemmens, Elsloo, Gemeente Stein, Limburg, Nederland († 1991)
- Arno; Arnoldus Adrianus Haemers, Eindhoven († 2001)
- Hendrik Jan "Jan" Winter, Heetveld, Ambt Vollenhove, Nederland († 2008)
- Jenny Osieck, Laren Utrecht Nederland († 1948)
- George Raymond Kincheloe Sr., Pilot Station, Alaska († 1999)
- Jannie Schram, Heerenveen († 2020)
- Jan Remijnse († 1995)
- Henri Van Hees, Neerpelt († 1969)
- Cornelis Hofman († 2003)
- Gerrit Hakkers († 2016)
Died on Tuesday September 2, 1947
- Arnolda Bernardina van der Baan (61), Zuilen, Utrecht, Nederland
- Albert Ravenshorst (89), Ommen, Ov, The Netherlands
- Aldert DE ROO (49), Zaandam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Aaltje Dozeman (89), Avereest
- Antje Egges (78), Winschoten
- Adrianus van Wijk (72), Gouda, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Andries Labruijere (54), Vlissingen
- Anna Margaretha Aleida Hulsebos (24), Leeuwarden, Friesland, Nederland
- Aagje HOOGENBOOM (46), Rotterdam
- Antje Eggens (78), Winschoten
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from September 2, 1947 at Delpher
- Limburgsch dagblad
- De waarheid
- Nieuwsblad van Friesland : Hepkema's courant
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- Het dagblad : uitgave van de Nederlandsche Dagbladpers te Batavia
- Het vrije volk : democratisch-socialistisch dagblad
- Amigoe di Curacao : weekblad voor de Curacaosche eilanden
- Het nieuws : algemeen dagblad
- De Heerenveensche koerier : onafhankelijk dagblad voor Midden-Zuid-Oost-Friesland en Noord-Overijssel
- Leeuwarder courant : hoofdblad van Friesland
Born on September 2
- 1946 » Billy Preston, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor († 2006)
- 1946 » Dan White, American assassin and politician († 1985)
- 1946 » Luis Ávalos, Cuban-American actor († 2014)
- 1946 » Marty Grebb, American keyboardist, guitarist, saxophonist, and music producer/arranger († 2020)
- 1946 » Mary Goudie, Baroness Goudie, English humanitarian and politician
- 1946 » Walt Simonson, American author and illustrator
- 1947 » Jim Richards, New Zealand race car driver
- 1947 » Louis Michel, Belgian educator and politician, Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs
- 1948 » Nate Archibald, American basketball player and coach
- 1948 » Terry Bradshaw, American football player, sportscaster, and actor
Died on September 2
- 1937 » Pierre de Coubertin, French historian and educator, founded the International Olympic Committee (b. 1863)
- 1941 » Lloyd Seay, American race car driver (b. 1919)
- 1942 » James Juvenal, American rower (b. 1874)
- 1943 » Marsden Hartley, American painter and poet (b. 1877)
- 1944 » Bella Rosenfeld, Russian-American model and author (b. 1895)
- 1945 » Mason Phelps, American golfer (b. 1885)
- 1948 » Sylvanus Morley, American archaeologist and spy (b. 1883)
- 1953 » Hendrik Offerhaus, Dutch rower (b. 1875)
- 1953 » Jonathan M. Wainwright, American general, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1883)
- 1954 » Franz Leopold Neumann, German lawyer and political scientist (b. 1900)
Names that were popular for boys in 1947
- Johannes
- Jan
- Maria
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Antonius
- Adrianus
- Gerardus
- Pieter
- Wilhelmus
- Gerrit
- Robert
- Peter
Names that were popular for girls in 1947
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Anna
- Catharina
- Petronella
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Marie
- Jacoba
- Margaretha
- Geertruida
- Christina
- Helena
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1947
- 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 » United Nations Security Council Resolution 22 relating to Corfu Channel incident is adopted.
- May 31 » Ferenc Nagy, the democratically elected Prime Minister of Hungary, resigns from office after blackmail from the Hungarian Communist Party accusing him of being part of a plot against the state. This grants the Communists effective control of the Hungarian government.
- July 6 » The AK-47 goes into production in the Soviet Union.
- August 17 » The Radcliffe Line, the border between the Dominions of India and Pakistan, is revealed.
- November 2 » In California, designer Howard Hughes performs the maiden (and only) flight of the Hughes H-4 Hercules (also known as the "Spruce Goose"), the largest fixed-wing aircraft ever built.
- November 30 » Civil War in Mandatory Palestine begins, leading up to the creation of the state of Israel.
The weather on Tuesday September 2, 1947
The temperature on September 2, 1947 was between 11.3 °C and 22.4 °C and averaged 16.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 12.1 hours of sunshine (89%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI