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• Alphonsus Antonius Josephus Maria van den Broek, Amsterdam († 1991)
• Jeanne Geraerts, Guigoven, België († 2014)
• Albertje van den Berg, Dordrecht († 2018)
• Kathleen Hoeve († 1973)
• ? Middel, Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1947)
• Cornelis Gerrit (Kees) Boelhouder, Amerongen († 2018)
• Carol Elsie Andrews, Wandsworth, London, England († 1986)
• Harman Sellis, Epe, Nederland († 2008)
• Gerrigje den Besten, Rotterdam († 1964)
• Cornelis Gerrit Boelhouder, Amerongen, Utrecht, Nederland († 2018)

• Bernardus Theodorus Fokking (43), Hilversum
• Anna Eva de Rooij (89), Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• * Henrica van Helvoort (76), Vught
• Adriana Pieternella Commijs (62), Breukelen en Nijenrode
• Anna Maria Hubertina Bekx (67), Nunhem
• Albert Klein (73), Wieringen
• Adrianus van Engelen (76), 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Andrew (Andy) Marshall Henderson (69)
• Adriana Hendrika Pleijsier (75), Rotterdam
• Carel Juliaan Hondius (51), middelburg

• 1945 » Bill Kenwright, English actor, singer, and producer
• 1945 » Danny Gatton, American guitarist († 1994)
• 1946 » Bryan Mauricette, Saint Lucian-Canadian cricketer
• 1946 » Dave Liebman, American saxophonist, flute player, and composer
• 1946 » Gary Duncan, American guitarist († 2019)
• 1947 » Bob Jenkins, American sportscaster
• 1947 » Paul Sait, Australian rugby league player
• 1949 » Darryl Cotton, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist († 2012)
• 1949 » Dean Pees, American football player and coach
• 1949 » Tom Watson, American golfer and sportscaster

• 1940 » George William de Carteret, French-English journalist and author (b. 1869)
• 1944 » Erich Fellgiebel, German general (b. 1886)
• 1963 » Robert Schuman, Luxembourgian-French politician, 130th Prime Minister of France (b. 1886)
• 1965 » Albert Schweitzer, French-Gabonese physician, theologian, and missionary, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1875)
• 1974 » Charles Arnison, English airman (b. 1893)
• 1974 » Creighton Abrams, American general (b. 1914)
• 1974 » Lewi Pethrus, Swedish minister and hymn-writer (b. 1884)
• 1974 » Marcel Achard, French playwright and screenwriter (b. 1899)
• 1977 » Jean Rostand, French biologist and philosopher (b. 1894)
• 1977 » Stelios Perpiniadis, Greek singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1899)

• 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.
• March 8 » Thirteen thousand troops of the Republic of China Army arrive in Taiwan after the February 28 Incident and launch crackdowns which kill thousands of people, including many elites. This turns into a major root of the Taiwan independence movement.
• April 9 » United Nations Security Council Resolution 22 relating to Corfu Channel incident is adopted.
• July 1 » The Philippine Air Force is established.
• September 15 » Typhoon Kathleen hit the Kantō region in Japan killing 1,077.
• November 13 » The Soviet Union completes development of the AK-47, one of the first proper assault rifles.
• November 17 » The Screen Actors Guild implements an anti-Communist loyalty oath.

The temperature on September 4, 1947 was between 9.7 °C and 23.9 °C and averaged 16.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. There was 9.4 hours of sunshine (70%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast.