Page 10: Historical Events In 1946

Jul 25   Narziss Oh, German psychology, dies   

Jul 25   The inaugural bikini is shown at a Paris fashion show.   

Jul 25   US detonates underwater A-bomb at Bikini (5th atomic explosion)   

Jul 26   Morris Hirshfield, Polish/US painter, dies.   

Jul 26   President Truman orders desegregation of all US forces   

Jul 27   Boston Red Sox Rudy York hits 2 grand slams in 1 game, gets 10 RBIs.   

Jul 27   Gertrude Stein, US/Fren author/poet (Ida, Tender Buttons), dies at 72   

Jul 30   1st rocket attains 100 mi (167 km) altitude, White Sands, NM.   

Jul 30   The inaugural rocket attains 100 mi (167 km) altitude, White Sands, NM.   

Aug 01   Andrei Vlasov, Russian general (Red Army, Wehrmacht) executed at 45.   

Aug 01   Pres Truman establishes Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)   

Aug 03   Belgian govt of Huysmans, forms.   

Aug 04   1946 Dominican Republic earthquake: an earthquake of magnitude 8.0 hits northern Dominican Republic. 100 are killed and 20000 are left homeless   

Aug 06   US officially submits to jurisdiction of World Court.   

Aug 07   1st coin bearing portrait of Negro authorized   

Aug 07   inaugural coin bearing portrait of Negro authorized.   

Aug 08   India agrees to give Bhutan 32 sq miles   

Aug 09   1st time all major-league baseball games (8) are played at night   

Aug 09   A E E Vogler, cricketer (South Africa, 15 Tests, 64 wkts), dies   

Aug 13   Britain transfers illegal immigrants bound to Palestine, to Cyprus.   

Aug 13   H[erbert] G[eorge] Wells, sci-fi author (Time Machine), dies at 79   

Aug 14   Susan St James, [Susan Jane Miller], LA Calif, actress (Kate and Allie).   

Aug 14   Susan St. James, American film actress is born   

Aug 16   Great Calcutta blood bath.   

Aug 16   Herman Harrell Horne, philosopher (idealism).   

Aug 17   Arthur Honegger's 3rd Symphony "Liturgique," premieres.   

Aug 18   Golf Writers Associaton of America formed.   

Aug 18   Golf Writers Associaton of America forms.   

Aug 22   Baseball approves a 168-game schedule, but later rescinds it   

Aug 23   13th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: All-Stars 16, Los Angeles 0 (97380)   

Aug 25   28th PGA Championship: Ben Hogan at Portland GC Portland Ore.   

Aug 26   George Orwell published "Animal Farm".   

Aug 29   J E Feenstra, Nazi military police commandant, executed.   

Aug 31   Paul August von Klenau, Danish opera composer/conductor, dies at 63.   

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Jan 02   Richard cole: American tour manager   

Jan 03   John paul jones [john baldwin]: Rock bassist (led zeppelin - stairway to heaven)   

Jan 03   Cissy king: American entertainer   

Jan 04   Bernard sumner: Rocker (new order-round & round)   

Jan 04   Susannah mccorkle: American jazz singer    

Jan 05   "crazy barret diamond" syd: Rocker (pink floyd)   

Jan 05   Diane keaton: [hall], la, actress (annie hall, little drummer girl)   

Jan 06   Harold jackson: Hattiesburg, ms, nfl wide receiver (la, new engl)   

Jan 02   Joe darling: Cricketer (aussie captain 21 tests, won 7 lost 4),    

Jan 03   William joyce: (lord haw haw), hanged in britain for treason   

Jan 04   Barney oldfield: Daredevil,    

Jan 05   Kitty cheatham: American singer (b. 1864)   

Jan 07   Adamo didur: Polish tenor (b. 1874)   

Jan 09   Countee cullen: Us poet (black christ, one way to heaven),   

Jan 16   Johanna hc albregt: Actress/wife of henri dons (paradise),   

Jan 17   Gottfried rudinger: Composer,