Page 14: Historical Events In 1946

Dec 14   Togo made a trusteeship territory of the UN   

Dec 15   Chic Bears beat NY Giants 24-14 in NFL championship game.   

Dec 15   Conrad Haebler, historian (Hundert Kalenderinkunabeln), dies at 89.   

Dec 16   Thailand joins the United Nations   

Dec 17   Bradman and Barnes complete 405 run 5th wkt stand, score 234 ea   

Dec 17   Constance [Clara] Garnett, Russian-English translator, dies at 84   

Dec 17   US V-2 rocket reaches 183 km, White Sands Proving Grounds, NM.   

Dec 18   TV's 1st network dramatic serial "Faraway Hill" ends 2 month run   

Dec 19   Noel Cowards musical "Pacific 1860," premieres in London   

Dec 19   War breaks out in Indochina as Ho Chi Minh attacks French in Hanoi.   

Dec 20   Darius Milhaud's 2nd Symphony, premieres   

Dec 20   Uri Geller, Israeli psychic is born   

Dec 21   "If the Shoe Fits" closes at Century Theater NYC after 20 performances.   

Dec 22   "Bal Negre" closes at Belasco Theater NYC after 54 performances.   

Dec 23   Belgian Council of State forms.   

Dec 24   4th French republic established   

Dec 24   inaugural Live Church Service Telecast.   

Dec 25   Constitution accepted in Taiwan.   

Dec 25   W C Fields, writer/comedian (Bank Dick, It's A Gift), dies at 67   

Dec 26   "Beggar's Holiday" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 111 performances.   

Dec 26   Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas opens   

Dec 28   Carrie Jacobs Bond, American composer (I Love You Truly), dies at 85   

Dec 29   Laffit Pincay Jr, jockey (Ky Derby 1984, Belmont 1982-84, Swale)   

Dec 30   Charles Wakefield Cadman, composer, dies at 65   

Dec 31   French troops leave Lebanon.   

Dec 31   Frits [Frederik H] Tartaud, Dutch actor, dies at 89.   

Dec 31   President Truman officially proclaims end of WW-II   

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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,