Page 5: Historical Events In 1946

Mar 31   Belgian government of Acker, forms   

Mar 31   Belgian govt of Acker, forms.   

Apr 01   400000 US mine workers strike   

Apr 01   Noah Beery, actor (Beau Geste, Cimarron Kid, Mammy), dies at 62.   

Apr 01   Tsunamis generated by a quake in Aleutian Trench strike Hilo Hawaii.   

Apr 03   Masaharu Homma, Lt Gen (responsible for Bataan Death March), executed.   

Apr 03   Neth-German postal relations resume   

Apr 03   Netherlands-German postal relations resume   

Apr 05   1st performance of Charles Ives' 3rd Symphony.   

Apr 05   USS Missouri arrives in Turkey to return the body of Turkish ambassador to the U.S. and to show U.S. support and willingness to defend Turkey.   

Apr 05   Vincent Millie Youmans, US composer (Tea For Two), dies at 47.   

Apr 07   10th Golf Masters Championship: Herman Keiser claims, shooting a 282   

Apr 07   Part of East Prussia incorporated into Russian SFSR.   

Apr 08   400000 US mine workers strike   

Apr 08   League of Nations assembles for last time.   

Apr 08   Tsunamis generated by a quake in Aleutian Trench strike Hilo Hawaii.   

Apr 08   United Nations assemble for inaugural time.   

Apr 09   League of Nations assembles for last time.   

Apr 09   Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 1.   

Apr 10   1st election for Japanese Diet   

Apr 12   August Borms, Flemish nazi collaborator, executed at 67   

Apr 12   Syria gains independence from France.   

Apr 13   Belgian premier Acker proclaims wage and price freeze over.   

Apr 13   William Henry Bell, composer, dies at 72.   

Apr 16   1st US launch of captured V-2 rocket, White Sands, NM; 8 km alt   

Apr 16   US launch of captured V-2 rocket, White Sands, NM; 8 km alt   

Apr 17   John Iddon, cricketer (car accident 5 Tests for Eng 1934-35), dies.   

Apr 17   Last French troops leave Syria (National Day).   

Apr 17   Syria declares independence from French administration.   

Apr 18   "Call Me Mister" opens at National Theater NYC for 734 performances   

Apr 18   League of Nations dissolves (3 months after the UN starts).   

Apr 19   Tim Curry, American actor is born   

Apr 20   1st baseball broadcast in Chicago, Cards vs Cubs.   

Apr 20   The inaugural baseball broadcast in Chicago, Cards vs Cubs   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Next Page »

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,