Page 8: Historical Events In 1946

Jun 09   19 guests at Canfield Hotel die in fire. (Dubuque Iowa)   

Jun 09   Rama VIII, king of Siam (1935-46), dies at 21.   

Jun 10   Ananda Mahidol, king of Siam, shot dead at 20   

Jun 10   Italian Republic established   

Jun 12   Count Hisaichi Terauchi, Japanese fieldmarshal, dies   

Jun 13   1st transcontinental round-trip flight in 1-day, California-Maryland.   

Jun 13   Edward Bowes, radio host (Major Bowes Amateur Hour), dies at 71   

Jun 13   inaugural transcontinental round-trip flight in 1-day, California-Maryland   

Jun 14   Canadian Library Association established   

Jun 16   "Annie Get Your Gun" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 1147 perfs.   

Jun 16   Ludwig Winder, writer, dies.   

Jun 17   SW Bell inaugurates mobile telephone commercial service, St Louis   

Jun 17   SW Bell innaugurates mobile telephone commercial service, St Louis   

Jun 17   War crime trial of Emperor Hirohito of Japan begins   

Jun 18   Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia, a Socialist calls for a Direct Action Day against the Portuguese in Goa. A road is named after this date in Panjim.   

Jun 19   1st TV sports/boxing spectacular-Joe Louis KOs Billy Conn   

Jun 19   On television for the inaugural time a sports spectacular-Joe Louis vs Billy Conn   

Jun 20   NYC transit begins using PA system   

Jun 21   10 die in fire at Baker Hotel, Dallas Texas   

Jun 21   Heinrich Kaminski, composer, dies at 59.   

Jun 22   Alec Bedser takes 7-49 v India on 1st day of his 1st Test cricket   

Jun 24   29.77 cm (11.72") of rainfall, Mellen, Wisc. (state 24-hr record).   

Jun 25   Allen Lanier, rock keyboardist/guitarist/vocalist (Blue Oyster Cult)   

Jun 26   Dutch Nazi collaborator Arnold Meijer sentenced to 5 years   

Jun 28   Eduard Veterman, Dutch painter/playwright, dies in an auto accident   

Jun 28   Enrico de Nicola is recorded as becoming 1st pres of Italy.   

Jun 28   Enrico de Nicola is recorded as becoming inaugural pres of Italy.   

Jun 28   Gilda Radner, American actress is born   

Jun 29   "Are You with It?" closes at Century Theater NYC after 264 perfs   

Jun 29   British arrest 2700 Jews in Palestine as alleged terrorists.   

Jun 30   Michael Zadora, composer, dies at 64.   

Jul 01   Rajah cedes Sarawak to the British crown.   

Jul 01   US drops atom bomb on Bikini atoll (4th atomic explosion).   

Jul 02   Anthony Overton publisher/cosmetics manufacturer/banker, dies at 81   

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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,