Page 9: Historical Events In 1946

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

Jul 02   Dutch Beel govt forms   

Jul 02   Establishment of VX-3 to evaluate adaptability of helicopters to naval purposes.   

Jul 03   1st Dutch government of Beel forms   

Jul 04   Othenio Able, Austria paleontology, dies at 71   

Jul 04   Philippines gains independence from US.   

Jul 04   The Philippine Islands granted independence by the United States   

Jul 05   Bikini swimsuit inaugural demonstrated at a Paris fashion show.   

Jul 05   Louis Reard's bikini swimsuit design debuts at Paris fashion show   

Jul 06   "St Louis Woman" closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC after 113 perfs.   

Jul 07   Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini canonized as 1st American saint   

Jul 07   Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini canonized as inaugural American saint   

Jul 08   "Tidbits of 1946" opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 8 performances   

Jul 08   Aleksander V Aleksandrov, Russian composer/conductor, dies at 63.   

Jul 09   In this year, 13th All Star Baseball Game: AL claims 12-0 at Fenway Park, Boston   

Jul 10   Belgian govt of Acker, steps down   

Jul 10   Canada's inaugural drive-in movie theatre opens in Hamilton, Ontario (those were the days)   

Jul 11   Kingman Douglass, ends term as deputy director of CIA   

Jul 12   Benjamin Britten's "Rape of Lucretia," premieres in Glyndebourne.   

Jul 13   "Tidbits of 1946" closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 8 performances.   

Jul 13   Alfred Stieglitz, US photographer/art dealer (Camera Work), dies at 82   

Jul 14   Dr Ben Spock's "Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care" published   

Jul 15   British North Borneo Co transfers rights to British crown   

Jul 16   Attempt made to recall Mayor Lapham (1st time in SF history)   

Jul 17   Dragoljub "Draza" Mihailovic, Yugoslav gen (Nazi), executed at 53.   

Jul 17   Mikhailovich resistance leader, executed by Tito regime   

Jul 21   In inaugural U.S. test of adaptability of jet aircraft to shipboard operations, XFD-1 Phantom makes landings and takeoffs without catapults from Franklin D. Roosevelt   

Jul 21   Jesus T Pinerol is recorded as becoming 1st native born Puerto Rican governor   

Jul 22   90 people die when Jewish extremists blow up a wing of the King David Hotel in Jerusalem   

Jul 22   Estelle Bennett, rocker (Ronettes)   

Jul 22   Estelle Bennett, rocker (The Ronettes)   

Jul 23   James Maxton, politician, dies   

Jul 23   Menachem Begins opposition group bombs King David Hotel.   

Jul 24   9 Spokane baseball players (Western League), die in a bus crash   

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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,