What Happened In February 1946 In History

Historical Events for February, 1946

• 1st » Trygve Lie of Norway is picked to be the first United Nations Secretary General.
• 1st » The National Assembly of Hungary called Parliament of Hungary abolishes the monarchy after nine centuries, and proclaims the Republic of Hungary (1946–49) e.g Hungarian Republic.
• 5th » The Chondoist Chongu Party is founded in North Korea.
• 8th » The first portion of the Revised Standard Version of the Bible, the first serious challenge to the popularity of the Authorized King James Version, is published.
• 12th » World War II: Operation Deadlight ends after scuttling 121 of 154 captured U-boats.
• 14th » The Bank of England is nationalized.
• 15th » ENIAC, the first electronic general-purpose computer, is formally dedicated at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
• 18th » Sailors of the Royal Indian Navy Royal Indian Navy Mutiny mutiny in Mumbai Bombay harbour, from where the action spreads throughout the Presidencies and provinces of British India Provinces of British India, involving 78 ships, twenty shore establishments
• 26th » Finnish observers report the first of many thousands of sightings of ghost rockets.

Famous Birthdays on February in 1946

• 1st » Chris Clark (singer) named Chris Clark, American singer
• 1st » Elisabeth Sladen, English actress (d. 2011)
• 1st » Gerhard Welz, German footballer
• 2nd » John Armitt, English engineer
• 2nd » Blake Clark, American comedian and actor
• 2nd » Alpha Oumar Konaré, Malian politician, 3rd President of Mali
• 2nd » Constantine Papadakis, Greek-American businessman and academic (d. 2009)
• 4th » Peter Allen (UK broadcaster) called Peter Allen, English radio host
• 5th » Amnon Dankner, Israeli journalist and author (d. 2013)
• 5th » Mauro Pagani, Italian singer-songwriter and violinist (Premiata Forneria Marconi)
• 5th » Charlotte Rampling, English actress
• 5th » Georgi Zažitski, Russian fencer
• 6th » Richie Hayward, American drummer and songwriter (Little Feat and Fraternity of Man) (d. 2010)
• 6th » Kate McGarrigle, Canadian singer-songwriter and accordion player (Kate and Anna McGarrigle and Mountain City Four) (d. 2010)
• 6th » Jim Turner (politician) known as Jim Turner, American politician
• 7th » Héctor Babenco, Argentinian-Brazilian director, producer, and screenwriter
• 7th » Sammy Johns, American singer-songwriter (d. 2013)
• 7th » Brian Patten, English poet
• 7th » Pete Postlethwaite, English actor (d. 2011)
• 7th » Gérard Jean-Juste, Haitian priest and activist (d. 2009)
• 9th » Eamon Duffy, Irish historian and academic
• 9th » Seán Neeson, Irish politician
• 9th » Vince Papale, American football player
• 9th » Agneta Stark, Swedish feminist economist
• 9th » Jim Webb, American politician
• 10th » Eliot Wald, American screenwriter (d. 2003)
• 11th » Pierre Curzi, Canadian actor, screenwriter, and politician
• 11th » Ian Porterfield, English footballer (d. 2007)
• 12th » Jean Eyeghé Ndong, Gabonese politician, Prime Minister of Gabon
• 12th » Ajda Pekkan, Turkish singer-songwriter and actress
• 13th » Richard Blumenthal, American politician
• 13th » Janet Finch, English sociologist and academic
• 13th » Louis Kondos, Greek actor
• 13th » Colin Matthews, English composer and educator
• 14th » Bernard Dowiyogo, Nauru politician, President of Nauru (d. 2003)
• 14th » Gregory Hines, American actor, singer, and dancer (d. 2003)
• 14th » Tina Aumont, American actress (d. 2006)
• 15th » Esko Seppänen, Finnish journalist and politician
• 15th » Clare Short, English politician, Secretary of State for International Development
• 16th » Ian Lavender, English actor
• 17th » Dodie Stevens, American singer
• 17th » Shahrnush Parsipur, Iranian author
• 18th » Michael Buerk, English journalist
• 18th » Jean-Claude Dreyfus, French actor
• 19th » Paul Dean (guitarist) e.g Paul Dean, Canadian guitarist (Loverboy and Streetheart (band) e.g Streetheart)
• 19th » Barry Everitt (scientist) or Barry Everitt, English neuroscientist and academic
• 19th » Hiroshi Fujioka, Japanese actor
• 19th » Peter Hudson, Australian footballer
• 19th » Karen Silkwood, American technician and activist (d. 1974)
• 20th » Brenda Blethyn, English actress
• 20th » Riccardo Cocciante, French-Italian singer-songwriter and pianist
• 20th » Sandy Duncan, American actress, singer, and dancer
• 20th » J. Geils, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The J. Geils Band)
• 21st » Tyne Daly, American actress
• 21st » Anthony Daniels, English actor
• 21st » Alan Rickman, English actor
• 21st » Vito Rizzuto, Italian-Canadian mob boss (d. 2013)
• 21st » Bob Ryan, American journalist
• 21st » Knut Hove, Norwegian veterinarian
• 22nd » Kresten Bjerre, Danish footballer and manager (d. 2014)
• 23rd » Rusty Young (musician) known as Rusty Young, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Poco)
• 24th » Grigory Margulis, Russian mathematician
• 24th » John Stapleton, English journalist
• 25th » Andrew Ang, Singaporean judge and academic
• 25th » Jan Groth, Norwegian singer and keyboard player (Just 4 Fun (band) named Just 4 Fun and Aunt Mary) (d. 2014)
• 25th » Franz Xaver Kroetz, German actor, director, and playwright
• 25th » Jean Todt, French businessman
• 25th » Pete Wernick, American banjo player (Hot Rize)
• 26th » Ahmed H. Zewail, Egyptian chemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry or Nobel Prize laureate
• 28th » Philip Bailhache, English lawyer and politician
• 28th » Robin Cook, Scottish politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (d. 2005)
• 28th » Don Francisco (Christian musician) called Don Francisco, American singer-songwriter

Famous Deaths for February 1946

• 5th » George Arliss, English actor (b. 1868)
• 17th » Dorothy Gibson, American actress and singer (b. 1889)
• 21st » José Streel, Belgian journalist (b. 1911)
• 23rd » Tomoyuki Yamashita, Japanese general (b. 1885)

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