What Happened In June 1946 In History

Historical Events for June, 1946

• 1st » Ion Antonescu, "Conducator" (leader) of Romania during World War II, is executed.
• 2nd » Italian constitutional referendum, 1946 known as Birth of the Italian Republic: In a referendum, Italy named Italians vote to turn Italy from a monarchy into a Republic. After the referendum, King Umberto II of Italy is exiled.
• 5th » A fire in the La Salle Hotel in Chicago, Illinois, kills 61 people.
• 6th » The National Basketball Association is created with eleven teams.
• 18th » Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia, a Socialist, calls for a Direct Action Day against the Portugal or Portuguese in Goa. A road is named after this date in Panjim.
• 23rd » The 1946 Vancouver Island earthquake strikes Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
• 23rd » The National Democratic Front (French India) or National Democratic Front wins a landslide victory in the French India municipal election, 1946 or municipal elections in French India.
• 27th » In the Canadian Citizenship Act 1946 called Canadian Citizenship Act, the Parliament of Canada establishes the definition of Canadian citizenship.

Famous Birthdays on June in 1946

• 1st » Brian Cox (actor) e.g Brian Cox, Scottish-American actor
• 1st » Jody Stecher, American singer
• 2nd » David Arculus, English businessman
• 2nd » Song Dae-kwan, South Korean singer
• 2nd » Lasse Hallström, Swedish director, producer, and screenwriter
• 2nd » Peter Sutcliffe, English serial killer
• 3rd » Michael Clarke (musician) known as Michael Clarke, American drummer (The Byrds, The Flying Burrito Brothers, and Firefall) (d. 1993)
• 3rd » Eddie Holman, American singer
• 3rd » Tristan Rogers, Australian-American actor
• 3rd » Penelope Wilton, English actress
• 4th » S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Indian actor, singer, director, and producer
• 4th » Sandra Dawson, English academic
• 5th » Wanderléa, Brazilian singer
• 5th » John Bach, Welsh-New Zealand actor
• 5th » John Du Cann, English guitarist (Atomic Rooster, Hard Stuff, The Attack (band) called The Attack, and Andromeda (English band) known as Andromeda (d. 2001)
• 5th » Freddie Stone, American singer, guitarist, and pastor (Sly and the Family Stone)
• 6th » Tony Levin, American bass player and songwriter (King Crimson, Liquid Tension Experiment, and Bruford Levin Upper Extremities)
• 7th » Jenny Jones (presenter) or Jenny Jones, Palestinian-Canadian singer, drummer, and talk show host
• 8th » Graham Henry, New Zealand rugby player and coach
• 8th » Alan Scarfe, English-Canadian actor
• 9th » Deyda Hydara, Gambian journalist, co-founded 'The Point (the Gambia) named The Point' (d. 2004)
• 9th » James Kelman, Scottish author and playwright
• 9th » Peter Kilfoyle, English politician
• 10th » Fernando Balzaretti, Mexican actor (d. 1998)
• 11th » Jenny Pitman, English horse trainer and author
• 12th » Michel Bergeron (hockey coach) known as Michel Bergeron, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 12th » Bobby Gould, English footballer and manager
• 12th » Catherine Bréchignac, French physicist
• 13th » Gonzalo Aja, Spanish cyclist
• 13th » Sher Bahadur Deuba, Nepalese politician, 32nd Prime Minister of Nepal
• 13th » Gabriel of Komana, Belgian-Dutch archbishop (d. 2013)
• 13th » Igor Starygin, Russian actor (d. 2009)
• 14th » Robert Louis-Dreyfus, French businessman (d. 2009)
• 14th » Donald Trump, American businessman, founded the Trump Entertainment Resorts
• 15th » Brigitte Fossey, French actress
• 15th » Noddy Holder, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (Slade)
• 15th » Jack Horner (paleontologist) e.g John Horner, American paleontologist
• 16th » Rick Adelman, American basketball player and coach
• 16th » John Jacob Astor VIII, English businessman and politician
• 16th » Karen Dunnell, English statistician
• 16th » Tom Harrell, American trumpet player and composer
• 16th » Neil MacGregor, Scottish historian and curator
• 16th » Iain Matthews, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Fairport Convention and Plainsong (band) named Plainsong)
• 16th » Jodi Rell, American politician, 87th Governor of Connecticut
• 16th » Mark Ritts, American actor, puppeteer, and producer (d. 2009)
• 16th » Derek Sanderson, Canadian ice hockey player
• 16th » Simon Williams (actor) known as Simon Williams, English actor and playwright
• 17th » David Crausby, English politician
• 17th » Peter Rosei, Austrian author
• 18th » Russell Ash, English author
• 18th » Bruiser Brody, American wrestler (d. 1988)
• 18th » Fabio Capello, Italian footballer and manager
• 18th » Luan Peters, English actress and singer
• 18th » Gordon Murray, South African race car designer
• 19th » Jimmy Greenhoff, English footballer and manager
• 19th » Michael Jay, Baron Jay of Ewelme, English diplomat, List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to France called British Ambassador to France
• 20th » Tony Aitken, English actor
• 20th » Xanana Gusmão, Timorese politician, 1st President of East Timor
• 20th » Nigel Kalton, English-American mathematician and academic (d. 2010)
• 20th » Bob Vila, American television host
• 20th » Lars Vilks, Swedish sculptor
• 20th » Joseph Waeckerle, American physician
• 20th » André Watts, American pianist and educator
• 21st » Rob Dyson, American race car driver
• 21st » Per Eklund, Swedish race car driver
• 21st » Stephen Glaister, English academic
• 21st » Kate Hoey, Irish politician
• 21st » Brenda Holloway, American singer-songwriter
• 21st » Trond Kirkvaag, Norwegian actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2007)
• 21st » Malcolm Rifkind, Scottish politician, Secretary of State for Scotland
• 21st » Maurice Saatchi, Baron Saatchi, Iraqi-English businessman, founded M&C Saatchi and Saatchi & Saatchi
• 22nd » Jean-François Bertrand, Canadian politician
• 22nd » Linda Bond, Canadian 19th General of The Salvation Army
• 22nd » Sheila Hollins, Baroness Hollins, English psychiatrist and academic
• 22nd » Eliades Ochoa, Cuban singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Cuarteto Patria)
• 22nd » Stephen Waley-Cohen, English journalist and businessman
• 23rd » Julian Hipwood, English polo player and coach
• 23rd » Ted Shackelford, American actor
• 24th » David Collenette, Canadian politician
• 24th » Ellison Onizuka, American colonel, engineer, and astronaut (d. 1986)
• 24th » Robert Reich, American economist and politician, 22nd United States Secretary of Labor
• 24th » Donald Ross (Lord Lieutenant) known as Donald Ross, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Dunbartonshire
• 25th » Roméo Dallaire, Dutch-Canadian general and politician
• 25th » Allen Lanier, American guitarist and songwriter (Blue Öyster Cult) (d. 2013)
• 25th » Ian McDonald (musician) named Ian McDonald, English guitarist and saxophonist (King Crimson and Foreigner (band) e.g Foreigner)
• 26th » Candace Pert, American neuroscientist and pharmacologist (d. 2013)
• 27th » David Marsh (political scientist) called David Marsh, British political scientist
• 28th » Robert Asprin, American author (d. 2008)
• 28th » Howard Barker, English playwright
• 28th » Bruce Davison, American actor and director
• 28th » David Duckham, English rugby player
• 28th » Roger Godsiff, English politician
• 28th » Jaime Guzmán, Chilean lawyer and politician (d. 1991)
• 28th » Gilda Radner, American actress and singer (d. 1989)
• 29th » Ernesto Pérez Balladares, Panamanian politician, 33rd President of Panama
• 29th » Egon von Fürstenberg, Swiss fashion designer (d. 2004)

Famous Deaths for June 1946

• 1st » Ion Antonescu, Romanian marshal and politician, 43rd Prime Minister of Romania (b. 1882)
• 3rd » Mikhail Kalinin, Russian politician (b. 1875)
• 6th » Gerhart Hauptmann, German author and playwright, Nobel Prize in Literature e.g Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1862)
• 9th » Ananda Mahidol, Thai king (b. 1925)
• 10th » Jack Johnson (boxer) called Jack Johnson, American boxer (b. 1878)
• 14th » John Logie Baird, Scottish-English engineer (b. 1888)
• 16th » Gordon Brewster, Irish cartoonist (b 1889)
• 24th » Louise Whitfield Carnegie, American philanthropist (b. 1857)
• 26th » Max Kögel, German SS officer (b. 1895)
• 26th » Yōsuke Matsuoka, Japanese politician, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan) called Minister of Foreign Affairs for Japan (b. 1880)
• 27th » Wanda Gág, American author and illustrator (b. 1893)
• 28th » Raymond Lawler, American soccer player (b. 1888)

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