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What Happened In October 1946 In History

Historical Events for October, 1946

  • 1st » Nazism or Nazi leaders are sentenced at Nuremberg trials.
  • 1st » Daegu October Incident occurs in United States Army Military Government in Korea known as Allied occupied Korea.
  • 1st » Mensa International is founded in the United Kingdom.
  • 13th » France French constitutional referendum, October 1946 e.g adopts the constitution of the French Fourth Republic known as Fourth Republic.
  • 16th » Nuremberg Trials: Execution of the convicted Nazi leaders of the Main Trial.
  • 22nd » Soviet Union or Soviet Operation Osoaviakhim takes place, recruiting of thousands of military-related technical specialists from the Soviet occupation zone of post-World-War-II Germany for employment in the Soviet Union.
  • 23rd » The United Nations General Assembly convenes for the first time, at an auditorium in Flushing, Queens, New York City.
  • 24th » A camera on board the V-2 No. 13 rocket takes the first photograph of earth from outer space.

Famous Birthdays on October in 1946

  • 1st » Dave Holland, English bassist, composer, and bandleader (Gateway (band) called Gateway)
  • 2nd » Sonthi Boonyaratglin, Thai general and politician
  • 2nd » Peter Kellner, English journalist
  • 2nd » Marie-Georges Pascal, French actress (d. 1985)
  • 2nd » Eric Peterson, Canadian actor
  • 2nd » Jo-El Sonnier, American singer-songwriter and accordion player
  • 4th » Larry Clapp, American lawyer and politician (d. 2013)
  • 4th » Chuck Hagel, American sergeant and politician, 24th United States Secretary of Defense
  • 4th » Michael Mullen, American admiral
  • 4th » Susan Sarandon, American actress, singer, and producer
  • 4th » Bridget St John, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 5th » Zahida Hina, Pakistani journalist and author
  • 5th » Jean Perron, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and sportscaster
  • 6th » Millie (singer) named Millie, Jamaican singer-songwriter
  • 6th » Lloyd Doggett, American lawyer and politician
  • 6th » Tony Greig, South African–English cricketer and sportscaster (d. 2012)
  • 6th » Vinod Khanna, Indian actor
  • 6th » Eddie Villanueva, Filipino evangelist and politician, founded the ZOE Broadcasting Network
  • 7th » Bernard Lavilliers, French singer-songwriter and actor
  • 7th » Catharine MacKinnon, American lawyer, activist, and author
  • 7th » Pengiran Anak Saleha, Bruneian wife of Hassanal Bolkiah
  • 8th » Jean-Jacques Beineix, French director and producer
  • 8th » Hanan Ashrawi, Palestinian scholar, activist, and politician
  • 8th » Dennis Kucinich, American politician, 53rd Mayor of Cleveland
  • 10th » Charles Dance, English actor
  • 10th » Naoto Kan, Japanese politician, 61st Prime Minister of Japan
  • 10th » Peter Mahovlich, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
  • 10th » Anne Mather, English author
  • 10th » John Prine, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 10th » Martin Ruane, English wrestler (d. 1998)
  • 10th » Chris Tarrant, English radio and television host
  • 10th » Ben Vereen, American actor, singer, and dancer
  • 11th » Oba Chandler, American murderer (d. 2011)
  • 11th » Daryl Hall, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Hall & Oates)
  • 11th » Sawao Kato, Japanese gymnast
  • 11th » Gary Mallaber, American singer-songwriter and drummer (Steve Miller Band)
  • 12th » Susan Saegert, American environmental psychologist
  • 13th » Levon Ananyan, Armenian journalist (d. 2013)
  • 13th » Edwina Currie, English politician
  • 13th » Demond Wilson, American actor and pastor
  • 14th » François Bozizé, Gabonese politician, List of heads of state of the Central African Republic and Central African Empire or President of the Central African Republic
  • 14th » Justin Hayward, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Moody Blues)
  • 14th » Dan McCafferty, Scottish singer-songwriter (Nazareth (band) named Nazareth)
  • 14th » Al Oliver, American baseball player
  • 14th » Craig Venter, American biologist
  • 15th » Victor Banerjee, Indian actor
  • 15th » Richard Carpenter (musician) e.g Richard Carpenter, American singer-songwriter and pianist (The Carpenters)
  • 15th » Palle Danielsson, Swedish bassist and composer
  • 15th » John Getz, American actor
  • 15th » Stewart Stevenson, Scottish engineer and politician
  • 16th » Suzanne Somers, American actress
  • 17th » Ronni Chasen, American publicist (d. 2010)
  • 17th » Michael Hossack, American drummer (The Doobie Brothers) (d. 2012)
  • 17th » Cameron Mackintosh, English producer and manager
  • 17th » Adam Michnik, Polish journalist and historian
  • 17th » Drusilla Modjeska, English-Australian author and critic
  • 17th » Bob Seagren, American pole vaulter
  • 18th » James Robert Baker, American author and screenwriter (d. 1997)
  • 18th » Frank Beamer, American football player and coach
  • 18th » Howard Shore, Canadian composer, conductor, and producer
  • 19th » Philip Pullman, English author
  • 20th » Diana Gittins, British writer
  • 20th » Lewis Grizzard, American comedian and author (d. 1994)
  • 20th » Elfriede Jelinek, Austrian author and playwright, Nobel Prize in Literature known as Nobel Prize laureate
  • 20th » Richard Loncraine, English director and screenwriter
  • 20th » Lucien Van Impe, Belgian cyclist
  • 21st » Jim Hill (American football) known as Jim Hill, American football player and sportscaster
  • 21st » Lux Interior, American singer-songwriter (The Cramps) (d. 2009)
  • 21st » Lee Loughnane, American singer-songwriter and trumpet player (Chicago (band) e.g Chicago)
  • 22nd » Eddie Brigati, American singer-songwriter (The Rascals)
  • 22nd » Claude Charron, Canadian educator and politician
  • 22nd » Deepak Chopra, Indian-American physician and author
  • 22nd » Kelvin MacKenzie, English journalist
  • 22nd » Richard McGonagle, American actor
  • 23rd » Mel Martinez, American lawyer and politician
  • 24th » Keti Chomata, Greek singer (d. 2010)
  • 24th » Jerry Edmonton, Canadian drummer (Steppenwolf (band) known as Steppenwolf and The Sparrows (band) e.g The Sparrows) (d. 1993)
  • 26th » Pat Sajak, American game show host, producer, and actor
  • 26th » Holly Woodlawn, Puerto Rican-American actress
  • 27th » Peter Martins, Danish dancer and choreographer
  • 27th » Steven R. Nagel, American colonel, engineer, and astronaut (d. 2014)
  • 27th » Ivan Reitman, Czech-Canadian actor, director, and producer
  • 27th » Carrie Snodgress, American actress (d. 2004)
  • 28th » John Hewson, Australian economist and politician
  • 28th » Wim Jansen, Dutch footballer and manager
  • 29th » Lynn Carey, American singer-songwriter and actress
  • 29th » Peter Green (musician) e.g Peter Green, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Fleetwood Mac, Peter Green Splinter Group, and John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers)
  • 30th » Robert L. Gibson, American captain, pilot, and astronaut
  • 30th » Anthony Shorrocks, British development economist
  • 31st » Norman Lovett, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter
  • 31st » Stephen Rea, Irish actor

Famous Deaths for October 1946

  • 4th » Barney Oldfield, American race car driver (b. 1878)
  • 9th » Frank Castleman, American football player, baseball player, and coach (b. 1877)
  • 12th » Joseph Stilwell, American general (b. 1883)
  • 13th » Ole Sæther, Norwegian target shooter (b. 1870)
  • 15th » Hermann Göring, German general and politician (b. 1893)
  • 20th » Piero Campelli, Italian footballer (b. 1893)
  • 26th » Ioannis Rallis, Greek lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1878)
  • 31st » Gabriel Gabrio, French actor (b. 1887)

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