What Happened In April 1946 In History

Historical Events for April, 1946

• 1st » Aleutian Island earthquake: An 8.6 magnitude earthquake near the Aleutian Islands creates a tsunami that strikes the Hawaiian Islands killing 159, mostly in Hilo, Hawaii or Hilo.
• 1st » Formation of the Malayan Union.
• 3rd » Japanese Lt. General Masaharu Homma is executed in the Philippines for leading the Bataan Death March.
• 5th » Soviet troops leave the island of Bornholm, Denmark after an 11-month occupation.
• 17th » Syria obtains its independence from the French occupation.
• 18th » The International Court of Justice holds its inaugural meeting in The Hague, Netherlands.
• 20th » The League of Nations officially dissolves, giving most of its power to the United Nations.
• 23rd » Manuel Roxas is elected the last President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines.
• 26th » Naperville train disaster kills 47.
• 29th » The International Military Tribunal for the Far East convenes and indicts former Prime Minister of Japan Hideki Tojo and 28 former Japanese leaders for war crimes.
• 29th » Father Divine, a controversial religious leader who claims to be God, marries the much-younger Edna Rose Ritchings, a celebrated anniversary in the International Peace Mission movement.

Famous Birthdays on April in 1946

• 1st » Nikitas Kaklamanis, Greek politician, 77th Mayor of Athens
• 1st » Ronnie Lane, English bass player, songwriter, and producer (Faces (band) or Faces and Small Faces) (d. 1997)
• 1st » Eva Polttila, Finnish journalist
• 1st » Arrigo Sacchi, Italian footballer, coach, and manager
• 2nd » David Heyes, English politician
• 2nd » Judith Ann Lanzinger, American jurist
• 2nd » Sue Townsend, English author and playwright (d. 2014)
• 2nd » Kurt Winter, Canadian guitarist and songwriter (The Guess Who) (d. 1997)
• 3rd » Dee Murray, English bass player (Procol Harum, The Mirage (band) called The Mirage, and Spencer Davis Group) (d. 1992)
• 3rd » Marisa Paredes, Spanish actress
• 3rd » Hanna Suchocka, Polish politician, 5th Prime Minister of Poland
• 3rd » John Virgo, English snooker player and sportscaster
• 4th » Colin Coates, Australian speed skater
• 4th » Dave Hill, English guitarist (Slade)
• 4th » Katsuaki Satō, Japanese martial artist
• 4th » György Spiró, Hungarian author and playwright
• 5th » Jane Asher, English actress
• 5th » Russell Davies, Welsh journalist and radio host
• 5th » Björn Granath, Swedish actor
• 6th » Paul Beresford, New Zealand-English dentist and politician
• 7th » Zaid Abdul-Aziz, American basketball player
• 7th » Colette Besson, French runner (d. 2005)
• 7th » Herménégilde Chiasson, Canadian politician, 29th Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick
• 7th » Stan Winston, American special effects artist and makeup artist (d. 2008)
• 7th » Danny Goldman, American actor and casting director
• 8th » Catfish Hunter, American baseball player (d. 1999)
• 8th » Stuart Pankin, American actor
• 8th » Tim Thomerson, American actor
• 9th » Nate Colbert, American baseball player
• 9th » Mike Hancock (British politician) called Mike Hancock, English politician
• 9th » Alan Knott, English cricketer
• 9th » Sara Parkin, Scottish activist and politician
• 9th » David Webb (footballer) named David Webb, English footballer, coach, and manager
• 10th » David Angell, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2001)
• 10th » Bob Watson, American baseball player and manager
• 10th » Adolf Winkelmann (film director) e.g Adolf Winkelmann, German director, producer, and screenwriter
• 11th » Laurie Faso, American actor and game show host
• 11th » Bob Harris (radio) called Bob Harris, English radio host
• 12th » George Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen, Scottish politician and diplomat, 10th Secretary General of NATO
• 13th » Al Green, American singer-songwriter, producer, and pastor
• 13th » Christopher Strauli, English actor
• 14th » Mireille Guiliano, French-American author
• 14th » Michael Sarris, Cypriot economist and politician
• 15th » John Lloyd (journalist) known as John Lloyd, Scottish journalist
• 15th » Pete Rouse, American politician, White House Chief of Staff
• 15th » Michael Tucci, American actor
• 16th » Margot Adler, American journalist and author (d. 2014)
• 16th » Ernst Bakker, Dutch politician (d. 2014)
• 16th » R. Carlos Nakai, American flute player
• 17th » Clare Francis, English sailor and author
• 17th » Henry Kelly, Irish radio and television host
• 18th » Jean-François Balmer, Swiss actor
• 18th » Irene Fernandez, Malaysian activist (d. 2014)
• 18th » Hayley Mills, English actress and singer
• 18th » Skip Spence, Canadian-American singer-songwriter, drummer and guitarist (Jefferson Airplane and Moby Grape) (d. 1999)
• 19th » Tim Curry, English actor and singer
• 19th » Euphrosyne Doxiadis, Greek artist and writer
• 19th » Mary Jo Slater, American casting director and producer
• 20th » Diane Elson, English sociologist and academic
• 20th » Tommy Hutton, American baseball player and sportscaster
• 20th » Julien Poulin, Canadian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 20th » Gordon Smiley, American race car driver (d. 1982)
• 22nd » Steven L. Bennett, American captain and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1972)
• 22nd » Paul Davies, English physicist and author
• 22nd » Nicole Garcia, French actress and director
• 22nd » Louise Harel, Canadian politician
• 22nd » Archy Kirkwood, Baron Kirkwood of Kirkhope, Scottish politician
• 22nd » Nicholas Stern, Baron Stern of Brentford, English economist and academic
• 22nd » John Waters (director born 1946) or John Waters, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 23rd » Richard Mottram, ENglish civil servant
• 24th » Doug Christie (lawyer) known as Doug Christie, Canadian lawyer and activist (d. 2013)
• 24th » Piers Gough, English architect
• 24th » Phil Robertson, American businessman, founded Duck Commander
• 25th » Talia Shire, American actress
• 25th » Peter Sutherland, Irish lawyer and politician, Attorney General of Ireland
• 25th » Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Russian colonel, lawyer, and politician
• 26th » Ralph Coates, English footballer (d. 2010)
• 26th » Marilyn Nelson, American poet and author
• 27th » Franz Roth, German footballer
• 27th » Nicholas Serota, English curator
• 28th » Ginette Reno, Canadian singer-songwriter and actress
• 28th » Larissa Grunig, American theorist and activist
• 30th » Lee Bollinger, American lawyer and academic
• 30th » Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
• 30th » Bill Plympton, American animator, producer, and screenwriter
• 30th » Don Schollander, American swimmer

Famous Deaths for April 1946

• 1st » Noah Beery, Sr., American actor (b. 1882)
• 5th » Vincent Youmans, American composer and producer (b. 1898)
• 16th » Arthur Chevrolet, Swiss-American race car driver (b. 1884)
• 21st » John Maynard Keynes, English economist (b. 1883)
• 22nd » Lionel Atwill, English-American actor (b. 1885)
• 22nd » Harlan F. Stone, American lawyer and jurist, 12th Chief Justice of the United States (b. 1872)
• 26th » James Larkin White, American miner, explorer, and park ranger (b. 1882)
• 28th » Louis Bachelier, French mathematician (b. 1870)

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