What Happened In July 1946 In History

Historical Events for July, 1946

• 4th » After 381 years of near-continuous colonial rule by various powers, the Philippines attains full independence from the United States.
• 5th » The bikini goes on sale after debuting during an outdoor fashion show at the Molitor Pool in Paris, France.
• 7th » Mother Francesca S. Cabrini becomes the first American to be canonized.
• 7th » Howard Hughes nearly dies when his Hughes XF-11 named XF-11 reconnaissance aircraft prototype crashes in a Beverly Hills, California called Beverly Hills neighborhood.
• 10th » Hungarian hyperinflation sets a record with inflation of 348.46 percent per day, or prices doubling every eleven hours.
• 22nd » King David Hotel bombing: A Zionist underground organisation, the Irgun, bombs the King David Hotel in Jerusalem, site of the civil administration and military headquarters for British Mandate for Palestine or Mandate Palestine, resulting in 91 deaths.
• 25th » Operation Crossroads: An Nuclear weapon called atomic bomb is detonated underwater in the lagoon of Bikini Atoll.
• 25th » At Club 500 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis stage their first show as a comedy team.
• 26th » Aloha Airlines begins service from Honolulu International Airport

Famous Birthdays on July in 1946

• 1st » Mick Aston, English archaeologist and academic (d. 2013)
• 1st » Michael Langrish, English bishop
• 1st » Masaharu Satō, Japanese voice actor
• 1st » Erkki Tuomioja, Finnish politician, Minister for Foreign Affairs (Finland) named Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs
• 2nd » Richard Axel, American neuroscientist and biologist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine known as Nobel Prize laureate
• 2nd » Ricky Bruch, Swedish discus thrower (d. 2011)
• 2nd » Ron Silver, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2009)
• 3rd » Johnny Lee (singer) or Johnny Lee, American singer and guitarist
• 3rd » Leszek Miller, Polish political scientist and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Poland
• 3rd » Michael Shea (author) known as Michael Shea, American author (d. 2014)
• 3rd » Bolo Yeung, Hong Kong bodybuilder and actor
• 4th » Margaret Delisle, Canadian politician
• 4th » Tish Howard, American model
• 4th » Ron Kovic, American author and activist
• 4th » Michael Milken, American businessman and philanthropist
• 5th » Pierre-Marc Johnson, Canadian lawyer, physician, and politician, 24th Premier of Quebec
• 5th » Paul Smith (fashion designer) e.g Paul Smith, English fashion designer
• 5th » Vladimir Mikhailovich Zakharov, Russian dancer and choreographer (d. 2013)
• 6th » George W. Bush, American businessman and politician, 43rd President of the United States
• 6th » Fred Dryer, American football player and actor
• 6th » Peter Singer, Australian philosopher and academic
• 6th » Sylvester Stallone, American actor, director, and screenwriter
• 7th » Joe Spano, American actor
• 9th » Natasha Pyne, English actress
• 9th » Bon Scott, Scottish-Australian singer-songwriter (AC/DC, Fraternity (band) known as Fraternity, The Valentines (rock band) known as The Valentines, and The Spektors) (d. 1980)
• 10th » Sue Lyon, American actress
• 11th » Bill Boggs, American television presenter and journalist
• 11th » Cuthbert Johnson, English priest
• 11th » Beverly Todd American actress
• 12th » Gareth Edwards, Welsh rugby player and sportscaster
• 13th » Cheech Marin, American actor, singer, and screenwriter
• 14th » Sue Lawley, English journalist
• 14th » Manuel V. Pangilinan, Filipino businessman
• 14th » Vincent Pastore, American actor
• 14th » John Wood (Australian actor) or John Wood, Australian actor and screenwriter
• 15th » Hassanal Bolkiah, Bruneian sultan
• 15th » Linda Ronstadt, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (Stone Poneys and Free Creek (band) called Free Creek)
• 16th » Louise Fréchette, Canadian civil servant and diplomat, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations
• 16th » Toshio Furukawa, Japanese voice actor
• 16th » Barbara Lee, American politician
• 16th » Richard LeParmentier, American-English actor (d. 2013)
• 16th » Ron Yary, American football player
• 17th » Alun Armstrong, English actor
• 18th » Leo Madder, Belgian actor and director
• 18th » Doug McFarland, American academic and politician
• 18th » John Naughton, Scottish-Irish journalist and academic
• 19th » Stephen Coonts, American lawyer and author
• 19th » Alan Gorrie, Scottish singer and bass player (Average White Band and Forever More (band) called Forever More)
• 19th » Ilie Năstase, Romanian tennis player
• 20th » Randal Kleiser, American actor, director, and producer
• 21st » Ken Starr, American lawyer and judge, 39th Solicitor General of the United States
• 21st » Timothy Harris (writer) e.g Timothy Harris, American author, screenwriter and producer
• 21st » Jüri Tarmak, Estonian high jumper
• 22nd » Danny Glover, American actor, director, and producer
• 22nd » Mireille Mathieu, French singer
• 22nd » Paul Schrader, American director and screenwriter
• 22nd » Paul-Loup Sulitzer, French author
• 22nd » Rolando Joven Tria Tirona, Filipino archbishop
• 22nd » Johnson Toribiong, Palauan lawyer and politician, 7th President of Palau
• 22nd » Stephen M. Wolownik, American musicologist (d. 2000)
• 23rd » Andy Mackay, English oboe player and composer (Roxy Music)
• 23rd » René Ricard, American poet, painter, and critic (d. 2014)
• 24th » Gallagher (comedian) named Gallagher, American comedian and actor
• 24th » Friedhelm Haebermann, German footballer and manager
• 24th » Hervé Vilard, French singer
• 25th » José Areas, Nicaraguan drummer (Santana (band) e.g Santana)
• 25th » Nicole Farhi, French fashion designer and sculptor
• 25th » John Gibson (political commentator) called John Gibson, American radio host
• 25th » Rita Marley, Cuban-Jamaican singer (Bob Marley and the Wailers and I Threes)
• 25th » P. Selvarasa, Sri Lankan politician
• 26th » Emilio de Villota, Spanish race car driver
• 27th » Peter Reading, English poet and author (d. 2011)
• 27th » Rade Šerbedžija, Croatian actor
• 28th » Jonathan Edwards (musician) e.g Jonathan Edwards, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 28th » Linda Kelsey, American actress
• 28th » Fahmida Riaz, Pakistani poet and activist
• 29th » Ximena Armas, Chilean painter
• 29th » Stig Blomqvist, Swedish race car driver
• 29th » Neal Doughty, American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer (REO Speedwagon)
• 29th » Alessandro Gogna, Italian mountaineer and adventurer
• 29th » Diane Keen, English actress
• 29th » Aleksei Tammiste, Estonian basketball player
• 30th » Neil Bonnett, American race car driver (d. 1994)
• 31st » Karen Zerby, American cult leader

Famous Deaths for July 1946

• 4th » Gerda Steinhoff, German concentration camp overseer (b. 1922)
• 12th » Ray Stannard Baker, American journalist and author (b. 1870)
• 13th » Alfred Stieglitz, American photographer (b. 1864)
• 15th » Razor Smith, English cricketer (b. 1877)
• 17th » Draža Mihailović, Serbian general (b. 1893)
• 21st » Gualberto Villarroel, Bolivian politician, 45th President of Bolivia (b. 1908)
• 27th » Gertrude Stein, American author and poet (b. 1874)

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