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
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)
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)