Today in History for January 1946

Months in 1946: February March April May June July August September October November December

Historical Events

Events 1 - 25 of 25

1st - ENIAC, US 1st computer finished by Mauchly/Eckert
1st - Emperor Hirohito of Japan announces he is not a god
1st - National Assembly proclaims Hungary a republic
5th - "Show Boat" opens at Ziegfeld Theater NYC for 417 performances
6th - Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Quemadmodum
7th - Cambodia becomes autonomous state inside French Union
9th - "Would-Be Gentleman" opens at Booth Theater NYC for 77 performances
10th - 1st radar contact with Moon
10th - UN General Assembly meets for 1st time (London)
10th - US Army establishes 1st radar contact with Moon, Belmar, NJ
11th - Bert Bell becomes 2nd NFL commissioner, moves Chicago HQ to Phila
11th - Enver Hoxha declares People's Rep of Albania with himself dictator
12th - "Polonaise" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 113 performances
12th - Edouardo de Filippo's "Questi Fantasmi!," premieres in Rome
12th - NFL champs Cleveland Rams given permission to move to LA
14th - 2 jetties collapse in Ganges-160 Hindu pilgrims are crushed
17th - United Nations Security Council holds its 1st meeting
20th - F Gouin follows De Gaulle as temporary leader of French government
21st - "Nellie Bly" opens at Adelphi Theater NYC for 16 performances
22nd - US president sets up CIA, Central Intelligence Agency
23rd - Rear Admiral Sidney W Souers, USNR, becomes 1st director of CIA
25th - Richard Strauss' "Metamorphosis," premieres in Zurich
25th - United Mine Workers union rejoins American Federation of Labor
30th - 1st issue of Franklin Roosevelt dime
31st - Yugoslavia adopts new constitution, becomes a federal republic

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 60 of 60

1st - Manfred Stengl, Austria, 2 man lugist (Olympic-gold-1960)
1st - Carl B. Hamilton, Swedish economist and politician
1st - Rivelino, Brazilian football player
2nd - Richard Cole, American tour manager
3rd - John Paul Jones [John Baldwin], rock bassist (Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven)
3rd - Cissy King, American entertainer
4th - Bernard Sumner, rocker (New Order-Round & Round)
4th - Arthur Conley, McIntosh County, Georgia, US soul singer (Sweet Soul Music), (d. 2003)
4th - Susannah McCorkle, American jazz singer (d. 2001)
5th - Diane Keaton, [Hall], LA, actress (Annie Hall, Little Drummer Girl)
6th - Harold Jackson, Hattiesburg, MS, NFL wide receiver (LA, New Engl)
6th - Syd Barrett, Cambridge England, rocker (Pink Floyd-Wall)
7th - Andy Brown, rock drummer (Fortunes Birmingham)
7th - Jann S Wenner, publisher (Rolling Stone)
8th - Elaine Cheris, Dotham Al, fencer-epee (Olympics-96)
8th - Kathleen Noone, actress (All My Children, Party of 5, Knots Landing)
8th - Robby Krieger, Los Angeles, California, American guitarist (Doors-Light My Fire)
8th - Tod Brannan, VP (Logos Network Corp)
9th - Leo Gullotta, actor (Sinbad of the 7 Seas)
Rocker Syd Barrett (6th) 10th - Alexis Nihon Jr, Bahamas, wrestler (Olympics-1968)
10th - Aynsley Dunbar, rocker (Journey, Jefferson Starship)
10th - Bob Lang, rock bassist (Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders)
11th - Ludmila Poradnik, USSR, team handball (Olympic-gold-1976, 80)
11th - Naomi Judd, [Diana Ellen], Ashland Ky, singer (Judds-Why Not Me)
11th - Tony Kaye, rocker (Yes)
11th - John Piper, American theologian
12th - Cynthia Robinson, rock trumpeteer (Sly & Family Stone-Everyday People)
12th - George Duke, San Rafael Ca, rocker
12th - Lady Cosgrove, Scottish judiciary figure
13th - Eero Koivistoinen, Finnish musician
14th - Harold Shipman, British serial killer (d. 2004)
16th - Michael L Coats, Sacramento Ca, Capt USN/astr (STS 41-D, 29, 39)
17th - Michèle Deslauriers, Quebec actress
18th - Katia Ricclarelli, actress (Falstaff, Otello, Turandot)
18th - Joseph Deiss, Swiss Federal Councilor
19th - Alexandr Vladimirovich Shchukin, Russian cosmonaut
Country singer Dolly Parton (19th) 19th - Dolly Parton, Sevierville Tn, country singer (Dolly, 9 to 5)
19th - Julian Barnes, England, writer (Before She Met Me)
20th - David Lynch, Missoula Montana, actor/director (Dune, Eraserhead)
21st - Vincent Placoly, Martinique, writer (L'eau-de-mort guildive)
22nd - Andrew Rubin, New Bedford Mass, actor (Hometown, Joe Bash) [or Jun 22]
23rd - Asif Masood, cricketer (Pakistani quick with long & erratic run-up)
23rd - Don Whittington, American businessman, car & airplane racer and convicted felon
24th - Hubert M "Jubi" Kirindongo, Curacaos sculptor/painter
24th - John Harrison, South Africa correspondent (BBC)
24th - Michael Ontkean, Vancouver BC, actor (Rookies, Slap Shot, Twin Peaks)
25th - Josephine M Verspaget, sociologist/Dutch MP (PvdA)
25th - Ronnie Brandon, rocker (McCoys)
25th - Silvio Blatter, writer
26th - Christopher Hampton, Azores, playwright (Oviri, Hotel du Lac)
26th - Gene Siskel, movie critic (Siskel & Ebert)
26th - Timothy Clifford, director (National Galleries of Scotland)
27th - Kim Gardner, England, rock bassist (Ashton, Gardner & Dyke)
28th - Renne Jarrett, Bkln NY, actress (Nancy)
28th - Rick Allen, Ark, rock bassist (Box Tops-Letter)
30th - Lord Mackay of Drumadoon, British QC
31st - Glynn Turman, NYC, actor (Lew-Peyton Place, Manimal, Centennial)
31st - Jonathan Banks, Wash DC, actor (Armed & Dangerous, Cold Steel)
31st - Subroto Guha, cricketer (right arm swing bowler for India 1967-69)
31st - Terry Kath, rocker (Chicago-If You Leave Me Now)

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 14 of 14

2nd - Joe Darling, cricketer (Aussie captain 21 Tests, won 7 lost 4), dies
3rd - William Joyce, (Lord Haw Haw), hanged in Britain for treason
4th - Barney Oldfield, daredevil, dies at 67
5th - Kitty Cheatham, American singer (b. 1864)
7th - Adamo Didur, Polish tenor (b. 1874)
9th - Countee Cullen, US poet (Black Christ, One Way to Heaven), dies at 42
9th - Dimitrios Golemis, Greek athlete (b. 1874)
16th - Johanna HC Albregt, actress/wife of Henri Dons (Paradise), dies at 71
17th - Gottfried Rudinger, composer, dies at 59
23rd - Feliks Nowowiejski, composer, dies at 68
23rd - Matteo Giulio Bartoli, linguist, dies at 72
26th - Adriaan van Maanen, Dutch-American astronomer (b. 1884)
29th - Harry L Hopkins, US min of Business (Loan & Lease law), dies at 55
29th - Sidney James Jones, composer, dies at 84