Date: August 1, 1946
Bolton Wanderers stadium disaster at Burnden Park, Bolton, England, kills 33 and injures hundreds more. Date: March 9, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 9 📅 Events on this day in 1946 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1946Crossroads Baker First Underwater Nuclear Weapon Test, July 25, 1946Gustaf…
Indonesian National Revolution: 96 Indonesian including I Gusti Ngurah Rai were killed during the Battle of Margarana with Dutch forces. Date: November 20, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 20 📅 Events on this day in 1946 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1946Royal Indian Navy Mutiny Spreads…
In San Francisco Bay, U.S. Marines from the nearby Treasure Island Naval Base stop a two-day riot at Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary. Five people are killed in the riot. Date: May 4, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 4 📅 Events on this day in 1946 📅 On This Day (Today)…
The Bank of England is nationalised. Date: March 1, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 1 📅 Events on this day in 1946 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1946Council of Europe Founded After Churchill’s Zurich Speech, September 19, 1946International Military Tribunal Indicts Hideki Tojo and Japanese Leaders,…
The U.S. Weather Bureau records that a tornado which struck Timber Lake, South Dakota was 4 miles (6.4 km), among the widest tornadoes on record. Date: April 21, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 21 📅 Events on this day in 1946 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1946Kielce…
Soviet troops end their year-long occupation of the Danish island of Bornholm. Date: April 5, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 5 📅 Events on this day in 1946 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1946King Victor Emmanuel III Abdicates; Umberto II Succeeds — May 9, 1946First General…