Date: April 29, 1946
Popular Canadian American jockey George Woolf suffers a concussion during a freak racing accident; he dies from the injury the following day. The annual George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award is created to honor him. Date: January 3, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 3 📅 Events on this day in…
The sixth President of Finland, Gustaf Mannerheim, submits his resignation for health reasons. Date: March 4, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 4 📅 Events on this day in 1946 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1946Kolkata Mass Riots Begin, 4,000 Killed in 72 Hours – August 16,…
Trygve Lie of Norway is picked to be the first United Nations Secretary-General. Date: February 1, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 1 📅 Events on this day in 1946 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1946UN Security Council Holds First Session, January 17, 1946La Salle Hotel Fire…
A British Cabinet Mission arrives in India to discuss and plan for the transfer of power from the British Raj to Indian leadership. Date: March 24, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 24 📅 Events on this day in 1946 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1946Alcatraz Riot…
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 1946France Adopts Fourth Republic Constitution,…
Colonel Juan Perón, founder of the political movement that became known as Peronism, is elected to his first term as President of Argentina. Date: February 24, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 24 📅 Events on this day in 1946 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1946Bulgaria Abolishes…