Date: February 8, 1946
Physicist Louis Slotin is fatally irradiated in a criticality incident during an experiment with the demon core at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Date: May 21, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 21 📅 Events on this day in 1946 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1946Creation of Central…
The 8.6 Mw Aleutian Islands earthquake shakes the Aleutian Islands with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong). A destructive tsunami reaches the Hawaiian Islands resulting in dozens of deaths, mostly in Hilo, Hawaii. Date: April 1, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 1 📅 Events on this day in…
Ho Chi Minh signs an agreement with France which recognizes Vietnam as an autonomous state in the Indochinese Federation and the French Union. Date: March 6, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 6 📅 Events on this day in 1946 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1946Soviet Union…
Japanese Lt. General Masaharu Homma is executed in the Philippines for leading the Bataan Death March. Date: April 3, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 3 📅 Events on this day in 1946 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1946International Military Tribunal Indicts Hideki Tojo and Japanese Leaders,…
The Parliament of Hungary abolishes the monarchy after nine centuries, and proclaims the Hungarian Republic. 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 1946Ho Chi Minh Signs Autonomy Agreement with France, Vietnam Recognized…
French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, and Réunion become overseas départements of France. Date: March 19, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 19 📅 Events on this day in 1946 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1946Qazi Muhammad Declares Mahabad Republic in Iran, January 22, 1946International Court of Justice Inaugural…