Explore 6097 historical events from 1940–1949.
William Brooke Joyce, nicknamed Lord Haw-Haw, was an American-born Nazi propaganda broadcaster during the Second World War. After moving from New York to Ireland and subsequently t…
William Joyce ("Lord Haw-Haw") is charged with treason for his pro-German propaganda broadcasting during World War II
The 1945 El Teniente mining accident, known locally as the Smoke Tragedy, is the largest mining accident in metal extraction in the history of Chile and, as of 2005, worldwide. It …
The Smoke Tragedy left 355 workers dead in the underground copper mine of El Teniente, Chile
Hilda Pérez Carvajal is a Venezuelan biologist from the Central University of Venezuela. She was president of the Venezuelan Society of Parasitology at the end of the 1980s. Perez …
Hilda Pérez Carvajal, Venezuelan biologist
Alan James Ball was an English professional football player and manager. He won the 1966 World Cup with England and scored more than 180 league goals in a career spanning 22 years.…
Alan Ball, Jr
Ian Patrick McLagan was an English keyboardist, best known as a member of the rock bands Small Faces and Faces. He also collaborated with the Rolling Stones and led his own band fr…
Ian McLagan, English keyboard player and songwriter (died 2014)
The Battle of Okinawa , codenamed Operation Iceberg, was a major battle of the Pacific War fought on the island of Okinawa by the United States Army and United States Marine Corps …
World War II: The Battle of Okinawa ends when the organized resistance of Imperial Japanese Army forces collapses in the
The Battle of Okinawa , codenamed Operation Iceberg, was a major battle of the Pacific War fought on the island of Okinawa by the United States Army and United States Marine Corps …
World War II: The Battle of Okinawa comes to an end with an American flag-raising ceremony
Victory Day parades are military parades that are held on 9 May in some post-Soviet nations, primarily Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus and Ukraine. They are held to honor the tradition…
The first Victory Day Parade takes place on Red Square in Moscow, Soviet Union, symbolizing the victory of the Soviet Un
The Charter of the United Nations, also referred to as the UN Charter, is the foundational treaty of the United Nations. It establishes the purposes, governing structure, and overa…
The United Nations Charter is signed by 50 Allied nations in San Francisco, California
Lars Nils "Lasse" Berghagen was a Swedish singer and songwriter. He represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975 with the song "Jennie, Jennie". He was also known for pre…
Lasse Berghagen, Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (died 2023)
Louis Eugene Marini Jr., known as "Blue Lou" Marini, is an American saxophonist, arranger, and composer. He is best known for his work in jazz, rock, blues, and soul music, as well…
Lou Marini, American saxophonist and composer
Francesca Annis is an English actress. She is known for television roles in Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime (1983-84), Reckless (1998), Wives and Daughters (1999), Deceit (2000…
Francesca Annis, English actress
Yochanan Vollach is an Israeli former footballer. He was a member of the Israel national team that competed at the 1970 FIFA World Cup. He is a member of the Israeli Football Hall …
Yochanan Vollach, Israeli footballer
(Thomas) Michael Dexter FRS is a British haematologist and director of the Wellcome Trust, from 1998 to 2003.
Michael Dexter, English hematologist and academic
The Provisional Government of National Unity was a provisional government formed by the decree of the State National Council on 28 June 1945 as a result of reshuffling the Soviet-b…
Poland's Soviet-allied Provisional Government of National Unity is formed over a month after V-E Day
The Soviet Union, officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until its dissolution in 1991. It…
The Soviet Union annexes the Czechoslovak province of Carpathian Ruthenia
The 1945 El Teniente mining accident, known locally as the Smoke Tragedy, is the largest mining accident in metal extraction in the history of Chile and, as of 2005, worldwide. It …
The Smoke Tragedy leaves 355 workers dead in the underground copper mine of El Teniente, Chile
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continenta…
The United Kingdom holds its first general election in 10 years, which would be won by Clement Attlee's Labour Party.
Bhagwat Subramanya Chandrasekhar is an Indian former cricketer who played as a leg spinner. Considered among the top echelon of leg spinners, Chandrasekhar along with E.A.S. Prasan…
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Anthony Dalton Roche AO MBE, professionally known as Tony Roche is an Australian former professional tennis player.
Tony Roche, Australian tennis player and coach
Gail Strickland is a retired American actress who had prominent supporting roles in such films as The Drowning Pool (1975), Bound for Glory (1976), Who'll Stop the Rain (1978), Nor…
Gail Strickland, American actress
Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend is an English musician. He is the co-founder, guitarist, keyboardist, second lead vocalist, and principal songwriter of the Who, one of the most in…
Pete Townshend, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
The Manhattan Project was a research and development program undertaken during World War II to produce the first nuclear weapons. It was led by the United States in collaboration w…
Manhattan Project: The Atomic Age begins when the United States successfully detonates a plutonium-based test nuclear…
A heavy cruiser was a type of cruiser, a naval warship designed for long range and high speed, armed generally with naval guns of roughly 203 mm (8 inches) in calibre, whose design…
World War II: The heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis leaves San Francisco with parts for the atomic bomb "Little Boy"…