The 1940s

Explore 1844 historical events from 1940–1949.

1947

Jim Ryun, American runner and politician

James Ronald Ryun is an American former Republican politician and Olympic track and field athlete, who at his peak was widely considered the world's top middle-distance runner. He …

Jim Ryun, American runner and politician

1947

Tom Køhlert, Danish footballer and manager

Tom Køhlert is a Danish football manager and former player who managed Brøndby IF from 1979 to 1985 and several times later as a caretaker. He led the club to its first ever Danish…

Tom Køhlert, Danish footballer and manager

1947

Alan Dale, New Zealand actor

Alan Hugh Dale is a New Zealand actor. As a child, Dale enjoyed theatre and rugby. After retiring from the sport, he took on a number of occupations, before deciding to become a pr…

Alan Dale, New Zealand actor

1947

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Howard Robert Horvitz ForMemRS NAS AAA&S APS NAM is an American biologist whose research on the nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans was awarded the 2002 Nobel Prize in Physiology …

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1947

Yukiya Amano, Japanese diplomat (died 2019)

Yukiya Amano was a Japanese diplomat, who served as the Director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) from 1 December 2009 until his death on 18 July 2019. Pre…

Yukiya Amano, Japanese diplomat (died 2019)

1947

Butch Trucks, American drummer (died 2017)

Claude Hudson "Butch" Trucks was an American drummer. He was best known as a founding member of The Allman Brothers Band, for which he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of F…

Butch Trucks, American drummer (died 2017)

1947

Cheryl Clarke, American writer

Cheryl Lynn Clarke is an American lesbian poet, essayist, educator, and Black feminist community activist. Her scholarship focuses on African-American women's literature, black les…

Cheryl Clarke, American writer

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Darrell Sweet, Scottish drummer (died 1999)

Nazareth are a Scottish hard rock band formed in Dunfermline in 1968 that had many hit singles and albums in Canada, the United Kingdom, and a number of other European countries be…

Darrell Sweet, Scottish drummer (died 1999)