The 1940s

Explore 1844 historical events from 1940–1949.

1946 80 years ago

Michael Rosen, English author and poet

Michael Wayne Rosen is an English children's author, poet, presenter, political columnist, broadcaster, activist, and academic, who is a professor of children's literature in the D…

Michael Rosen, English author and poet

1946 80 years ago

Candice Bergen, American actress and producer

Candice Patricia Bergen is an American actress. She won five Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards as the title character on Murphy Brown. She is also known for her rol…

Candice Bergen, American actress and producer

1946 80 years ago

Donovan, Scottish singer-songwriter

Donovan Phillips Leitch is a Scottish musician, songwriter and record producer. He emerged from the British folk scene in early 1965 and subsequently scored numerous international …

Donovan, Scottish singer-songwriter

1946 80 years ago

Marv Wolfman, American author

Marvin Arthur Wolfman is an American comic book and novelization writer. He worked on Marvel Comics's The Tomb of Dracula (1972–1979), for which he and artist Gene Colan created th…

Marv Wolfman, American author

1946 80 years ago

John Law, English sociologist and academic

John Law, is a sociologist and science and technology studies scholar, currently on the Faculty of Social Sciences at the Open University. He has remained one of the leading propon…

John Law, English sociologist and academic

1946 80 years ago

Claude Lelièvre, Belgian activist

Claude Lelièvre is a Belgian government official. He is the Commissioner for Children Rights of the French community of Belgium, an office similar to the children's ombudsman agenc…

Claude Lelièvre, Belgian activist

1946 80 years ago

Michele Placido, Italian actor and director

Michele Placido is an Italian actor, director and screenwriter. He began his career on stage, and first gained mainstream attention through a series of roles in films directed by t…

Michele Placido, Italian actor and director

1946 80 years ago

Michael Green, English physicist and academic

Michael Boris Green is a British physicist and a pioneer of string theory. He is a professor of theoretical physics in the School of Physics and Astronomy at Queen Mary University …

Michael Green, English physicist and academic