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Richard Bedford Bennett, 1st Viscount Bennett was a Canadian lawyer, businessman, philanthropist, and politician who served as the 11th prime minister of Canada from 1930 to 1935.
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The 1940s
Explore 3967 historical events from 1940–1949.
1947
Stanislav Kostka Neumann, Czech writer, poet and journalist (born 1875)
Stanislav Kostka Neumann was a Czech poet, literary critic, journalist and translator. He was known for his anarchist and communist views, which influenced his work. He is the fath…
Stanislav Kostka Neumann, Czech writer, poet and journalist (born 1875)
1947
Adolfo Müller-Ury, Swiss-American painter (born 1862)
Adolfo Müller-Ury, KSG was a Swiss-born American portrait painter and impressionistic painter of roses and still life.
Adolfo Müller-Ury, Swiss-American painter (born 1862)
1947
Lucjan Żeligowski, Polish-Lithuanian general and politician (born 1865)
Lucjan Żeligowski was a Polish general, politician, military commander and veteran of World War I, the Polish-Soviet War and World War II. He is mostly remembered for his role in Ż…
Lucjan Żeligowski, Polish-Lithuanian general and politician (born 1865)
1947
Jimmie Lunceford, American saxophonist and bandleader (born 1902)
James Melvin Lunceford was an American jazz alto saxophonist and bandleader in the swing era.
Jimmie Lunceford, American saxophonist and bandleader (born 1902)
1947
Walter Donaldson, American soldier and songwriter (born 1893)
Walter Donaldson was a prolific American popular songwriter and publishing company founder, composing many hit songs of the 1910s to 1940s, that have become standards and form part…
Walter Donaldson, American soldier and songwriter (born 1893)
1947
Evald Tipner, Estonian footballer and ice hockey player (born 1906)
Evald Tipner was an Estonian footballer widely regarded as one of the greatest Estonian goalkeepers of all time. He was capped 66 times for the Estonia national football team, 7 ti…
Evald Tipner, Estonian footballer and ice hockey player (born 1906)
1947
U Razak, Burmese educator and politician (born 1898)
U Razak was a Burmese politician and an educationalist. Of mixed Bamar-Indian ancestry, he was a cabinet minister in Aung San's pre-independence interim government, and was assassi…
U Razak, Burmese educator and politician (born 1898)
1947
Aung San, Burmese general and politician (born 1915)
Aung San was a Burmese politician, independence activist and revolutionary. He was instrumental in Myanmar's struggle for independence from British rule, but he was assassinated ju…
Aung San, Burmese general and politician (born 1915)
1947
Lyuh Woon-hyung, South Korean politician (born 1886)
Lyuh Woon-hyung, also known by his art name Mongyang, was a Korean independence activist and reunification activist.
Lyuh Woon-hyung, South Korean politician (born 1886)
1947
Kathleen Scott, English sculptor (born 1878)
Edith Agnes Kathleen Young, Baroness Kennet, FRBS was a British sculptor. Trained in London and Paris, Scott was a prolific sculptor, notably of portrait heads and busts and also o…
Kathleen Scott, English sculptor (born 1878)
1947
Joseph Cook, English-Australian miner and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Australia (born 1860)
Sir Joseph Cook was an Australian politician and trade unionist who served as the sixth prime minister of Australia from 1913 to 1914. He held office as the leader of the Liberal P…
Joseph Cook, English-Australian miner and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Australia (born 1860)
1947
Ettore Bugatti, Italian-French engineer and businessman, founded Bugatti (born 1881)
Ettore Arco Isidoro Bugatti was an Italian-French automobile designer and manufacturer. He received French citizenship in 1946 and is remembered as the founder and proprietor of th…
Ettore Bugatti, Italian-French engineer and businessman, founded Bugatti (born 1881)
1947
American financier and presidential adviser Bernard Baruch first described the post–World War II tensions between the So
Bernard Mannes Baruch was an American financier and statesman.
American financier and presidential adviser Bernard Baruch first described the post–World War II tensions between the So
1947
Sicilian separatist Salvatore Giuliano and his gang fired into a crowd of May Day marchers near Piana degli Albanesi, Si
Salvatore Giuliano was a Sicilian brigand, who rose to prominence in the disorder that followed the Allied invasion of Sicily in 1943. In September of that year, Giuliano became an…
Sicilian separatist Salvatore Giuliano and his gang fired into a crowd of May Day marchers near Piana degli Albanesi, Si
1947
A new Constitution of Japan went into effect, providing for a parliamentary system of government, guaranteeing certain f
The Constitution of Japan is the supreme law of Japan. Written primarily by American civilian officials during the occupation of Japan after World War II, it was adopted on 3 Novem…
A new Constitution of Japan went into effect, providing for a parliamentary system of government, guaranteeing certain f
1947
After renegotiating a contract with the makers of her signature perfume Chanel No
Chanel No. 5 is the first perfume launched by French couturier Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel in 1921. The scent formula for the fragrance was compounded by French-Russian chemist and per…
After renegotiating a contract with the makers of her signature perfume Chanel No
1947
The first session of the National Diet opened in Tokyo, Japan
The National Diet is the national legislature of Japan. It is composed of a lower house, called the House of Representatives, and an upper house, the House of Councillors. Both ho…
The first session of the National Diet opened in Tokyo, Japan
1947
At a speech at Harvard University, United States Secretary of State George Marshall called for economic aid to war-torn
Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1636, and named Harvard College in 1639 in honor of its first …
At a speech at Harvard University, United States Secretary of State George Marshall called for economic aid to war-torn
1947
A Mafia hitman murdered gangster Bugsy Siegel, one of the driving forces in the development of the Las Vegas Strip, in B
Informally or generally, a mafia is any of various criminal organizations that include, or bear a strong similarity to, the original Sicilian Mafia, the Italian-American Mafia, or…
A Mafia hitman murdered gangster Bugsy Siegel, one of the driving forces in the development of the Las Vegas Strip, in B
1947
Following reports of the capture of a "flying disc" by U.S. Army Air Forces personnel near Roswell, New Mexico, the…
Debris found by a rancher in 1947 near Roswell, New Mexico, has become the basis for UFO conspiracy theories alleging that the United States military recovered a crashed extraterre…
Following reports of the capture of a "flying disc" by U.S. Army Air Forces personnel near Roswell, New Mexico, the…
1947
Star Dust, a British South American Airways airliner, crashed into Mount Tupungato in the Argentine Andes; its…
On 2 August 1947, Star Dust, a British South American Airways (BSAA) Avro Lancastrian airliner on a flight from Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Santiago, Chile, crashed into Mount Tupu…
Star Dust, a British South American Airways airliner, crashed into Mount Tupungato in the Argentine Andes; its…
1947
Jawaharlal Nehru (pictured) took office as the first prime minister of India, a post he held for 16 years.
Jawaharlal Nehru was an Indian anti-colonial nationalist, secular humanist, social democrat, and statesman who was a central figure in India during the middle of the 20th century. …
Jawaharlal Nehru (pictured) took office as the first prime minister of India, a post he held for 16 years.
1946
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The last French troops are withdrawn from Syria
Independence Day is Syria's National Day commemorating the evacuation of the last French soldier at the end of the French mandate of Syria on 17 April 1946 after Syria's proclamati…
The last French troops are withdrawn from Syria