1947
Michiaki Kamada, Japanese admiral (born 1890)
Michiaki Kamada was a vice-admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy who saw service in the Pacific Theatre of World War II.
Michiaki Kamada, Japanese admiral (born 1890)
The 1940s
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1947
Edwin Savage, English priest and author (born 1862)
Edwin Sidney Savage was a British priest in the Church of England and an author.
Edwin Savage, English priest and author (born 1862)
1947
William Fay, Irish actor and producer, co-founded the Abbey Theatre (born 1872)
William George Fay was an actor and theatre producer who was one of the co-founders of the Abbey Theatre.
William Fay, Irish actor and producer, co-founded the Abbey Theatre (born 1872)
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.
1947
American test pilot Chuck Yeager became the first person to break the sound barrier, reaching Mach 1.06 on board the…
Charles Elwood Yeager was a United States Air Force officer, flying ace, and record-setting test pilot who in October 1947 became the first pilot in history confirmed to have excee…
American test pilot Chuck Yeager became the first person to break the sound barrier, reaching Mach 1.06 on board the…
1946
80 years ago
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
1946
80 years ago
Start of three-year Pilbara strike of Indigenous Australians
The Pilbara strike was a landmark strike by Indigenous Australian pastoral workers in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The strike lasted between 1946 and 1949, and was th…
Start of three-year Pilbara strike of Indigenous Australians
1946
80 years ago
In San Francisco Bay, U
San Francisco Bay is a large tidal estuary in the U.S. state of California, and gives its name to the San Francisco Bay Area. It is dominated by the cities of San Francisco, San Jo…
In San Francisco Bay, U
1946
80 years ago
Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering (later renamed Sony) is founded
Sony Group Corporation, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate headquartered at Sony City in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The Sony Group encompasses variou…
Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering (later renamed Sony) is founded
1946
80 years ago
Estonian schoolgirls Aili Jõgi and Ageeda Paavel blow up the Soviet memorial which preceded the Bronze Soldier of Tallin
Aili Jõgi was an Estonian schoolgirl who on the night of 8 May 1946, together with her school friend Ageeda Paavel, blew up a Soviet War reburial monument : the preceding monument …
Estonian schoolgirls Aili Jõgi and Ageeda Paavel blow up the Soviet memorial which preceded the Bronze Soldier of Tallin
1946
80 years ago
The start of a two-day tornado outbreak across the Central United States that spawned at least 15 significant tornadoes
On May 23–24, 1946, a tornado outbreak occurred across the Central and Midwestern United States. Over two days at least 15 significant tornadoes struck parts of Kansas, Nebraska an…
The start of a two-day tornado outbreak across the Central United States that spawned at least 15 significant tornadoes
1946
80 years ago
Ion Antonescu, "Conducator" ("Leader") of Romania during World War II, is executed
Ion Antonescu was a Romanian military officer and marshal who presided over two successive wartime dictatorships as Prime Minister and Conducător during most of World War II. Havin…
Ion Antonescu, "Conducator" ("Leader") of Romania during World War II, is executed
1946
80 years ago
Dr
Ram Manohar Lohia was an Indian political activist of the Indian independence movement and a socialist politician. As a nationalist, he worked actively to protest against coloniali…
Dr
1946
80 years ago
Crossroads Able is the first postwar nuclear weapon test.
Operation Crossroads was a pair of nuclear weapon tests conducted by the United States at Bikini Atoll in mid-1946. They were the first nuclear weapon tests since Trinity on July 1…
Crossroads Able is the first postwar nuclear weapon test.
1946
80 years ago
Micheline Bernardini models the first modern bikini at a swimming pool in Paris.
Micheline Bernardini is a French former nude dancer at the Casino de Paris who agreed to model, on 5 July 1946, Louis Réard's two-piece swimsuit, which he called the bikini, named …
Micheline Bernardini models the first modern bikini at a swimming pool in Paris.