Explore 6096 historical events from 1940–1949.
The Lao Issara was an anti-French nationalist movement formed on 12 October 1945 by Prince Phetsarath Ratanavongsa. The short-lived movement emerged after the Japanese defeat in Wo…
The Lao Issara took control of Laos' government and reaffirmed the country's independence.
The Soviet Union, officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from its formation in 1922 until its dissol…
The USSR's nuclear program receives plans for the United States plutonium bomb from Klaus Fuchs at the Los Alamos…
Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and various islands and islets…
A group of the Venezuelan Armed Forces, led by Mario Vargas, Marcos Pérez Jiménez and Carlos Delgado Chalbaud, stages…
Rodney Terence Argent is an English musician. In a career spanning more than 60 years, Argent came to prominence in the mid-1960s as the keyboardist, founder and leader of the rock…
Rod Argent, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player
Bruce Degen was an American illustrator and writer, known for illustrating The Magic School Bus, a picture book series written by Joanna Cole. He collaborated with writers Nancy Wh…
Bruce Degen, American writer (died 2024)
Carlos Oscar Reichenbach Filho was a Brazilian filmmaker.
Carlos Reichenbach, Brazilian director and producer (died 2012)
Richard Vaughn Stebbins is an American former athlete, winner of gold medal in 4 × 100 m relay at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Richard Stebbins, American sprinter and educator
Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the far south of South America. It covers an area of 2,780,085 km2 (1,073,397 mi2), making it the second-largest count…
Argentine military officer and politician Juan Perón marries actress Eva Duarte.
Jack Roosevelt Robinson was an American professional baseball player who was the first African American to play in Major League Baseball (MLB) in the modern era. Robinson broke the…
Jackie Robinson of the Kansas City Monarchs signs a contract with the Brooklyn Dodger's minor league team, the…
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 comes into effect.
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia comprising primarily the island of Taiwan, formerly known as Formosa, which has an area of 35,808 km2 (13,…
Fifty years of Japanese administration of Taiwan formally ends when the Republic of China assumes control.
Stephen Orr Spurrier is an American retired football coach and player, who is also commonly referred to by his nicknames, the Head Ball Coach or the ol' Ball Coach. Spurrier was a …
Steve Spurrier, American football player and coach
Robert Sarah is a Guinean Catholic prelate who served as prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments from 23 November 2014 to 20 February 20…
Robert Sarah, Guinean cardinal
Lawrence B. Wilkerson is a retired United States Army Colonel and former chief of staff to United States Secretary of State Colin Powell.
Lawrence Wilkerson, American colonel
Claire Arthur Alexander or Arthur Claire Alexander is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) and World Hockey Association (…
Claire Alexander, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Lucienne Robillard is a Canadian politician and a member of the Liberal Party of Canada. She sat in the House of Commons of Canada as the member of Parliament for the riding of Wes…
Lucienne Robillard, Canadian social worker and politician, 59th Secretary of State for Canada
Mark Arnold Wainberg, was a Canadian HIV/AIDS researcher and HIV/AIDS activist. He was the director of the McGill University AIDS Centre at the Montreal Jewish General Hospital and…
Mark Wainberg, Canadian researcher and HIV/AIDS activist (died 2017)
Edouard S. L. L. J. Baldewijns is a Belgian politician, member of the Chamber of Representatives and Flemish Government minister. A member of the Belgian Socialist Party and its su…
Eddy Baldewijns, Belgian politician
Gopalkrishna Devadas Gandhi is a former administrator and diplomat who served as the 22nd Governor of West Bengal from 2004 to 2009. He is the grandson of Mahatma Gandhi and C. Raj…
Gopalkrishna Gandhi, Indian civil servant and politician, 22nd Governor of West Bengal
August Wilson was an American playwright. He has been referred to as the "theater's poet of Black America". He is best known for a series of 10 plays, collectively called The Pitts…
August Wilson, American author and playwright (died 2005)
David Earl Lopes was an American second baseman, coach and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played for four teams from 1972 to 1987, best known for his ten seasons with t…
Davey Lopes, American baseball player, coach, and manager
Robert Clark Seger is an American retired singer, songwriter, and musician. As a locally successful Detroit-area artist, he performed and recorded with the groups Bob Seger and the…
Bob Seger, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Édouard Louis Joseph, Baron Merckx, is a Belgian former professional road and track cyclist racer who is the most successful rider in the history of competitive cycling. His victor…
Eddy Merckx, Belgian cyclist and sportscaster
Radovan Karadžić is a Bosnian Serb former politician who served as the president of Republika Srpska during the Bosnian War. He was convicted of genocide, crimes against humanity, …
Radovan Karadžić, Serbian-Bosnian politician and convicted war criminal, 1st President of Republika Srpska