The 1940s

Explore 1392 historical events from 1940–1949.

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

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1946 80 years ago

David Graham, Australian golfer

Anthony David Graham, AM is an Australian golfer. Graham turned pro as a teenager and had much success on the Australasian circuits in his youth, winning several tournaments. In 19…

David Graham, Australian golfer

1946 80 years ago

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David Allen Hargrave, known as The Dream Weaver, was a prolific and sometimes controversial American game designer and writer of fantasy and science fiction role-playing games (RPG…

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