Explore 6096 historical events from 1940–1949.
Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and…
Hungary adopts the Hungarian Constitution of 1949 and becomes a People's Republic.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is an intergovernmental military alliance between 32 member states. Founded in the aftermath of World War II, NATO was established wit…
The treaty creating the North Atlantic Treaty Organization goes into effect.
The Democratic Army of Greece, also called the Democratic Army and known by its acronym DSE, was the army founded by the Communist Party of Greece (KKE), on 28 October 1946, as the…
The retreat of the Democratic Army of Greece into Albania after its defeat on Gramos mountain marks the end of the…
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is divided into 33 province-level divisions, including two special administrative regions. Bei…
The People's Republic of China is established.
The Smith Act trials of Communist Party leaders were a series of trials held from 1949 to 1958 in which leaders of the Communist Party of the United States (CPUSA) were accused of …
The Smith Act trials of Communist Party leaders in the United States convicts eleven defendants of conspiring to…
Sir Jeremy Lionel Cooke, styled The Hon. Mr Justice Cooke, is a former judge in the Queen's Bench in the High Court starting from 2001 and was presiding judge for the South Eastern…
Jeremy Cooke, English lawyer and judge
Paul Vincent Guilfoyle is an American character actor. He was a regular cast member of the CBS crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, on which he played Captain Jim Brass from…
Paul Guilfoyle, American actor
Bruno Kirby was an American actor. He was best known for his roles in City Slickers, When Harry Met Sally..., Good Morning, Vietnam, The Godfather Part II, The Freshman, Sleepers, …
Bruno Kirby, American actor and director (died 2006)
Karl Meiler was a tennis player from West Germany who was active in the 1970s and 1980s.
Karl Meiler, German tennis player (died 2014)
The Greek Civil War took place from 1946 to 1949. The conflict, which erupted shortly after the end of World War II, consisted of a Communist-led uprising against the established g…
The Greek Communist Party announces a "temporary cease-fire", thus ending the Greek Civil War.
The headquarters of the United Nations (UN) is on 17 to 18 acres of grounds in the Turtle Bay neighborhood of Midtown Manhattan in New York City, United States. It borders First Av…
The cornerstone of the United Nations Headquarters is laid.
Air France, stylised as AIRFRANCE, is the flag carrier of France, and is headquartered in Tremblay-en-France. The airline is a subsidiary of the Air France–KLM Group and is one of …
An Air France Lockheed Constellation crashes in the Azores, killing all 48 people on board.
Massimo D'Alema is an Italian politician and journalist who was the 53rd prime minister of Italy from 1998 to 2000. He was Deputy Prime Minister of Italy and Italian Minister of Fo…
Massimo D'Alema, Italian journalist and politician, 76th Prime Minister of Italy
Dominique Gaston André Strauss-Kahn, also known as DSK, is a French economist and politician who served as the tenth managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and…
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, French economist, lawyer, and politician, French Minister of Finance
Timothy George Hodgkinson is an English experimental music composer and performer, principally on reeds, lap steel guitar, and keyboards. He first became known as one of the core m…
Tim Hodgkinson, English saxophonist, clarinet player, and composer
Alan Fred Titchmarsh is an English gardener, author and broadcaster. After working as a professional gardener and a horticultural journalist, he became a radio and television prese…
Alan Titchmarsh, English gardener and author
Alfons Schuhbeck is one of Germany's top chefs, as well as being a restaurateur, celebrity chef, author and businessman.
Alfons Schuhbeck, German celebrity chef, author and businessman
Sir Liam Joseph Donaldson is a British physician. He was formerly the Chief Medical Officer for England, being the 15th occupant of the post since it was established in 1855. As su…
Liam Donaldson, English physician and academic
Philip Mason Garner was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as an infielder with the Oakland Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirate…
Phil Garner, American baseball player and manager (died 2026)
António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres is a Portuguese and Timorese politician and diplomat who, since 2017, has served as the ninth secretary-general of the United Nations. A member …
António Guterres, Portuguese academic and politician, 114th Prime Minister of Portugal and 9th Secretary-General of the
Ronald Lee Wyden is an American attorney and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Oregon, a seat he has held since 1996. A member of the Democratic Party, he…
Ron Wyden, American academic and politician
William Martin Joel is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Nicknamed the "Piano Man" after his signature 1973 song of the same name, Joel has had a successful career as a …
Billy Joel, American singer-songwriter and pianist
Miuccia Bianchi Prada is an Italian billionaire fashion designer and businesswoman. She is the head designer of Prada and the founder of its subsidiary Miu Miu. As of October 2021,…
Miuccia Prada, Italian fashion designer
Zoë Wanamaker is an American-born British actress who has worked extensively with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre. Wanamaker was appointed a Commander of the…
Zoë Wanamaker, American-British actress