The 1940s

Explore 1393 historical events from 1940–1949.

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1943

Sharon Gless, American actress

Sharon Marguerite Gless is an American actress known for her television roles. She portrayed Maggie Philbin on Switch (1975–1978), Sgt. Christine Cagney in the police procedural dr…

Sharon Gless, American actress

1943

Charles Haid, American actor and director

Charles Maurice Haid III is an American actor and television director, with notable work in both movies and television. He is best known for his portrayal of Officer Andy Renko in …

Charles Haid, American actor and director

1943

Crescenzio Sepe, Italian cardinal

Crescenzio Sepe is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Naples from 2006 to 2020. He served in the Roman Curia as Prefect of the Congregation for t…

Crescenzio Sepe, Italian cardinal

1943

Sandra Haynie, American golfer

Sandra Jane Haynie is an American former professional golfer on the LPGA Tour starting in 1961. She won four major championships, 42 LPGA Tour career events, and is a member of the…

Sandra Haynie, American golfer

1943

Ricardo Viñes, Spanish pianist (born 1875)

Ricardo Viñes y Roda was a Spanish pianist. He gave the premieres of various works by Ravel, Debussy, Satie, Falla and Albéniz. He was the piano teacher of the composer Francis Pou…

Ricardo Viñes, Spanish pianist (born 1875)

1943

Eddy Hamel, American footballer (born 1902)

Eddy Hamel was an American soccer player who played as a right winger for Dutch club AFC Ajax. Hamel was the first Jewish player for Ajax. He was murdered by the Nazis in 1943 in A…

Eddy Hamel, American footballer (born 1902)

1943

Harry Miller, American engineer (born 1875)

Harold Arminius Miller, commonly called Harry, was an American race car designer and builder who was most active in the 1920s and 1930s. Griffith Borgeson called him "the greatest …

Harry Miller, American engineer (born 1875)