The 1940s

Explore 4728 historical events from 1940–1949.

1947

Alan Ward, English cricketer

Alan Ward was an English cricketer, who played in five Test matches for the England cricket team between 1969 and 1976. He played for Derbyshire County Cricket Club from 1966 to 19…

Alan Ward, English cricketer

1947

Wilma van den Berg, Dutch sprinter

Wilhelmina Catharina Maria Martina "Wilma" van den Berg,, married name van Gool, is a Dutch former sprinter, two-time Olympian, silver medalist in the European Championships and Un…

Wilma van den Berg, Dutch sprinter

1947

Maddy Prior, English folk singer

Madeleine Edith Prior is an English folk rock singer, best known as the lead vocalist of Steeleye Span. She was born in Blackpool and moved to St Albans in her teens. Her father, A…

Maddy Prior, English folk singer

1947

Danielle Steel, American author

Danielle Fernandes Dominique Schuelein-Steel is an American writer best known for her romance novels. She is the bestselling living author and the fourth-best-selling fiction autho…

Danielle Steel, American author

1947

Rakhee Gulzar, Indian film actress

Raakhee, professionally known as Raakhee, is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi and Bengali films. One of the leading and greatest actresses of the 1970s and early 1980…

Rakhee Gulzar, Indian film actress

1947

Dave Dutton, English actor and screenwriter

Dave Dutton is an English actor. He first came to public recognition when he played the part of Oswald, the eccentric cafe owner in Granada television's situation comedy, Watching.…

Dave Dutton, English actor and screenwriter

1947

Gerald McRaney, American actor

Gerald Lee McRaney is an American television and film actor. McRaney is best known as one of the stars of the television shows Simon & Simon, Major Dad, Promised Land and House of …

Gerald McRaney, American actor

1947

Anuška Ferligoj, Slovenian mathematician

Anuška Ferligoj is a Slovenian mathematician, born August 19, 1947, in Ljubljana, Slovenia, whose specialty is statistics and network analysis. Her specific interests include multi…

Anuška Ferligoj, Slovenian mathematician