Explore 3063 historical events from 1940–1949.
The Provisional Government of National Unity was a provisional government formed by the decree of the State National Council on 28 June 1945 as a result of reshuffling the Soviet-b…
Poland's Soviet-allied Provisional Government of National Unity is formed over a month after V-E Day
The Soviet Union, officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until its dissolution in 1991. It…
The Soviet Union annexes the Czechoslovak province of Carpathian Ruthenia
The 1945 El Teniente mining accident, known locally as the Smoke Tragedy, is the largest mining accident in metal extraction in the history of Chile and, as of 2005, worldwide. It …
The Smoke Tragedy leaves 355 workers dead in the underground copper mine of El Teniente, Chile
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continenta…
The United Kingdom holds its first general election in 10 years, which would be won by Clement Attlee's Labour Party.
Lars Nils "Lasse" Berghagen was a Swedish singer and songwriter. He represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975 with the song "Jennie, Jennie". He was also known for pre…
Lasse Berghagen, Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (died 2023)
Louis Eugene Marini Jr., known as "Blue Lou" Marini, is an American saxophonist, arranger, and composer. He is best known for his work in jazz, rock, blues, and soul music, as well…
Lou Marini, American saxophonist and composer
Francesca Annis is an English actress. She is known for television roles in Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime (1983-84), Reckless (1998), Wives and Daughters (1999), Deceit (2000…
Francesca Annis, English actress
The Manhattan Project was a research and development program undertaken during World War II to produce the first nuclear weapons. It was led by the United States in collaboration w…
Manhattan Project: The Atomic Age begins when the United States successfully detonates a plutonium-based test nuclear…
A heavy cruiser was a type of cruiser, a naval warship designed for long range and high speed, armed generally with naval guns of roughly 203 mm (8 inches) in calibre, whose design…
World War II: The heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis leaves San Francisco with parts for the atomic bomb "Little Boy"…
The Allies, or Allied powers, formally referred to as the United Nations from 1942, were an international military coalition formed during World War II (1939–1945) to oppose the Ax…
World War II: The main three leaders of the Allied nations, Winston Churchill, Harry S. Truman and Joseph Stalin, hold…
The Labour Party, commonly Labour, is a political party in the United Kingdom. It sits on the centre-left of the left–right political spectrum, and has been described as an allianc…
The Labour Party wins the United Kingdom general election of July 5 by a landslide, removing Winston Churchill from…
The Potsdam Declaration, or the Proclamation Defining Terms for Japanese Surrender, was a statement that called for the surrender of all Japanese armed forces during World War II. …
World War II: The Potsdam Declaration is signed in Potsdam, Germany.
Yochanan Vollach is an Israeli former footballer. He was a member of the Israel national team that competed at the 1970 FIFA World Cup. He is a member of the Israeli Football Hall …
Yochanan Vollach, Israeli footballer
(Thomas) Michael Dexter FRS is a British haematologist and director of the Wellcome Trust, from 1998 to 2003.
Michael Dexter, English hematologist and academic
Bhagwat Subramanya Chandrasekhar is an Indian former cricketer who played as a leg spinner. Considered among the top echelon of leg spinners, Chandrasekhar along with E.A.S. Prasan…
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Anthony Dalton Roche AO MBE, professionally known as Tony Roche is an Australian former professional tennis player.
Tony Roche, Australian tennis player and coach
USS Indianapolis (CL/CA-35) was a Portland-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy, named for the city of Indianapolis, Indiana. Launched in 1931, she was the flagship of the…
World War II: The USS Indianapolis arrives at Tinian with components and enriched uranium for the Little Boy nuclear…
The North American B-25 Mitchell is an American medium bomber that was introduced in 1941 and named in honor of Brigadier General William "Billy" Mitchell, a pioneer of U.S. milita…
A U.S. Army B-25 bomber crashes into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building killing 14 and injuring 26.
The BBC Light Programme was a national radio station which broadcast chiefly mainstream light entertainment and light music from 1945 until 1967, when it was replaced by BBC Radio …
The BBC Light Programme radio station is launched for mainstream light entertainment and music.
World War II, or the Second World War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated. World War II …
World War II: Japanese submarine I-58 sinks the USS Indianapolis, killing 883 seamen. Most die during the following…
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
Gail Strickland is a retired American actress who had prominent supporting roles in such films as The Drowning Pool (1975), Bound for Glory (1976), Who'll Stop the Rain (1978), Nor…
Gail Strickland, American actress
Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend is an English musician. He is the co-founder, guitarist, keyboardist, second lead vocalist, and principal songwriter of the Who, one of the most in…
Pete Townshend, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
Vladimiro Lenin Ilich Montesinos Torres is a Peruvian former intelligence officer and lawyer, most notorious for his role as the head of Peru's National Intelligence Service (SIN) …
Vladimiro Montesinos, Peruvian intelligence officer