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Paul Petersen, American actor, singer, author, and activist
Paul Petersen is an American actor, singer, novelist and activist.
Paul Petersen, American actor, singer, author, and activist
The 1940s
Explore 5072 historical events from 1940–1949.
1945
Lou Dobbs, American journalist and author (died 2024)
Louis Carl Dobbs was an American conservative political commentator, author, and television host who presented Moneyline from 1980 to 2009 and 2011 to 2021. From 2021 until his dea…
Lou Dobbs, American journalist and author (died 2024)
1945
Carson Van Osten, American comics creator and musician (died 2015)
Carson Van Osten was an American comics creator and musician.
Carson Van Osten, American comics creator and musician (died 2015)
1945
John Rutter, English composer, conductor, and producer
Sir John Milford Rutter is an English composer, conductor, editor, arranger, and record producer, mainly of choral music. He founded the Cambridge Singers who premiered and recorde…
John Rutter, English composer, conductor, and producer
1945
Kathleen Brown, American lawyer and politician, 29th California State Treasurer
Kathleen Lynn Brown is an American attorney and politician who served as the 29th treasurer of California from 1991 to 1995. Brown unsuccessfully ran for governor of California in …
Kathleen Brown, American lawyer and politician, 29th California State Treasurer
1945
Carol Vadnais, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2014)
Carol Marcel Vadnais was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played 17 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1966–67 until 1982–83. Vadnais won the Stanley…
Carol Vadnais, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2014)
1945
Louise Beaudoin, Canadian academic and politician
Louise Beaudoin is a Canadian politician who represented the electoral district of Rosemont in the National Assembly of Quebec until 2012, as a member of the Parti Québécois (PQ). …
Louise Beaudoin, Canadian academic and politician
1945
Gal Costa, Brazilian singer (died 2022)
Gal Maria da Graça Costa Penna Burgos, known professionally as Gal Costa, was a Brazilian singer of popular music. Twelve-time Brazilian Music Awards winner, she was one of the mai…
Gal Costa, Brazilian singer (died 2022)
1945
Bryan Ferry, English singer-songwriter
Bryan Ferry is an English singer and musician. He became known as the frontman of the band Roxy Music and also launched a solo career.
Bryan Ferry, English singer-songwriter
1945
Jack Goldstein, Canadian-American painter (died 2003)
Jack Goldstein was a Canadian born, California and New York-based performance and conceptual artist turned post-conceptual painter in the 1980s.
Jack Goldstein, Canadian-American painter (died 2003)
1945
Marielle Goitschel, French skier
Micheline Françoise Marielle Goitschel is a French former alpine skier. Marielle is the younger sister of Christine Goitschel, another champion skier of the time, and the aunt of s…
Marielle Goitschel, French skier
1945
Manolis Rasoulis, Greek singer-songwriter and journalist (died 2011)
Manolis Rasoulis, best known as the lyricist of famous songs, was a Greek music composer, singer, writer, and journalist. He is often regarded as one of the Greek lyricists of exce…
Manolis Rasoulis, Greek singer-songwriter and journalist (died 2011)
1945
Fusako Shigenobu, Japanese activist, founded the Japanese Red Army
Fusako Shigenobu is a Japanese communist activist, writer, and the founder and leader of the now-disbanded militant group Japanese Red Army (JRA).
Fusako Shigenobu, Japanese activist, founded the Japanese Red Army
1945
Kyriakos Sfetsas, Greek composer and poet
Kyriakos Sfetsas was a Greek composer. His body of work consists of a large number of compositions: symphonic, choral, ballet and theatre music, chamber, electronic, film scores, p…
Kyriakos Sfetsas, Greek composer and poet
1945
Lella Cuberli, American soprano
Lella Cuberli is an American soprano, particularly associated with the Belcanto repertory.
Lella Cuberli, American soprano
1945
Richard Edwin Hills, English astronomer and academic (died 2022)
Richard Edwin Hills was a British astronomer who was emeritus professor of Radio Astronomy at the University of Cambridge.
Richard Edwin Hills, English astronomer and academic (died 2022)
1945
Ehud Olmert, Israeli lawyer and politician, 12th Prime Minister of Israel
Ehud Olmert is an Israeli politician and lawyer who served as the prime minister of Israel from 2006 to 2009.
Ehud Olmert, Israeli lawyer and politician, 12th Prime Minister of Israel
1945
John Ambrose Fleming, English physicist and engineer, invented the vacuum tube (born 1849)
Sir John Ambrose Fleming was a British electrical engineer and physicist. He is known for inventing the vacuum tube radio transmitter—with which the first transatlantic radio trans…
John Ambrose Fleming, English physicist and engineer, invented the vacuum tube (born 1849)
1945
Walter Model, German field marshal (born 1891)
Otto Moritz Walter Model was a German Generalfeldmarschall during World War II. Although he was a hard-driving, aggressive panzer commander early in the war, Model became best know…
Walter Model, German field marshal (born 1891)
1945
Käthe Kollwitz, German painter and sculptor (born 1867)
Käthe Kollwitz was a German artist who worked with painting, printmaking and sculpture. Her most famous art cycles, including The Weavers and The Peasant War, depict the effects of…
Käthe Kollwitz, German painter and sculptor (born 1867)
1945
Ernst-Robert Grawitz, German physician (born 1899)
Ernst-Robert Grawitz was a German physician and an SS functionary during the Nazi era. Grawitz funded Nazi programs involving experimentation on inmates in Nazi concentration camps…
Ernst-Robert Grawitz, German physician (born 1899)
1945
Huldreich Georg Früh, Swiss composer (born 1903)
Huldreich Georg Früh was a Swiss composer.
Huldreich Georg Früh, Swiss composer (born 1903)
1945
Pavlo Skoropadskyi, German-Ukrainian general and politician, Hetman of Ukraine (born 1871)
Pavlo Petrovych Skoropadsky was a Ukrainian aristocrat, military leader and statesman who served as the hetman of the Ukrainian State throughout 1918 following a coup d'état on 29 …
Pavlo Skoropadskyi, German-Ukrainian general and politician, Hetman of Ukraine (born 1871)
1945
Ernie Pyle, American journalist and soldier (born 1900)
Ernest Taylor Pyle was an American journalist and war correspondent who is best known for his stories about ordinary American soldiers during World War II. Pyle is also notable for…
Ernie Pyle, American journalist and soldier (born 1900)