Discover what happened on 15 April 1946 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!
Deaths
- Werner Hochbaum (German film director (1899-1946))
- Infanta Adelgundes, Duchess of Guimarães (Countess of Bardi (1858–1946))
- Charlotte Osgood Mason (American philanthropist (1854-1946))
- Hermann Jahn (German politician (1894-1946))
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- C. W. A. Scott (British air racer (1903-1946))
- Frank D. Pavey (American politician (1860-1946))
- Paraire Tomoana (Māori leader (1874–1946))
- Charles Marie Joseph Julien Fraipont (professor of paleontology, University of Liège (1883-1946))
- Kingentei Bashō V (Japanese rakugoka)
- Jan Nepomuk Hrdý (Czech Roman Catholic priest (1865–1946))
- Faik Shatku (Albanian jurist, politician (1889-1946))
- George Vern Barnett (Australian musician)
- August Pärnänen (Finnish historian)
- Edward Fitch (American classical philologist)
- Robert Hemmrich
- Ksawery Sasinowski
- Albert Wilford (Belgian politician (1871-1946))
- Herbert Bolivar Tschudy (American illustrator)
- Charles Braithwaite (cricketer (1845-1946))
- Tasman Drake (cricketer (1884-))
- Arthur Powlett Blunt ((1883-1946))
- Harry Grant-Thorold ((died 1946))
- Madeline Alexandra Townshend ((1863-1946))
- Frank Horace Lumisden Strange ((1884-1946))
- John Ernest Sullivan Frazer (author of Anatomy of the human skeleton, A manual of embryology, Frazer’s Manual of embryology)
- Else Becker
- Vratislav Kučera
- Charles Ridgway (American composer (1878-1946))
- Andrew Milne Malone (Lieutenant in Indian Army Corps of Clerks, British Indian Army)
- Antonín Lebeda
- Antoinetta Rutters (Dutch harpist)
- Werner Hochbaum (German film director (1899-1946))
- Infanta Adelgundes, Duchess of Guimarães (Countess of Bardi (1858–1946))
- Charlotte Osgood Mason (American philanthropist (1854-1946))
- Hermann Jahn (German politician (1894-1946))
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- C. W. A. Scott (British air racer (1903-1946))
- Frank D. Pavey (American politician (1860-1946))
- Paraire Tomoana (Māori leader (1874–1946))
- Charles Marie Joseph Julien Fraipont (professor of paleontology, University of Liège (1883-1946))
- Kingentei Bashō V (Japanese rakugoka)
- Jan Nepomuk Hrdý (Czech Roman Catholic priest (1865–1946))
- Faik Shatku (Albanian jurist, politician (1889-1946))
- George Vern Barnett (Australian musician)
- August Pärnänen (Finnish historian)
- Edward Fitch (American classical philologist)
- Robert Hemmrich
- Ksawery Sasinowski
- Albert Wilford (Belgian politician (1871-1946))
- Herbert Bolivar Tschudy (American illustrator)
- Charles Braithwaite (cricketer (1845-1946))
- Tasman Drake (cricketer (1884-))
- Arthur Powlett Blunt ((1883-1946))
- Harry Grant-Thorold ((died 1946))
- Madeline Alexandra Townshend ((1863-1946))
- Frank Horace Lumisden Strange ((1884-1946))
- John Ernest Sullivan Frazer (author of Anatomy of the human skeleton, A manual of embryology, Frazer’s Manual of embryology)
- Else Becker
- Vratislav Kučera
- Charles Ridgway (American composer (1878-1946))
- Andrew Milne Malone (Lieutenant in Indian Army Corps of Clerks, British Indian Army)
- Antonín Lebeda
- Antoinetta Rutters (Dutch harpist)