Discover what happened on 31 August 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
- Berthold Wolf (German journalist (1874-1946))
- Karl Heinrich Sieber (German politician (1888-1946))
- Harley Granville-Barker (British actor and playwright (1877–1946))
- Walter Ravez
- David Martin (Northern Irish association football player (1858-1946))
- George Travers (English footballer (1888-1946))
- Eduard Ausfeld (German ministry official (1885–1946))
- Henrik Hietakari (long-distance runner)
- Percy Edward Pinkerton (British translator (1855-1946))
- Ammon Wrigley ((1861-1946))
- Pawieł Tiulajew (politician)
- Gustaw Włodek
- Val Crawley (Australian rules footballer)
- Amelia Morrison Macdonald ((1865-1946) social reformer and women’s activist)
- Rudolf von Kapri (Austrian journalist, writer and poet)
- Meine Huisenga (Dutch sculptor)
- Leslie Cunningham (Scottish statistician (1895-1946))
- Robert T. Skinner (Scottish mathematician, historical author and antiquarian)
- Evelyn Bulkeley-Johnson ((died 1946))
- Gustav Baron von Cornberg ((1857-1946))
- Jean Graham Pollok ((died 1946))
- Thaddée Lebel (Canadian photographer)
- Edmond de Laheudrie (born 1861; died 1946)
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- Maude Mary Beeston
- Philip Henry Waddell Smith (5 Jan 1869 – 31 Aug 1946)
- Berthold Wolf (German journalist (1874-1946))
- Karl Heinrich Sieber (German politician (1888-1946))