Discover what happened on 20 January 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
- George Kruck Cherrie (American zoologist (1865-1948))
- Adolf Brenneke (German regional historian and archivist (1875–1946))
- Auguste Reber-Gruber (German teacher)
- Curt Treitschke (German officer and soldier (1872-1946))
- Heinz Späing (German politician and judge (1893-1946))
- Otto Kuphal (German politician (1890-1946))
- Louis Dubois (French politician (1859-1946))
- Tommaso Accurti (Italian priest)
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- Sidney Barton (British diplomat (1876-1946))
- Shigeji Nakazato
- Engelbert Šubert (Czech politician and educator)
- H.U. Ramsing
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- Elsa Sedlmeyer
- W. I. Lincoln Adams (American photographer and non-fiction writer)
- Edwin F. Ganz (American politician)
- George Kruck Cherrie (American zoologist (1865-1948))
- Adolf Brenneke (German regional historian and archivist (1875–1946))
- Auguste Reber-Gruber (German teacher)
- Curt Treitschke (German officer and soldier (1872-1946))
- Heinz Späing (German politician and judge (1893-1946))
- Otto Kuphal (German politician (1890-1946))
- Louis Dubois (French politician (1859-1946))
- Tommaso Accurti (Italian priest)
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- Sidney Barton (British diplomat (1876-1946))
- Shigeji Nakazato
- Engelbert Šubert (Czech politician and educator)
- H.U. Ramsing
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- Q16706293 (scientist)
- Elsa Sedlmeyer
- W. I. Lincoln Adams (American photographer and non-fiction writer)
- Edwin F. Ganz (American politician)
- Arthur Male ((1870-1946) pastoralist and businessman)
- Michikazu Matsuda (Japanese diplomat)
- Willem van den Driest (Dutch photographer (1883-1946))
- Arthur Wentworth Chivers Bower ((died 1946))
- Winifred Delia Edwards ((died 1946))
- Leonard Charles Price ((1855-1946))
- Julius Hubert Soellner (mineralogist)
- August Hemprich (German teacher and museum director in Halberstadt)
- Charles Joseph Kappler (born 1868; died 1946,)
- Jan Tarasiuk (Polish Righteous Among the Nations)
- Harold Loring Mace
- Desiderius Vansevenant
- Jozef Senden
- Henricus Timp
- Catherine Buqué
- Marie Lehká