What happened on 9 February 1946?

Discover what happened on 9 February 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

  • Júlio Prestes (Brazilian politician, elected President of Brazil (1882-1946))
  • Robert Burg (German singer and opera singer (1890-1946))
  • Theodor Hopfner (Czech classical philologist and university teacher (1886-1946))
  • Karl Glockner (German politician and judge (1861-1946))
  • Willy Tischbein (German bicycle racer and entrepreneur (1871–1946))
  • Valter Jung (Finnish architect (1879–1946))
  • Asaf Süleyman Doras (Turkish politician)
  • Vincent Ward (New Zealand politician (1886–1946))
  • Józefa Hałacińska
  • Volodymyr Kybalchych
  • Gylfe Anderberg (Swedish diplomat)
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  • Arnold Arakas (Estonian association football player (1908-1946))
  • David Taylor (former English footballer who played as a full back in the Scottish League for Heart of Midlothian (1889-1946))
  • Viggo Jastrau (Danish illustrator (1857-1946))
  • Anne Burton Jeffers (first female State Librarian of Maryland)
  • Nakamura Goroku (Japanese educator)
  • Eric Wyndham Hubbard ((1885-1946))
  • Susan Grant-Suttie ((died 1946))
  • Frank A. Sweetnam (Peerage person ID=485124)
  • Edith Mary Pinsent ((1854-1946))
  • Ladislav Vltavský
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  • Thomas Charles Gavet (Private in King’s Own Scottish Borderers, British Army)