Discover what happened on 2 March 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
- Hermann Billing (German architect (1867–1946))
- Ernst Heymann (German jurist (1870–1946))
- Logan Pearsall Smith (British American-born writer)
- Bernhard Elias Baumgartner (Swiss politician (1874-1946))
- Fidél Pálffy (Hungarian fascist politician, executed for war crimes (1895-1946))
- Carl Rudolf Poensgen (German manufacturer (1863–1946))
- Werner Schulze (German judge (1882–1946))
- Leo Brandenburg (German judge)
- Jean Choux (film producer and director (1887-1946))
- John Whittle (Australian soldier, recipient of the VC (1882–1946))
- George E. Stewart (Philippine-American War Medal of Honor recipient)
- Harry Semels (American actor (1887–1946))
- Manuel Rodrigues Júnior (Portuguese writer)
- Wen Huajun
- Čeněk Vaněček (Czechoslovak senator of Czechoslovak National Parliament, Czechoslovak politician and mayor)
- Evtim Dabev (Bulgarian journalist)
- Iōannēs Olympios (Greek writer)
- Shin’ichirō Yamada (Japanese politician)
- Józef Dziuba
- August von Hoop
- Aleksandr Kuznetsov
- Karol Hoppe
- Emmerich Prettenhofer
- Alois Pfund (Austrian painter)
- Antonio Galati (Roman Catholic archbishop)
- Freda Katharina von Schenck (Prussian aristocrat (1890-1946))
- Mary Anastasia Elizabeth Mostyn ((died 1946))
- Lilian Frances Flower ((1873-1946))
- Jean Isobel Macpherson Hay ((1901-1946))
- Mary Currie Duke ((est. 1876 – ))
- Hugo Fürst und Altgraf zu Salm-Reifferscheidt-Raitz
- Hans Keilhack
- Clement McFarlane (Australian cricketer)
- August Brenner
- Bertel Budtz-Müller (Danish poet (1890-1946))
- Nettie R. Cook (photographer from Petoskey, Michigan)
- Georges Van Herwegen (spiritual director)