Discover what happened on 15 July 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
- Rosario DeSimone (head of an Italian crime family (1873–1946))
- Antal Hodinka (Hungarian and Carpatho-Rusyn linguist, archivist, librarian, historian)
- Wen Yiduo (Chinese poet and scholar (1899–1946))
- Miguel Ángel de Quevedo (Mexican architect (1862-1946))
- Thomas Chapais (French Canadian author, editor, historian, journalist, professor, and politician (1858–1946))
- Binnie Dunlop (British doctor (1874-1946))
- Charles Robert Francis (United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient (1875-1946))
- Gunnar Horn (Norwegian geologist (1894–1946))
- Josef Lang (Swedish musician (1865-1946))
- Razor Smith (English cricket player (1877-1946))
- William Cope, 1st Baron Cope (British politician (1870-1946))
- Ester Ax-Tokkola
- Mogens Ege
- John Queen (Canadian politician (1882-1946))
- Percy Fletcher (Australian rules footballer)
- Helmut Bergmann (German diplomat)
- Benjamin W. Alpiner (American businessman and politician (1867-1946))
- James Ley (Royal Navy admiral)
- Florence Anne Wilkinson ((1864-1946))
- Emil Rudin ((1886-1946))
- Jaroslav Hovorka
- Jaroslav Soukup
- Vincent Cleerdin (1888-1946)
- August Munthe Berg (Norwegian painter (1858–1946))
- Rosario DeSimone (head of an Italian crime family (1873–1946))
- Antal Hodinka (Hungarian and Carpatho-Rusyn linguist, archivist, librarian, historian)
- Wen Yiduo (Chinese poet and scholar (1899–1946))
- Miguel Ángel de Quevedo (Mexican architect (1862-1946))
- Thomas Chapais (French Canadian author, editor, historian, journalist, professor, and politician (1858–1946))
- Binnie Dunlop (British doctor (1874-1946))
- Charles Robert Francis (United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient (1875-1946))
- Gunnar Horn (Norwegian geologist (1894–1946))
- Josef Lang (Swedish musician (1865-1946))
- Razor Smith (English cricket player (1877-1946))
- William Cope, 1st Baron Cope (British politician (1870-1946))
- Ester Ax-Tokkola
- Mogens Ege
- John Queen (Canadian politician (1882-1946))
- Percy Fletcher (Australian rules footballer)
- Helmut Bergmann (German diplomat)
- Benjamin W. Alpiner (American businessman and politician (1867-1946))
- James Ley (Royal Navy admiral)
- Florence Anne Wilkinson ((1864-1946))
- Emil Rudin ((1886-1946))
- Jaroslav Hovorka
- Jaroslav Soukup
- Vincent Cleerdin (1888-1946)
- August Munthe Berg (Norwegian painter (1858–1946))