At A Glance

15 November 1946 at a glance

Day of the week
15 November 1946 was a Friday.
Top Film of 1946
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1946 was Song of the South.
Star sign
The star sign for 15 November is Scorpio.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 15 November 1946 fell in the Year of the Dog.
Birthstone
The birthstone for November is Topaz.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 15 November 1946 was Last Quarter.

On this day: 15 November

  • 1933 Thailand holds its first election.
  • 1938 Nazi Germany bans Jewish children from public schools in the aftermath of Kristallnacht.
  • 1942 World War II: The Battle of Guadalcanal ends in a decisive Allied victory.
  • 1943 The Holocaust: German SS leader Heinrich Himmler orders that Gypsies are to be put "on the same level as Jews and placed in concentration camps".
  • 1955 The first part of the Saint Petersburg Metro is opened.

Famous people born on 15 November

  • Shailene Woodley, American actress (born 1991)
  • Jonny Lee Miller, English-American actor (born 1972)
  • Erwin Rommel, German field marshal (1891–1944)
  • Karl-Anthony Towns, Dominican-American basketball player (born 1995)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 1946 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '1946 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 26 January – Foundation Day is renamed Australia Day.
  • 18 February – The Archbishop of Sydney, Dr. Norman Gilroy, becomes Cardinal Gilroy, the first Australian born member of the College of Cardinals
  • 1 May – At least 800 Aboriginal pastoral workers walk off the job in Northwest Western Australia, starting one of the longest industrial strikes in Australia.

Life in Australia in 1946

Prime Minister

Ben Chifley

Monarch

King George VI

Petrol (per litre)

$0.01

Loaf of Bread

$0.07

Average House

$1,600

Weekly Wage

$4.20

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Famous Faces Born in the 1940s

Well-known people born in the same decade as you, not on your birthday.

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