At A Glance

19 November 1946 at a glance

Day of the week
19 November 1946 was a Tuesday.
Top Film of 1946
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1946 was Song of the South.
Star sign
The star sign for 19 November is Scorpio.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 19 November 1946 fell in the Year of the Dog.
Birthstone
The birthstone for November is Topaz.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 19 November 1946 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 19 November

  • 1944 World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt announces the sixth War Loan Drive, aimed at selling US$14 billion in war bonds to help pay for the war effort.
  • 1944 World War II: Thirty members of the Luxembourgish resistance defend the town of Vianden against a larger Waffen-SS attack in the Battle of Vianden.
  • 1944 The founding congress of the Communist Party of Transcarpathian Ukraine is held in Mukachevo.
  • 1946 Afghanistan, Iceland and Sweden join the United Nations.
  • 1950 US General Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes Supreme Commander of NATO-Europe.

Famous people born on 19 November

  • Jodie Foster, American actress, director, and producer (born 1962)
  • Allison Janney, American actress (born 1959)
  • Charles I of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1600–1649)
  • James A. Garfield, American general, lawyer, and politician, 20th President of the United States (1831–1881)

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

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