At A Glance

8 April 1946 at a glance

Day of the week
8 April 1946 was a Monday.
Top Film of 1946
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1946 was Song of the South.
Star sign
The star sign for 8 April is Aries.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 8 April 1946 fell in the Year of the Dog.
Birthstone
The birthstone for April is Diamond.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 8 April 1946 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 8 April

  • 1933 The Australian state of Western Australia votes to secede from the federation in a non-binding referendum, although efforts to implement the result prove unsuccessful.
  • 1940 The Central Committee of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party elects Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal as General Secretary, marking the beginning of his 44-year-long tenure as de facto leader of Mongolia.
  • 1959 A team of computer manufacturers, users, and university people led by Grace Hopper meets to discuss the creation of a new programming language that would be called COBOL.
  • 1959 The Organization of American States drafts an agreement to create the Inter-American Development Bank.
  • 1960 The Netherlands and West Germany sign an agreement to negotiate the return of German land annexed by the Dutch in return for 280 million German marks as Wiedergutmachung.

Famous people born on 8 April

  • Patricia Arquette, American actress and director (born 1968)
  • Chris Kyle, American sniper and memoirist (1974–2013)
  • Robin Wright, American actress, director, producer (born 1966)
  • Julian Lennon, English singer-songwriter (born 1963)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 1946 in the United Kingdom

A selection from Wikipedia's '1946 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.

  • 5 March – Winston Churchill delivers his "Iron Curtain" speech at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, United States.
  • 15 March – Labour Prime Minister Clement Attlee announces that Britain is granting India's wish for independence. On 24 March, the 1946 Cabinet Mission to India arrives in New Delhi for discussions.
  • 31 May – London Heathrow Airport opened fully for civilian use.

Life in 1946

Prime Minister

Clement Attlee

Monarch

George VI

Pint of Beer

5p

Loaf of Bread

2p

Average House

£750

Weekly Wage

£5.50

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Famous Faces Born in the 1940s

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