At A Glance

25 March 1946 at a glance

Day of the week
25 March 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 25 March is Aries.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 25 March 1946 fell in the Year of the Dog.
Birthstone
The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 25 March 1946 was Last Quarter.

On this day: 25 March

  • 1941 The Kingdom of Yugoslavia joins the Axis powers with the signing of the Tripartite Pact.
  • 1948 The first successful tornado forecast predicts that a tornado will strike Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma.
  • 1949 More than 92,000 kulaks are suddenly deported from the Baltic states to Siberia.
  • 1957 United States Customs seizes copies of Allen Ginsberg's poem "Howl" on obscenity grounds.
  • 1957 The European Economic Community is established with West Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg as the first members.

Famous people born on 25 March

  • Wladimir Klitschko, Ukrainian boxer (born 1976)
  • Gloria Steinem, American feminist activist, co-founded the Women's Media Center (1934–2026)
  • Mikey Madison, American actress (born 1999)
  • Elton John, English singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, and actor (born 1947)

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Events of 1946 in Ireland

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

  • 7 January – the Minister for Education, Thomas Derrig, announces that because refugee children who arrived in Ireland during the war do not have a sufficient knowledge of the Irish language they cannot obtain the Leaving Certificate.
  • 4 February – it is announced that George Bernard Shaw is to be awarded the freedom of Dublin.
  • 17 June – Aer Lingus inaugurates a Dublin-Paris air service.
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Michael Gambon19 October 1940ActorView their day →Brenda Fricker17 February 1945ActressView their day →Gerry Adams6 October 1948Republican politicianView their day →Phil Lynott20 August 1949Rock musicianView their day →Sinéad Cusack18 February 1948ActressView their day →Rory Gallagher2 March 1948GuitaristView their day →Fionnula Flanagan10 December 1941ActressView their day →Gilbert O'Sullivan1 December 1946Singer-songwriterView their day →

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