At A Glance

31 August 1946 at a glance

Day of the week
31 August 1946 was a Saturday.
Top Film of 1946
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1946 was Song of the South.
Bestselling Novel of 1946
“The King's General” by Daphne du Maurier was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 1946.
Star sign
The star sign for 31 August is Virgo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 31 August 1946 fell in the Year of the Dog.
Birthstone
The birthstone for August is Peridot.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 31 August 1946 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 31 August

  • 1936 Radio Prague, now the official international broadcasting station of the Czech Republic, goes on the air.
  • 1939 Nazi Germany mounts a false flag attack on the Gleiwitz radio station, creating an excuse to attack Poland the following day, thus starting World War II in Europe.
  • 1941 World War II: Serbian paramilitary forces defeat Germans in the Battle of Loznica.
  • 1943 USS Harmon, the first U.S. Navy ship to be named after a black person, is commissioned.
  • 1949 The retreat of the Democratic Army of Greece into Albania after its defeat on Gramos mountain marks the end of the Greek Civil War.

Famous people born on August 31

  • Richard Gere, American actor and producer (born 1949)
  • Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia (born 1985)
  • Jalen Brunson, American basketball player (born 1996)
  • Caligula, Roman emperor (born 12)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 1946 in the United States

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

  • February 14 – ENIAC (for "Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer"), the first general-purpose electronic computer, is unveiled at the University of Pennsylvania.
  • March 5 – In his speech at Westminster College, in Fulton, Missouri, Winston Churchill popularizes the political metaphor of the Iron Curtain.
  • May 23 – Dwarf Grill, predecessor of Chick-fil-A, a fast food chicken restaurant, is founded in Georgia.
More events of 1946 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Life in the US in 1946

President

Harry S. Truman

Gas (per gallon)

$0.21

Loaf of Bread

$0.10

Average House

$4,150

Weekly Wage

$43

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