What Happened in November 1946

Historical Events

Event of Interest

Nov 3 Emperor Hirohito proclaims a new Japanese constitution

Park Avenue

Nov 4 Arthur Schwartz, Ira Gershwin, and George S. Kaufman's musical "Park Avenue" opens at Shubert Theater, NYC; runs for 72 performances

Nov 4 United Nations Educational, Scientific, & Cultural Organization (UNESCO) formed

Election of Interest

Nov 5 John F. Kennedy (Democrat, Massachusetts) elected to US House of Representatives

Wojtyla's First Mass

Nov 6 Karol Wojtyla (future Pope John Paul II) holds his first Mass as newly ordained Catholic priest in Wawel Cathedral's crypt

Nov 7 Katherine Dunham's song and dance revue "Bal Nègre" opens at Belasco Theater, NYC; runs for 54 performances

La Putain Respecteuse

Nov 8 Jean-Paul Sartre's "La Putain Respecteuse" premieres in Paris

Wage/Price Freeze Ends

Nov 9 US President Harry Truman ends wage/price freeze

Nov 10 Communists win many seats at French parliamentary election
Nov 11 New York Knicks play their first Basketball Association of American (BAA) home game at Madison Square Garden; lose, 78-68 to Chicago Stags in overtime
Nov 12 A branch of the Exchange National Bank in Chicago, Illinois opens the first ten drive-up teller windows
Nov 12 Walt Disney's "Song Of South" released

Bradman Century

Nov 13 Bradman scores 106 for an Australian XI v the MCC

Nov 13 First artificial snow produced from a natural cloud, Mt Greylock, Massachusetts
Nov 14 Dutch Dakota flight to Schiphol crashes, kills 11
Nov 15 House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) interrogates astronomer Harlow Shapley

Williams AL MVP

Nov 15 Ted Williams is picked as AL MVP

Another Part of the Forest

Nov 20 Lillian Hellman's play "Another Part of the Forest" premieres in NYC

The Best Years of Our Lives

Nov 21 "The Best Years of Our Lives", film directed by William Wyler, based on MacKinlay Kantor's novella Glory for Me, starring Myrna Loy and Fredric March, is released (Academy Awards Best Picture 1947)

Nov 21 Georgi Dimitrov elected premier of Bulgaria
Nov 21 Harry Truman becomes 1st US President to travel in a submerged sub
Nov 23 Arthur Kay's musical revue of highlights from Victor Herbert operettas "Gypsy Lady" closes at Century Theater, NYC, after 79 performances
Nov 23 French Navy fire in Haiphong, Vietnam, kills 6,000
Nov 23 The Workers Party of South Korea is founded
Nov 27 English soccer team beats Netherlands, 8-2

Fraser Re-elected

Nov 27 Peter Fraser's Labour government wins a second term in New Zealand's general elections

Nov 28 Dutch Nazi Anton Mussert sentenced to death
Nov 28 French Fourth Republic government led by Georges Bidault resigns
Nov 29 Minister Drees begins emergency rule of old age facilities
Nov 30 Bradman scores 187 on first day of the Ashes 1st Test Australia v England at the Gabba, Brisbane
Nov 30 CFL Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: Toronto Argonauts claim 7th Championship and retain title with 28-6 win over Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Nov 30 Philip Yordan's stage drama "Anna Lucasta", starring Hilda Sims, Canada Lee, and Alice Childress, and featuring the Broadway debut of Ruby Dee, closes at the Mansfield Theatre, NYC, after 957 performances

Events in 1946

Famous Birthdays

Nov 1 Dennis Muren, American special effects artist (Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi), born in Glendale, California
Nov 1 Yuko Shimizu, Japanese illustrator (creator of Hello Kitty), born in Kyoto, Japan
Nov 2 Alan Jones, Australian auto racer, commentator (World Formula 1 champion, 1980), born in Melbourne, Victoria
Nov 2 Giuseppe Sinopoli, Italian conductor and composer (Sunnyata; Lou Salomé), born in Venice, Italy (d. 2001)
Nov 2 Tom Paciorek, American baseball utility (MLB All Star 1981; Seattle Mariners), born in Detroit, Michigan
Nov 3 Tom Savini, American prosthetic makeup artist (George Romero films), actor, and director, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Nov 3 Tommy Dee [DeGeneres], American R&B keyboard player (John Fred & His Playboys - “Judy in Disguise"), born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Nov 4 Frederick Elmes, American cinematographer (The Night Of), born in Mountain Lakes, New Jersey
Nov 4 Laura Bush, U.S. First Lady (2001-09), born in Midland, Texas
Nov 4 Robert Mapplethorpe, American photographer, born in Floral Park, New York (d. 1989)
Nov 5 Gram Parsons [Cecil Ingram Connor III], American country-rock singer-songwriter (Byrds - Sweethearts of the Rodeo; Flying Burrito Brothers; "Grievous Angel"), born in Winter Haven, Florida (d. 1973)
Nov 5 Herman Brood, Dutch painter and pianist (Sleepin' Bird), born in Zwolle, Netherlands (d. 2001)
Nov 5 Loleatta Holloway, American disco singer ("Love Sensation"; "Hit And Run"), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2011)
Nov 5 Patricia K Kuhl, speech & hearing scientist
Nov 6 Fred Penner, Canadian children's entertainer, born in Winnipeg, Manitoba
Nov 6 George Young, Scottish-Australian rock guitarist (Easybeats, AC/DC), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2017)

Sally Field (77 years old)

Nov 6 American actress (Forrest Gump, Gidget, Flying Nun), born in Pasadena, California

Nov 8 Roy Wood, British rock cellist, bassist, woodwind player, vocalist and songwriter (The Move, 1965-72; ELO, 1970-72; Wizzard; 1972-75), born in Birmingham, England
Nov 10 Alaina Reed, American actress (Rose Lee Holloway-227), born in Springfield, Ohio
Nov 10 Bill Bryson, American singer (Desert Rose Band - "Love Reunited"), born in Evanston, Illinois
Nov 10 David Stockman, American politician and Reagan's ex-budget director, born in Fort Hood, Texas
Nov 10 Jack Ketchum [Dallas William Mayr], American horror fiction author (Off Season, Red, The Woman), born in Livingston, New Jersey (d. 2018)
Nov 10 Roy Thomas Baker, English record producer (Queen; The Cars; Smashing Pumpkins), born in Hampstead, London
Nov 11 (Len) "Chip" Hawkes, British bassist (The Tremeloes - "Do You Love Me"), born in London, England
Nov 11 Corrine Brown, American politician convicted on corruption charges (Rep-D-Florida 1993-2017), born in Jacksonville, Florida
Nov 11 Vladimir Alekseyevich Soloviyov, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz T-10, T-15, TM-10), born in Moscow, Soviet Union
Nov 13 Al Luginbill, American football coach (Amsterdam Admirals), born in Pomona, California
Nov 13 Martin Bresnick, American composer, born in The Bronx, New York
Nov 13 Ray Wylie Hubbard, American country and blues-rock singer-songwriter, born in Soper, Oklahoma
Nov 14 Sacheen Littlefeather [Marie Louise Cruz]. American indigenous rights activist, who declined Academy Award for Best Actor on behalf of Marlon Brando, born in Salinas, California (d. 2022) [1]
Nov 15 Janet Lennon, American pop singer (Lennon Sisters), born in Culver City, California
Nov 16 Barbara Leigh, American actress (Vampirella), born in Ringgold, Georgia
Nov 16 Edward Higginbottom, British organist, choirmaster and conductor, born in Kendal, Westmoreland, England
Nov 16 Jo Jo White, American basketballer (Olympic gold - 1968), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2018)
Nov 17 Lawrence "Black" Ardoin, American zydeco accordionist and drummer, born in Duralde, Louisiana
Nov 17 Martin Barre, British rock guitarist (Jethro Tull - "Aqualung"), born in Kings Heath, Birmingham, England
Nov 17 Terry E. Branstad, Governor of Iowa
Nov 18 Alan Dean Foster, American sci-fi author (Midworld, Flinx in Flux)
Nov 18 Chris Rainbow [Harley], Scottish rock singer, musician and producer (Alan Parsons Project), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2015)
Nov 19 Joe Correro, American rock drummer (Paul Revere & The Raiders, 1967-71), born in Greenwood, Mississippi
Nov 20 Bob Murdoch, Canadian ice hockey defenceman (Stanley Cup 1971, 73 Montreal Canadiens) and coach (Chicago Blackhawks, Winnipeg Jets), born in Kirkland Lake, Ontario (d. 2023)
Nov 20 Duane Allman, American rock guitarist (The Allman Brothers Band), born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 1971)
Nov 20 J. Blackfoot [Colbert], American soul singer (The Soul Children - "Haersay"; solo - "Taxi"), born in Greenville, Mississippi (d. 2011)
Nov 20 Judy Woodruff, American newscaster (McNeil Lehrer Report), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Nov 20 Patriarch Kirill [Vladimir Mikhailovich Gundyayev] Russian Orthodox church leader (2009-), born in Leningrad, Soviet Union
Nov 20 Ray Stiles, English musician (Mud, The Hollies), born in Guildford, England
Nov 21 Jacky Lafon, Belgian actress
Nov 21 Jónas Tómasson, Icelandic composer, teacher, and conductor, born in Ísafjörður, Westfjords, Iceland
Nov 22 Aston Barrett, Jamaican reggae bassist (Bob Marley & the Wailers - "I Shot the Sheriff"; Burning Spear), sound engineer, and producer, born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 2024) [1]
Nov 22 Hans Kombrink, sociologist/Dutch undersecretary of Finance (PvdA)
Nov 23 Bobby Rush, American politician (Rep-D-Illinois 1993-), born in Albany, Georgia
Nov 23 Diana Quick, English actress (Brideshead, Big Sleep, Odd Job), born in London
Nov 23 Giorgos Koudas, Greek footballer, born in Thessaloniki, Greece
Nov 23 Hans Hoekman, Dutch radio play actor
Nov 24 Jimmy Collins, American basketball shooting guard (Chicago Bulls) and coach (University of Illinois, Chicago 1996-2010), born in Syracuse, New York (d. 2020)
Nov 24 Penelope Jones Halsall (aka: Caroline Courtney, Melinda Wright, Lydia Hitchcock, Penny Jordan, Annie Groves)

Ted Bundy (1946-1989)

Nov 24 American serial killer of up to 100 women during the 1970s, born in Burlington, Vermont

Nov 25 Marc Brown, American children's book author, illustrator, and Emmy Award-winning television producer (Arthur), born in Erie, Pennsylvania
Nov 26 Angus Suttie, English potter and teacher of art ceramics, born in Tealing, Scotland (d. 1993)
Nov 26 Bert Ruiter, Dutch bassist (Earth & Fire; Focus), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Nov 26 Ray Kennedy, American songwriter ("Sail On, Sailor"), session and touring singer, musician, and record producer, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2014)
Nov 27 Betty Weiss, American pop singer (The Shangri-Las - "Leader of the Pack"), born in Jamaica, Queens, NYC
Nov 27 Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, 2nd President of Djibouti (1999-present), born in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
Nov 28 Joe Dante, American film director (Matinee; Twilight Zone:The Movie; Police Squad; Gremlins), born in Morristown, New Jersey
Nov 28 Susan Spencer, American correspondent (48 Hours) [1946 approx], born in Memphis Tennessee
Nov 29 Silvio Rodríguez, Cuban singer-songwriter and musician (Nueva Trova movement), born in San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba
Nov 29 Suzy Chaffee, American skier and chapstick user (Olympics 1968)
Nov 30 Ken Wadsworth, New Zealand cricket wicket-keeper and batsman (33 Tests, 96 dismissals, 5 x 50s; Central Districts CA), born in Nelson, New Zealand (d. 1976)
Nov 30 Marina Abramović, Serbian American performance artist, born in Belgrade, Serbia

Born in 1946

Famous Deaths

Nov 5 Joseph Stella, Italian-American Futurist painter (Brooklyn Bridge), dies at 69 [1]
Nov 5 Zygmunt Stojowski, Polish-American concert pianist, composer, and pedagogue, dies at 76
Nov 14 Herman de Man [Salomon Herman Hamburger], Dutch writer (The Rising Waters), dies in an airplane crash at 48
Nov 14 Manuel de Falla, Spanish pianist and composer (Atlántida), dies of cardiac arrest at 69
Nov 18 Donald Meek, Scottish-American stage and screen actor (You Can't Take It With You; Stagecoach), dies of leukemia at 68
Nov 18 John King, cricketer (scored 60 & 4 in only Test Eng v Aus 1909), dies
Nov 18 Johnny Lush, American MLB baseball pitcher, 1904-10 (Philadelphia Phillies, St . Louis Cardinals 2 no-hitters - 1 official, 1 rain-shortened), dies at 61
Nov 22 Bertie Rose-Innes, cricketer (South Africa's Test), dies
Nov 22 Otto Georg Thierack, German jurist and politician (Reich Minister of Justice 1942-45), dies at 57
Nov 23 Fawzi Husseini, Arabic High Director for Palestine, murdered
Nov 24 Alfonso Broqua, Uruguayan composer, dies at 70

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