31/05/2012 · This Day in History: 07/05/1946 - Bikini Introduced. In a This Day in History video, learn that on July 5, 1996, a Scottish sheep named Dolly made history by becoming the first successfully cloned...

4th August » An 1946 Dominican Republic earthquake e.g earthquake of magnitude 8.0 hits northern Dominican Republic. One hundred are killed and 20,000 are left homeless. 16th August » Direct Action Day named Mass riots in Kolkata begin, in which more than 4,000 would be killed in …

July 12, 1946: Facts & Myths About This Day. July 12, 1946 is the 193 rd day of the year 1946 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 172 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Friday. Under the Julian calendar, this day is June 29, 1946 – a Friday.

16/08/2017 · Muslim League Proclaimed the Direct Action Day on August 16, 1946 - This Day in History What is the Direct Action Day? The Muslim League Council proclaimed 16 th August 1946 as ‘Direct Action Day’ in order to accentuate their demand for a separate Muslim homeland after the British left the Indian subcontinent.

December 8, 1946: Facts & Myths About This Day. December 8, 1946 is the 342 nd day of the year 1946 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 23 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Sunday. Under the Julian calendar, this day is November 25, 1946 – a Sunday.

14/02/2022 · On this day, German General Erwin Rommel and his Afrika Korps launch an offensive against an Allied defensive line in Tunisia, North Africa. The Kasserine Pass was the site of the United States ...

1692. In the Glen Coe highlands of Scotland, thirty-eight members of the MacDonald clan are murdered by soldiers of the neighboring Campbell clan for not pledging allegiance to William of Orange. Ironically the pledge had been made but not communicated to the clans. The event is remembered as the Massacre of Glencoe.