What Happened on September 30, 1946

Historical Events

Nuremberg Trials

Twenty-two Nazi leaders, including Joachim von Ribbentrop and Hermann Goering, are found guilty of war crimes and sentenced to death or prison at the Nuremberg war trials

Famous Birthdays

Héctor Lavoe [Pérez], Puerto Rican salsa singer, born in Machuelo Abajo, Ponce, Puerto Rico (d. 1993)
Paul Sheahan, Australian cricketer (dashing Australian Test batsman 1967-74), born in Werribee, Australia
Raël [Claude Vorilhon] French founder of Raelism, a UFO religion, born in Vichy, France
Sylvia Peterson, American pop vocalist (Chiffons - "He's So Fine"), born on The Bronx, New York
William Thurston, American mathematician (Fields Medal, 1982), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2012)

Born in 1946

1946 Highlights