Timeline Thursday 14 February 1946

Events on Thursday 14 February 1946 2

• 1946 First United Nations General Assembly Convenes Fifty-one member states meet in London The United Nations General Assembly held its inaugural session at Central Hall Westminster in London. Delegates from the fifty-one founding member states elected Trygve Lie of Norway as the first Secretary-General and chose New York City as the future permanent headquarters.
• 1946 – 2003 Gregory Hines (1946-2003) Died 9 August 2003, aged 57 Gregory Hines was a tap dancer and actor credited with helping revive tap as a popular art form. He starred on Broadway and in films including 'The Cotton Club' and 'White Nights', and won a Tony Award for 'Jelly's Last Jam'.