43 days before June 8, 1946

would be

April 26, 1946 (Friday)

Time Zone: America/New_York (GMT-05:00)

• Day numbers: 116

• Week number: 17

• Leap year: 1946 is not a leap year

• Daylight Saving Time: No

Sunrise, Sunset Times for April 26, 1946 (Friday)

• Sunrise time: 05:40 am

• Sunset time: 07:21 pm

• Day length: 13h 41m

Moon Phase for April 26, 1946 (Friday)

• Moon Phase: Waning Crescent

• Illumination: 26%

• Moon Age: 24.47 day(s)

April 26, 1946 Holidays and National Days

1994

Nelson Mandela wins the presidency in South Africa’s first multiracial elections.

1986

The world’s worst nuclear disaster occurs at the Chernobyl power plant in the Soviet Union.

1983

The Dow Jones Industrial Average breaks 1,200 for first time.

1968

Students seize the administration building at Ohio State University.

1941

The first organ is played at a baseball stadium in Chicago.

1937

The ancient Basque town of Guernica in northern Spain is bombed by German planes.

1931

New York Yankee Lou Gehrig hits a home run but is called out for passing a runner, the mistake ultimately costs him the home run record.

1929

The first non-stop flight from England to India is completed.

1915

Second Lieutenant William Rhodes-Moorhouse becomes the first airman to win the Victoria Cross after conducting a successful bombing raid.