1940s
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The following events occured in the 1940s:
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[edit] Events
- 1940 - Rubeus Hagrid starts Hogwarts.
- 1943 - Tom Riddle opens the Chamber of Secrets. Hagrid is framed for the attacks by Riddle and is expelled.
- 1945 - Albus Dumbledore defeats Gellert Grindelwald, who is sentenced to life in Nurmengard.
- 1947 - The Werewolf Register is introduced.
- 1947 - A History of Magic by Bathilda Bagshot is first published.
- 1949 - A hippocampus is caught by Merpeople off the coast of Scotland.
[edit] Births
- 1940 - Fabius Watkins
- 1945 - Devlin Whitehorn
- 1947 - Laurentia Fletwock
[edit] Deaths
- c. 1941 - Mr. Hagrid
- 1942 - Eunice Murray
- 1943 - Moaning Myrtle
- 1943 - Tom Riddle Sr.
- 1943 - Cygnus Black I
[edit] Muggle events
- World War II, which began in 1939, ends in 1945.
- The Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
- The Cold War begins in 1947.
- The Allies land in Normandy on June 6th, 1944.
[edit] See also
| 20th century 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s |
