1946

Year 1946 () was a (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the.

January

 * - Allies recognize n republic with 1937 borders - the country is divided into four occupation zones




 * First meeting of the
 * bounces waves off the, measuring the exact distance between the  and the moon and proving that the communication was possible between the earth and outer space, effectively opening the.
 * declares the with himself as.
 * 's ashes go back to.
 * - resigns as a head of a
 * The holds its first session
 * Senator (D-NM) calls for a vote on an  bill which called for the end to  in the work place. A  prevents it from passing.
 * - resigns as
 * - : declares the independent people's  at the  in the  city of . He is the new president,  is the.
 * Senator (D-NM) calls for a vote on an  bill which called for the end to  in the work place. A  prevents it from passing.
 * - resigns as
 * - : declares the independent people's  at the  in the  city of . He is the new president,  is the.




 * - The rejoins the.


 * -  founders on a Haitian reef.


 * - Central Intelligence Group established,  established in 1947
 * - 's, modeling the , establishes six constituent republics (, , , , and ).

February

 * - of  is picked to be the first.
 * - of  becomes a.
 * The
 * (for "Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer"), the first general-purpose electronic, is unveiled at the
 * - Canada indicts 22 communist agents.
 * - Explosion kills more than 400 coal miners in.
 * - elected
 * - In, strikers of and police clash
 * - In, strikers of and police clash

March

 * British troops withdraw from according to treaty - Soviets do not.
 * elected the President of
 * - resigns from the post of
 * - In his speech at, in , talks about the.
 * signs an agreement with which recognizes  as an autonomous state in the Indochinese Federation and the French Union.
 * A -dominated under  assumes power in.
 * - becomes
 * - British troops begin withdrawal from
 * - promises independence to  as soon as they can agree on constitution
 * and reform.
 * ,, and  become overseas  of
 * – grants, as it was then known, its .  Three years later the country changes its name to.
 * - has an African majority in the parliament
 * ,, and  become overseas  of
 * – grants, as it was then known, its .  Three years later the country changes its name to.
 * - has an African majority in the parliament

April

 * 14-meter high strikes  and  on the  of   - 173 dead, thousands injured.
 * Formation of the.
 * becomes a
 * - ese Lt. General is executed outside  in the  for leading the.
 * - independence from  is officially recognised
 * - In, women vote for the first time in
 * - USA recognizes 's government in
 * - Last meeting of – it transfers its mission to  and disbands itself.
 * - the Eastern Pennsylvania Basketball League (Which is now the ) was founded
 * - Trial against s begin in – accused include,  and.
 * - Trial against s begin in – accused include,  and.

May

 * - Six prisoners unsuccessfully try to escape from the prison island
 * - Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering (later renamed ) is founded with about 20 employees.
 * - King abdicates, and is succeeded by his son.
 * - elected leader of the  in
 * - In Britain, the decides to  mines.
 * - Radiation accident in laboratory; Dr  saves his coworkers but receives a fatal dose of . Incident is initially classified
 * - Kingdom of founded.
 * - The parliament of  makes  their king.
 * - parliamentary, with Communist victory (38%), last before communist take power
 * -  supports return of

June

 * -, prime minister and "Conducator" (Leader) of during  is executed; he was found guilty of betraying Romanian people for benefits of  and sentenced to death by.
 * - In a Italians decide to turn  from a  into a . After this referendum, the king of Italy  was exiled. Women vote for the first time.
 * - The is formed in.
 * - In, incites his supporters to fight Dutch colonial occupation
 * - In, King (Rama IX) accedes the throne after the mysterious death of his brother, King  (Rama VIII).
 * - Arthur John "Jack" Johnson, first African-American heavy-weight boxing champion, dies in a high speed car crash.
 * - declared
 * - leaves the country and goes into exile in ;  becomes.
 * - Tornado on the - 17 dead
 * 's  opens in the nearly two years after its release in England. It is the first Shakespeare film in color, and critics hail it as the finest film of a Shakespeare play ever made.

July

 * - is founded.
 * - After over 381 years of Western dominance, the achieves full independence.
 * - s go on sale in
 * - Mother becomes the first American saint to be canonized.
 * - bomb explodes in.
 * - : bombs  in, headquarters of the British civil and military administration killing 90.
 * - : In the first underwater test of the, the surplus is sunk near  in the  when the  detonates the "" device.
 * - At Club 500 in, and  stage their first show as a  team.

August

 * - Approximately 70 people die in the.
 * - Violence between Muslims and Hindus in leaves 3000 dead.
 * - wins

September
Hi there
 * - Street violence between Muslims and Hindus in.
 * - is born.
 * - declared a  after a  – King  leaves.
 * - returns to

October

 * - Author is born.
 * - Communists take over in
 * - adopts the constitution of the.
 * - : Founder of the and recently convicted  war criminal,, poisons himself hours before his scheduled execution.
 * - ' first meeting in.

November

 * - The New York Knicks played against the Toronto Huskies at the Maple Leaf Gardens, in the first Basketball Association of America game. The Knicks would win 68-66.
 * - and  elections in the  both give majorities to the.
 * - Vietnamese riot in and clash with French troops. French cruiser Suffren opens fire. 6000 Vietnamese killed.
 * - Opening of the in.
 * Truce between Indonesian nationalist troops and Dutch army in.
 * A branch of the in  opens the first ten s.
 * - Eight  are killed in  by ish.
 * - recognized Republic of.
 * , and  join the
 * , carried with 79.86% of the vote by the through widespread intimidation tactics and
 * - is elected as  of the.
 * - The is founded.
 * - : n Prime Minister appeals to the  and the  to end  and to start, stating that such an action would "save humanity from the ultimate disaster."
 * - The is founded.
 * - : n Prime Minister appeals to the  and the  to end  and to start, stating that such an action would "save humanity from the ultimate disaster."

December

 * - Fire at the in,  kills 119.
 * - (United Nations Children's Fund) founded.
 * severs relations with 's and recommends the member countries to sever diplomatic relations
 * founds a government of socialist parties in France
 * The new communist government held power in center of ian  Provience.
 * - Fridays co-presenter of BBC Radio 1's Early Breakfasts show was born.
 * - in
 * - begins between US  bosses in ,
 * - 's founded
 * - opens in.
 * 's , based on the novel by, and featuring a cast headed by , , , , , , and , is released to great acclaim in England.
 * - President delivers, which officially proclaimed the end of hostilities in.
 * - President delivers, which officially proclaimed the end of hostilities in.

Undated

 * The 20mm  contract is released.
 * penal colony closes permanently.
 * in, , , and Canadian province of . First female police officers in Korea and Japan.
 * intensifies between and.
 * First sold in department and hardware stores.
 * becomes the premier of.
 * prison riot.
 * The British government takes emergency powers to deal with the balance-of-payments crisis.
 * tours, and  on behalf of , a circuit called the Rainbow Tour.
 * machine for estimating was invented.
 * established the.
 * writes
 * NFL team is formed.

Fictional

 * - In, the underwater  city of Rapture is officially opened.

January-February

 * -, English bassist
 * -, American dancer and singer 
 * -, American actress
 * -, English guitarist and singer (d. )
 * -, American psychologist
 * -, American musician
 * -, American singer
 * -, American theologian
 * -, American musician
 * -, British serial killer
 * -, Indian actor
 * -, Italian singer
 * -, Swiss Federal Councillor
 * -, English writer
 * -, American singer and actress
 * -, American film director
 * -, baseball player and manager (d. )
 * -, Canadian hockey player and executive
 * -, Canadian actor
 * -, American film critic (d. )
 * -, American singer
 * -, American musician (d. )


 * -, American politician
 * -, Northern Irish politician
 * -, British composer
 * -, (d. )
 * -, American dancer and actor (d. )
 * -, American activist (d. )
 * -, English actress
 * -, American actress
 * -, English actor
 * -, American actor
 * -, German dramatist
 * -, Egyptian chemist, laureate
 * -, British politician (d. )

March-April

 * -, English entrepreneur
 * -, Ethiopian filmmaker
 * -, British impresario
 * -, English musician
 * -, American musician
 * -, Australian animator
 * -, American singer and actress
 * -, baseball player and manager (d. )
 * -, German biologist, recipient of the (d. )
 * -, Welsh actor
 * -, English footballer
 * -, German musician
 * -, Venezuelan player (d. )


 * -, English guitarist
 * -, French runner
 * -, musician
 * -, American actor
 * -, American journalist
 * -, British actor, vocalist, and composer
 * -, British statistician
 * -, American actress
 * -, American journalist
 * - King

May-June

 * -, American singer
 * -, Northern Irish racecar driver
 * -, American singer
 * -, American actress
 * May 9 -, German Schlager singer (d. )
 * -, Scottish musician
 * -, English musician
 * -, American physicist and inventor
 * -, British musician
 * -, German musician
 * -, baseball player
 * -, French professional wrestling (d. )
 * -, Belgian Commissioner for Children Rights
 * -, American actress and singer
 * -, Northern Irish footballer (d. )
 * -, Dutch actor
 * -, American guitarist (d. )
 * - K., Malayalam poet
 * -, Basque politician (d. )
 * -, American founder of Mothers Against Drunk Driving


 * -, English serial killer
 * -, Governor-General of St. Lucia
 * -, Tennis Star, USA
 * -, Tennis Star, Russia
 * -, English football historian
 * -, American real estate magnate
 * -, English singer
 * -, English actor
 * -, American singer, 
 * -, U.S. Representative for the Ninth Congressional District of Ohio, based in Toledo
 * -, first
 * -, American psychiatrist
 * - Mohamed Haneef, Maldivian Politician and former Vice-President of of Maldives (d. )
 * -, English philosopher
 * -, astronaut (d. )
 * -, 22nd United States Secretary of Labor
 * -, Swiss fashion designer (d. )

July-August

 * -, American scientist, recipient of the
 * -, American actor
 * -, American financier
 * -, 43rd
 * -, American actor
 * -, English actress
 * -, Australian singer (d. )
 * -, American actor and comedian
 * -, Australian actor
 * -, American singer and songwriter
 * -, American puppeteer
 * -, American football player
 * -, English actor
 * -, American actor
 * -, French singer
 * -, American singer 
 * -, Jamaican singer
 * -, American race car driver (d. )


 * -, American singer
 * -, British politician
 * -, American poet
 * -, American football player
 * -, 42nd
 * -, Swiss conductor
 * -, American astronaut
 * -, German singer and musician
 * -, Indian businessman
 * -, English drummer (d. )
 * -, baseball player
 * -, American singer
 * -, American composer
 * -, first
 * -, education minister of the People's Republic of China
 * -, American athlete
 * -, Canadian novelist and poet

September-October

 * -, character actor
 * -, American guitarist
 * -, American drummer
 * -, Zanzibar-born singer (d. )
 * -, baseball player (d. )
 * -, Chilean biologist (d. )
 * -, Canadian musician (d. )
 * -, American soul musician (d. )
 * -, American athlete
 * -, English drummer
 * -, Australian Security Expert
 * -, American actor
 * -, American film director
 * -, Spanish singer and actress.
 * -, Swiss Federal Councilor
 * -, Russian physicist and official
 * -, Austrian politician
 * -, American politician
 * -, Puerto Rican singer (d. )
 * -, French-born Messenger
 * -, Puerto Rican singer (d. )
 * -, French-born Messenger


 * -, American author
 * - Gen., President of and Commander-in-Chief of
 * -, American singer
 * -, American actress
 * -, American politician
 * -, German philosopher
 * -, Chinese ballerina
 * -, American feminist
 * -, Palestinian scholar
 * -, son of Wal-Mart founder (d. )
 * -, Turkish politician
 * -, Australian musician
 * -, Radio and TV personality
 * -, Japanese politician
 * - (aka: Anne Mather, Caroline Fleming, Cardine Fleming), Enligh writer
 * -, English politician
 * -, American singer
 * -, English singer and songwriter
 * -, American singer and novelist
 * -, American actress
 * -, Dutch-born politician
 * -, English actress
 * -, American athlete and actor
 * -, American novelist, screenwriter
 * -, Canadian film composer
 * -, Hungarian soprano
 * -, English author
 * -, Austrian writer, laureate
 * -, Australian politician
 * -, British politician
 * -, Austrian actress
 * -, American game show host
 * -, American politician
 * -, Slovakian-born film director and producer
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, Canadian poet
 * -, Mayor of Houston, Texas
 * -, American actress
 * -, American journalist
 * -, British politician
 * -, Northern Irish actor
 * -, Northern Irish actor

November

 * -, Yugoslavian performance artist
 * -, British bassist (, , (d. )
 * -, American newsreader
 * -, Italian conductor and composer (d. )
 * -, Dutch artist (d. )
 * -, American singer
 * -, American musician (d. )
 * -, American actress
 * -, Canadian journalist
 * -, English musician
 * -, Zimbabwe musician
 * -, American actress
 * -, American politician
 * -, English singer
 * -, Japanese actress
 * -, English writer
 * -, British actress
 * -, American photographer
 * -, Canadian figure skater
 * -, Scottish actress
 * -, Hong Kong singer
 * -, American playwright
 * -, American football player
 * -, American television personality
 * -, Spanish actress
 * -, American actress
 * -, Czech-born feminist
 * -, Danish actress
 * -, Belgian actress
 * -, English writer
 * -, Canadian television and film director
 * - (aka: Caroline Courtney, Melinda Wright, Lydia Hitchcock, Penny Jordan, Annie Groves), British writer
 * -, American serial killer (d. )
 * -, Swedish actress
 * -, Romanian actress
 * -, Russian actress
 * -, Brazilian actress
 * -, American singer and actress
 * -, U.S. Congresswoman from Wyoming
 * -, U.S. Congresswoman from Wyoming

December

 * -, Turkish artist and film director
 * -, Italian fashion designer (d. )
 * -, Slovenian singer and actress
 * -, Dutch cyclist
 * -, American actress
 * -, British politician
 * -, Japanese voice actress (d. )
 * -, Spanish tenor
 * -, Swedish politician
 * -, American actress
 * -, French photographer
 * -, Indian actress
 * -, Indian politician
 * -, American poet
 * -, American poet
 * -, American writer (d. )
 * -, American singer
 * -, English actress and singer
 * -, American actress
 * -, American sculptor
 * -, Swedish singer and songwriter
 * -, English harpsichordist and conductor
 * -, English broadcast journalist
 * -, Czech politician and member of the European Parliament
 * -, American film director
 * -, Apartheid activist
 * -, American nueroscientist
 * -, American actor
 * -, English actress and television presenter
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American television producer
 * -, American musician (d. )
 * -, Slovakian soprano
 * -, American actor
 * -, French politician and member of the European Parliament
 * -, American bisexual activist (d. )
 * -, American singer and songwriter
 * -, American football player
 * -, American baseball player and manager
 * -, American astrologer (d. )
 * -, English broadcast journalist
 * -, English journalist and writer
 * -, American musician
 * -, English singer and actress
 * -, Peruvian archaeologist
 * -, American poet and singer

Unknown dates

 * , (d. )
 * , American philosopher
 * , radio disc jockey
 * The first edition of was published sometime in 1946.

Fictional

 * -, , son of
 * -, , though the birthdate is unconfirmed.

January-June

 * -, American politician (b. )
 * -, English actor (b. )
 * -, Prime Minister of Finland (b. )
 * -, Danish big-game hunter (b. )
 * -, American chemist (b. )
 * -, Russian chess player (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, English footballer (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, British economist (b.)
 * -, (b. )
 * -, American novelist (b. )
 * -, Danish inventor (b. )
 * -, Romanian prime minister and dictator (b. )
 * -, German writer, laureate (b. )
 * - King of  (b. )
 * -, American boxer (b. )
 * -, Scottish television pioneer (b. )
 * -, American actress and director (b. )

July-December

 * -, American writer (b. )
 * -, American photographer (b. )
 * -, English cricketer (b. )
 * -, American writer (b. )
 * -, Russian poet, scientist and revolutionary (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, English writer (b. )
 * -, Japanese General (executed) (b. )
 * -, American race car driver and automobile pioneer (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, Nazi leader (suicide) (b. )
 * -, Austrian Nazi (executed) (b. )
 * -, German war criminal (executed) (b. )
 * -, German military officer (executed) (b. )
 * -, Austrian SS officer (executed) (b. )
 * -, German military officer (executed) (b. )
 * -, Nazi ideologist (executed) (b. )
 * -, German war criminal (executed) (b. )
 * -, Russian surgeon, the founder of the Russian neurosurgery (b. )
 * -, Spanish composer (b. )
 * -, baseball player (b. )
 * -, Irish baseball player who played in major league baseball in the 1890s (b. )
 * -, American gynecologist (b. )
 * -, American actor and comedian (b. )