1946 Calendar
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1946 Historical Event(s)
- February 1, 1946 – Trygve Lie of Norway is picked to be the first United Nations Secretary General.
- February 2, 1946 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Dog in Chinese astrology.
- February 26, 1946 – Finnish observers report the first of many thousands of sightings of ghost rockets.
- April 1, 1946 – Formation of the Malayan Union.
- June 1, 1946 – Ion Antonescu, “Conducator” (leader) of Romania during World War II, is executed.
- July 10, 1946 – Hungarian hyperinflation sets a record with inflation of 348.46 percent per day, or prices doubling every eleven hours.
- November 19, 1946 – Afghanistan, Iceland and Sweden join the United Nations.
- December 7, 1946 – A fire at the Winecoff Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia kills 119 people, the deadliest hotel fire in U.S. history.
- December 15, 1946 – US-backed Iranian troops evict the leadership of the breakaway Republic of Mahabad, putting an end to the Iran crisis of 1946.
- December 20, 1946 – The popular Christmas film It’s a Wonderful Life is first released in New York City.
Who Were Born On 1946?
- February 6, 1946 – Richie Hayward, American musician (Little Feat) (d. 2010)
- March 1, 1946 – Gerry Boulet, French-Canadian singer (d. 1990)
- March 4, 1946 – Michael Ashcroft, English entrepreneur
- May 15, 1946 – Aly Bain, Shetland fiddle player
- May 23, 1946 – Frederik de Groot, Dutch actor
- June 21, 1946 – Trond Kirkvaag, Norwegian comedian and author
- July 17, 1946 – Alun Armstrong, English actor
- July 20, 1946 – Randal Kleiser, American film director
- November 4, 1946 – Frederick Elmes, American cinematographer
- November 26, 1946 – Art Shell, American football player and coach