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1946 Calendar

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•  January 19, 1946 – General Douglas MacArthur establishes the International Military Tribunal for the Far East in Tokyo to try Japanese war criminals.
•  February 2, 1946 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Dog in Chinese astrology.
•  February 12, 1946 – World War II: Operation Deadlight ends after scuttling 121 of 154 captured U-boats.
•  March 18, 1946 – Diplomatic relations between Switzerland and the Soviet Union are established.
•  April 7, 1946 – Syria’s independence from France is officially recognised.
•  April 26, 1946 – Naperville train disaster kills 47.
•  May 2, 1946 – The “Battle of Alcatraz” takes place, killing two guards and three inmates.
•  July 26, 1946 – Aloha Airlines begins service from Honolulu International Airport
•  September 2, 1946 – The Interim Government of India is formed with Jawaharlal Nehru as Vice President with the powers of a Prime Minister.
•  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.

•  March 21, 1946 – Ray Dorset, English musician (Mungo Jerry)
•  March 24, 1946 – Klaus Dinger, German musician (d. 2008)
•  May 16, 1946 – Roger Earl, English rock drummer (Savoy Brown, Foghat)
•  June 20, 1946 – Bob Vila, American television host
•  July 6, 1946 – Peter Singer, Australian philosopher
•  July 14, 1946 – John Wood, Australian actor
•  August 11, 1946 – Marilyn vos Savant, American newspaper columnist
•  September 5, 1946 – Freddie Mercury, Zanzibar-born English singer and songwriter (Queen) (d. 1991)
•  September 15, 1946 – Mike Procter, South African cricketer, coach and match referee