1946 Calendar
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1946 Historical Event(s)
- January 3, 1946 – Popular Canadian-American jockey George Woolf dies in a freak accident during a race; the annual George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award is created to honor him.
- February 2, 1946 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Dog in Chinese astrology.
- March 1, 1946 – The Bank of England is nationalised.
- April 8, 1946 – Électricité de France, the world’s largest utility company, is formed as a result of the nationalisation of a number of electricity producers, transporters and distributors.
- May 1, 1946 – Start of 3 year Pilbara strike of Indigenous Australians.
- June 5, 1946 – A fire in the La Salle Hotel in Chicago, Illinois kills 61 people.
- July 25, 1946 – Operation Crossroads: an atomic bomb is detonated underwater in the lagoon of Bikini atoll.
- September 19, 1946 – The first Cannes Film Festival is held, having been delayed seven years due to World War II.
- October 24, 1946 – A camera on board the V-2 No. 13 rocket takes the first photograph of earth from outer space.
- December 9, 1946 – The “Subsequent Nuremberg Trials” begin with the “Doctors’ Trial”, prosecuting doctors alleged to be involved in human experimentation.
Who Were Born On 1946?
- March 4, 1946 – Michael Ashcroft, English entrepreneur
- May 17, 1946 – Udo Lindenberg, German musician
- May 26, 1946 – Neshka Robeva, Bulgarian Rhythmic gymnastics coach
- July 29, 1946 – Diane Keen, English actress
- September 2, 1946 – Billy Preston, American keyboardist (d. 2006)
- October 22, 1946 – Richard McGonagle, American voice actor
- December 30, 1946 – Patti Smith, American singer and poet