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1946 Calendar
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1946 Historical Event(s)
- February 2, 1946 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Dog in Chinese astrology.
- February 14, 1946 – The Bank of England is nationalized.
- February 26, 1946 – Finnish observers report the first of many thousands of sightings of ghost rockets.
- March 21, 1946 – The Los Angeles Rams sign Kenny Washington, making him the first African American player in the American football since 1933.
- April 1, 1946 – Aleutian Island earthquake: A 7.8 magnitude earthquake near the Aleutian Islands creates a tsunami that strikes the Hawaiian Islands killing 159, mostly in Hilo.
- April 7, 1946 – Syria’s independence from France is officially recognised.
- June 1, 1946 – Ion Antonescu, “Conducator” (leader) of Romania during World War II, is executed.
- August 3, 1946 – Santa Claus Land, the world’s first themed amusement park, opens in Santa Claus, Indiana, US.
- August 16, 1946 – Mass riots in Kolkata begin, in which more than 4,000 would be killed in 72 hours.
- October 23, 1946 – The United Nations General Assembly convenes for the first time, at an auditorium in Flushing, Queens, New York City.
Who Were Born On 1946?
- March 4, 1946 – Nora Radcliffe, Scottish politician
- April 12, 1946 – Ed O'Neill, American actor
- July 4, 1946 – Ed O'Ross, American actor
- July 29, 1946 – Neal Doughty, American keyboardist (REO Speedwagon)
- August 1, 1946 – Boz Burrell, British musician (King Crimson, Bad Company) (d. 2006)
- August 14, 1946 – Larry Graham, American musician
- September 14, 1946 – Jim Angle, American television reporter
- October 1, 1946 – Dave Holland, British jazz bassist, composer and bandleader
- November 1, 1946 – Dennis Muren, American special effects artist
- November 18, 1946 – Alan Dean Foster, American writer