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1946_in_art

1946_in_aviation

Events

January_4 - In Britain, Theodore Schurch becomes the last person to be executed for offences committed under the Treachery Act of 1940

January_10 - First meeting of the United_Nations

January_11 - Enver_Hoxha declares the people's_republic of Albania with himself as dictator.

January_17 - The UN_Security_Council holds its first session

January_20 - Charles_De_Gaulle resigns from the post of French president

January_25 - The United_Mine_Workers rejoins the American_Federation_of_Labor

January_28 - ''Bluenose'' founders on a Haitian reef

January_31 - Yugoslavia's new constitution, modeling the Soviet_Union, establishes six constituent republics (Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia).

February_1 - Trygve_Lie of Norway is picked to be the first United_Nations_Secretary_General.

February_2 - Kingdom of Hungary becomes a republic.

February_14 - The Bank_of_England is nationalized.

February 14 - ENIAC (for "Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer"), the first general-purpose electronic computer, is unveiled at the University_of_Pennsylvania

February_15 - Canada indicts 22 communist agents.

February_24 - Juan_Peron is elected a president of Argentina

March_2 - British troops retreat from Iran – Soviet troops do not.

March 2 - Ho_Chi_Minh is elected the President of North_Vietnam.

March_5 - In his speech in Fulton,_Missouri, Winston_Churchill talks about Iron_Curtain.

signs an agreement with France which recognizes Vietnam as an autonomous state in the Indochinese Federation and the French Union.

March_15 - Clement_Attlee promises independence to India as soon as they can agree on constitution

March_19 - Soviet_Union and Switzerland reform diplomatic relations.

March 19 - French_Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Réunion become overseas départements of France

April_1 - 14-meter high tsunami strikes Hilo,__Hawaii - 173 dead, thousands injured.

April 1 - Singapore becomes a Crown_colony

April_3 - Japanese Lt. General Masaharu_Homma is executed outside Manila in the Philippines for leading the Bataan_Death_March.

April_10 - In Japan, women vote for the first time in parliamentarian_elections

April_18 - USA recognizes Josip_Broz_Tito's government

April 18 - Last meeting of League_of_Nations – its transfers its mission to United_Nations.

April_29 - War_crimes trial begins in Tokyo – accused include Hideki_Tojo, Shegenori_Togo and Hiroshi_Oshima.

May_7 - Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering (later renamed Sony) is founded with about 20 employees.

May_9 - King Victor_Emmanuel_III_of_Italy abdicates and is succeeded by Humbert II.

May_10 - Nehru elected to lead Indian Congress_Party

May_20 - In Britain, the House of Commons decides to nationalize mines.

May_22 - Kingdom of Transjordan founded.

May_25 - The parliament of Transjordan makes emir Abdullah their king.

May_28 - K. Satchidanandan Malayalam poet

May_29 - Fernando_Buesa, Basque politician (d. 2000)

May_31 - Monarchism wins in Greek elections.

June_2 - Italy becomes a republic, after a plebiscite. Women vote for the first time.

June_9 - In Thailand, king Rama_IX accedes the throne.

June_13 - Humbert_II_of_Italy leaves the country – Alcide_de_Gasperi becomes head_of_state.

July_4 - After over 400 years, the Philippines achieves full independence.

July_5 - The bikini is introduced.

July_7 - Mother Frances_Xavier_Cabrini becomes the first American saint to be canonized.

July_21 - Bomb of Irgun_Zvai_Leumi explodes in Jerusalem.

bombs King_David_Hotel in Jerusalem, headquarters of the British civil and military administration killing 90.

is sunk near Bikini_Atoll in the Pacific_Ocean when the United_States detonates the "Baker_Day" device.

July 25 - At Club 500 in Atlantic_City,_New_Jersey, Dean_Martin and Jerry_Lewis stage their first show as a comedy team.

August_19 - Violence between Muslims and Hindus in Calcutta – 3000 dead.

September_4 - Street violence between Muslims and Hindus in Bombay.

September_8 - Bulgaria declared a People's_Republic after a referendum – King Simeon_II leaves.

October_13 - France adopts the constitution of the Fourth Republic.

and recently convicted Nazi war criminal, Hermann_Göring, poisons himself hours before his scheduled execution.

October_23 - United_Nations' first meeting in Long_Island.

November_8 - Vietnamese riot in Haiphong and clash with French troops. French cruiser Suffren opens fire. 6000 Vietnamese killed.

November_12 - Truce between Indonesian nationalist troops and Dutch army in Indonesia.

November_12 - A branch of the Exchange_National_Bank in Chicago,_Illinois opens the first ten drive-up_teller_windows.

November_15 - Netherlands recognized Republic of Indonesia.

November_19 - Afghanistan, Iceland and Sweden joins the United_Nations

n Prime Minister Jawaharlal_Nehru appeals to the United_States and the Soviet_Union to end nuclear_testing and to start nuclear_disarmament, stating that such an action would "save humanity from the ultimate disaster."

December_11 - UNICEF founded.

December_24 - France's Fourth_Republic founded

December_26 - Flamingo_Hotel opens in Las Vegas.

December_31 - President Harry_Truman officially proclaims an end of hostilities in World_War_II.

Phantom_rockets over Sweden

The 20mm M61_Vulcan gatling_gun is invented

Devil's_Island penal colony closes permanently

Female_suffrage in Belgium, Romania, Yugoslavia, Argentina and Canadian province of Quebec. First female police officers in Korea and Japan.

Chinese_Civil_War intensifies between Kuomintang and Communist_Party_of_China.

First Tupperware sold in department and hardware stores

Year in topic

1946_in_film

''The_Best_Years_of_Our_Lives''

Frank_Capra's ''It's_a_Wonderful_Life'', starring Jimmy_Stewart

''Henry V''

''The_Razor's_Edge''

Alfred_Hitchcock's ''Notorious'' starring Cary_Grant

''The_Big_Sleep'' starring Humphrey_Bogart and Lauren_Bacall

1946_in_literature

''The Iceman Cometh'' by Eugene_O'Neill

''Strawberry Girl'' by Lois_Lenski

''Animal Farm'' by George_Orwell – becomes book of the year in USA

''All the King's Men'' by Robert_Penn_Warren

1946_in_music

1946_in_sports

1946_in_television

February_4 – RCA demonstrates all-electronic color television system.

February_18 - The first Washington-New York telecast through AT&T coaxial cable is termed success by engineers and viewers.

April_22 - CBS color television program is successfully transmitted over a 450-mile coaxial cable link from New York to Washington

May_9 - The first variety show premieres, ''Hour Glass'', on NBC.

June_7 - The BBC begins broadcasting again and reshows the Mickey_Mouse cartoon, that had been interrupted seven years earlier at the start of the World_War_II.

June_19 - The first televised heavyweight title fight between Joe_Louis and Billy_Conn is broadcast from Yankee_Stadium. The fight was seen by 141,000 people, the largest television audience to see a fight.

October_2 - The first TV network soap opera, ''Faraway Hill'', airs on the DuMont network.

December_24 - The first church service is telecast, Grace Episcopal Church in New_York, on WABD.

ToKyo Tushin Kogyo founded, which would later become Sony

Zoomar introduces the first professional zoom_lens Science:

Benjamin_Spock – ''Baby and child care''

Births

January_3 - John Paul Jones, bassist from Led_Zeppelin

January_5 - Diane_Keaton, actress

January_6 - Syd_Barrett, guitarist and singer

January_8 - Robby_Krieger, musician ("The_Doors")

January_11 - Naomi_Judd, country_music singer

January_12 - George_Duke, musician

January_14 - Harold_Shipman, British serial_killer

January_16 - Kabir_Bedi, actor

January 16 - Ronnie_Milsap, singer

January 16 - Katia_Ricciarelli, opera singer

January_18 - Joseph_Deiss, member_of_the_Swiss_Federal_Council

January_19 - Dolly_Parton, singer, actress

January_20 - David_Lynch, film director

January_24 - Michael_Ontkean, actor

January_26 - Gene_Siskel, film_critic (d. 1999)

January_31 - Terry_Kath, musician (d. 1978)

February_11 - M_C_Walker, CEO of Iceland_Frozen_Foods.

February 11 - Timothy_Chambers, pediatrician.

February_14 - Bernard_Dowiyogo, president of Nauru (d. 2003)

February 14 - Gregory_Hines, dancer, actor (d. 2003)

February_20 - Jerome_Geils of the J_Geils_band

February 20 - Brenda_Blethyn, actress

February_21 - Tyne_Daly, actress

February 21 - Alan_Rickman, actor

February_24 - Barry_Bostwick, actor

February_25 - Franz_Xaver_Kroetz, dramatist

February_28 - Robin_Cook, British politician

March_3 - Leszek_Miller, Prime_Minister_of_Poland

March_6 - David_Gilmour, musician ("Pink_Floyd")

March_7 - Peter_Wolf, musician ("J_Geils_Band")

March_12 - Liza_Minnelli, singer and actress

March_22 - André Heller, artist

April_7 - Colette_Besson, French runner

April_25 - Talia_Shire, actress

April_30 - Carl_XVI_Gustav_of_Sweden, Swedish monarch (1973- )

May_7 - Thelma_Houston, singer

May_9 - Candice_Bergen, actress

May_10 - Donovan_Leitch, musician

May 10 - Dave_Mason, musician ("Traffic")

May_11 - Robert_Jarvik, physicist, inventor

May_17 - Udo_Lindenberg, musician

May_18 - Reggie_Jackson, Baseball_Hall_of_Famer

May_19 - André_the_Giant, wrestler (d. 1993)

May_20 - Cher, American singer

May_22 - George_Best, footballer

May_23 - David_Graham, golf champion

May_26 - Mick_Ronson, guitarist (d. 1993)

June_14 - Donald_Trump, American real_estate magnate

July_6 - George_W._Bush, president of the United_States

July 6 - Sylvester_Stallone, actor

July_9 - Bon_Scott,lead singer of AC/DC (d. 1980)

July_22 - Mireille_Mathieu, French singer

July_30 - Neil_Bonnett, NASCAR driver (d. 1994)

August_3 - Jack Straw, British politician

August_19 - Bill_Clinton, 42nd President_of_the_United_States

August 19 - Beat_Raaflaub, swiss conductor

August_25 - Rollie_Fingers, baseball pitcher

August_29 - Bob_Beamon, American long jumper

September_5 - Freddie_Mercury, British singer

September_7 - Francisco_Varela, biologist

September_10 - Jim_Hines, American athlete

September_15 - Oliver_Stone, American film director

September_21 - Moritz_Leuenberger, member_of_the_Swiss_Federal_Council

September_23 - Franz_Fischler, politician

September_24 - Lars_Emil_Johansen, Prime_Minister_of_Greenland

September_30 - Hector_Lavoe, salsa_music singer

October_1 - Tim_O'Brien, American author

October_17 - Bob_Seagren, American pole vaulter and actor

October_27 - Ivan_Reitman, movie director, producer

November_5 - Herman_Brood, Dutch rock 'n' roll artist

November_5 - Gram_Parsons, country_music/rock musician

November_24 - Ted_Bundy, American serial_killer

December_18 - Steven_Spielberg, American film director

Deaths

January_29 - Harry_Hopkins, politician

February_5 - George_Arliss, actor

March_23 - Gilbert_N._Lewis, physical chemist.

March_24 - Alexander_Alekhine, chess champion

April_1 - Noah_Beery, actor

April_22 - Harlan_F._Stone, Chief_Justice_of_the_United_States

May_19 - Booth_Tarkington, American novelist

June_1 - Ion_Antonescu

June_10 - Jack_Johnson, African-American boxer

July_8 - Orrick_Glenday_Johns, poet & playwright

August_13- H.G._Wells, science fiction writer

October_15 - Hermann_Göring, prominent Nazi leader, marshall of the Third_Reich, head of the Airforce (suicide)

October_16 - Arthur_Seyss-Inquart, Austrian Nazi leader, governor of The_Netherlands during the German occupation (1940-1945) (executed)

November_14 - Manuel_de_Falla, composer

December_10 - Walter_Johnson, Baseball_Hall_of_Famer (b. 1887)

Arlene Feynman, wife of Richard_Feynman

August - Alfred_Stock German chemist

Nobel_Prizes

Physics - Percy_Williams_Bridgman

Chemistry - James_B._Sumner, John_Howard_Northrop, Wendell_Meredith_Stanley

Medicine - Hermann_Joseph_Muller

Literature - Hermann_Hesse

Peace - Emily_Greene_Balch John_Mott

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