:1946

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{{for|the documentary film|1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture}}

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1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1946th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 946th year of the 2nd millennium, the 46th year of the 20th century, and the 7th year of the 1940s decade.

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Events

=January=

{{Main|January 1946}}

File:Flag of the United Nations.svg: First meeting of the UN.]]

File:Project Diana antenna.jpg: Project Diana]]

File:Stamp Canada 1929 50c Bluenose.jpg: Bluenose founders.]]

=February=

{{Main|February 1946}}

=March=

{{Main|March 1946}}

=April=

{{Main|April 1946}}

=May=

{{Main|May 1946}}

=June=

{{Main|June 1946}}

File:Allied Victory Parade in London, 1946 H42790.jpg amphibious vehicles taking part in the Victory Parade in London on 8 June 1946]]

=July=

{{Main|July 1946}}

=August=

{{Main|August 1946}}

=September=

{{Main|September 1946}}

=October=

{{Main|October 1946}}

=November=

{{Main|November 1946}}

=December=

{{Main|December 1946}}

=Date unknown=

Births

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=January=

File:John-Paul-Jones2.jpg]]

File:Diane Keaton 2012-1 (cropped).jpg]]

File:Dolly Parton accepting Liseberg Applause Award 2010 portrait.jpg]]

File:David Lynch (1990).jpg]]

File:Conferencia_1998.jpg]]

File:Gene Siskel at the 61st Academy Awards cropped.jpg]]

=February=

File:Blake Clark April 2016.jpg]]

File:Charlotte Rampling 2016.jpg]]

File:Tyne Daly at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival.jpg]]

File:Anthony Daniels 2011.jpg]]

File:Alan Rickman at BAM -17.jpg]]

=March=

File:David Gilmour Argentina 2015 (cropped).jpg]]

File:Frank Welker Headshot 2016.jpg]]

File:Liza Minnelli Publicity 1973.jpg]]

File:Timothy Dalton 1987.jpg]]

File:Alejandro Toledo 2015 (cropped).jpg]]

=April=

File:Hanna Suchocka, Prime Minister of Poland 1992-1993.jpg]]

File:Ed O'Neill at 2015 PaleyFest.jpg]]

File:Tim Curry cropped.jpg]]

File:Crafoord Prize D81 9141 (42282165922) (cropped).jpg]]

File:9.16.13BillPlymptonByLuigiNovi1.jpg]]

=May=

File:Land Rover ‘Defender 2,000,000’ Sells for Record £400,000 at Bonhams Charity Auction (23776501966) (cropped).jpg]]

File:MICHAEL_ROSEN_2022_(54).jpg]]

File:Candice Bergen (8250487588).jpg]]

File:Donovan 1969.JPG]]

File:Pressekonferenz Aktion Birlikte - Zusammenstehen-8395.jpg]]

File:Reggie Jackson - New York Yankees - 1981.jpg]]

File:André the Giant in the late '80s.jpg]]

File:Cher in 2019 cropped.jpg]]

File:George_Best_(1976).jpg]]

File:Irena Szewinska 2007 AB.jpg]]

=June=

File:Brian Cox (2016) - 01.jpg]]

File:TrumpPortrait.jpg]]

File:Noddy Holder (modified).jpg]]

File:Ted Shakelford (253554794).jpg]]

File:Ellison Shoji Onizuka (NASA).jpg]]

File:Ricky Jay by David Shankbone.jpg]]

File:Gilda Radner - 1980.jpg]]

=July=

File:Mireya Moscoso in 2012.jpg]]

File:Leszek Miller Sejm 2014 01.JPG]]

File:George-W-Bush.jpeg]]

File:Peter_Singer_2017_(cropped).jpg]]

File:Sylvester Stallone Cannes 2019.jpg]]

File:Cheech_Marin_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg]]

File:Sergio Mattarella met with Hassanal Bolkiah ahead of 2021 G20 Summit (2) (cropped).jpg]]

File:Linda Ronstadt 1976.jpg]]

File:Danny Glover June 2019.jpg]]

=August=

File:Ralph Gonsalves 2023.jpg]]

File:Oscar Berger 2005 (cropped).jpg]]

File:Lesleywarren2009.jpg]]

File:Bill Clinton.jpg]]

File:Keith Moon 4 - The Who - 1975-2.jpg]]

File:Queen Anne Marie of Greece 3.jpg]]

File:Peggy Lipton Mod Squad.JPG]]

=September=

File:Barry Gibb in 2017-Glasto17-197 (34744934874).jpg]]

File:Roh Moo-hyun presidential portrait.jpg]]

File:Freddie Mercury performing in New Haven, CT, November 1977.jpg]]

File:Jim Hines 1968.jpg]]

File:Tommy Lee Jones 2017.jpg]]

File:Oliver Stone by Gage Skidmore.jpg]]

File:Siimann Mart.IMG 2960.JPG]]

File:María Teresa Ruiz, Premio Nacional de Ciencias Exactas (2).jpg]]

=October=

File:Susan Sarandon, Festival de Sitges 2017 (cropped).jpg]]

File:VinodKhanna.jpg]]

File:Naoto Kan 20071221.jpg]]

File:Charles Dance 2012 (cropped).jpg]]

File:Chris Tarrant Phooto.jpg]]

File:DHall by Matthew Becker.jpg]]

File:Richard Carpenter - NARA - 194770.tif]]

File:Suzanne Somers USO cropped.jpg]]

File:Fleetwood Mac peter green.jpg]]

=November=

File:Laura Bush portrait.jpg]]

File:Sally Field (11205) (cropped).jpg]]

File:Petra Burka 1965.jpg]]

File:Duane Allman.jpg]]

File:Ismail Omar Guelleh 2010.jpg]]

File:Marina Abramović. The Cleaner (45524492341).jpg]]

=December=

File:Jose Carreras - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2011 - cropped.jpg]]

File:Rhoma Irama gives lecture.jpg]]

File:Patty Duke 1975.JPG]]

File:Benny Andersson 2012-09-24 001 (cropped).jpg]]

File:Eugene Levy 2011.jpg]]

File:Steven Spielberg by Gage Skidmore.jpg]]

File:The Beach Boys (1965) (Carl).png]]

File:Jeff Sessions, official portrait.jpg]]

File:Musician Jimmy Buffet performs for members of Joint Task Force Haiti behind the U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, March 3, 2010 100303-N-HX866-001.jpg]]

File:MikeBeebe2009 (3x4a).JPG]]

File:Patti Smith performing at TIM Festival, Marina da Gloria, Rio De Janeiro (4).jpg]]

File:Diane_von_Furstenberg_2012_Shankbone.JPG]]

=Date unknown=

Deaths

=January=

File:GEORGSaxeMeiningen.jpg]]

File:Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1984-018-35A, Laszlo von Bardossy.jpg]]

=February=

File:Felix Hoffman.jpg]]

File:Rafael-Erich.jpg]]

File:Imredybela.jpg]]

=March=

File:Ferenc Sz%C3%A1lasi.jpg]]

File:Francisco Largo Caballero 1927 (cropped).jpg]]

File:Barbu Stirbey.jpg]]

=April=

File:Архимандрит Евлогий (Георгиевский) в Холме.jpg]]

File:Juan Bautista Sacasa cph.3a44780.jpg]]

File:Robert bartlett.jpg]]

=May=

File:Алексей Николаевич Бах.jpg]]

File:PrinceFRIEDRICHPyrmont.jpg]]

File:Marcela de Agoncillo.png]]

=June=

File:Romanian Prime Minister Ion Antonescu.jpg]]

File:Simonyi-Semadam in 1920.jpg]]

File:King Ananda Mahidol portrait photograph.jpg (Rama VIII) of Thailand]]

File:Gerhart Hauptmann nobel.jpg]]

File:Jorgeubico1930.jpg]]

File:Retrato del Presidente Juan Antonio R%C3%ADos.jpg]]

=July=

File:Federico Laredo Bru.jpg]]

File:Shefqet Verlaci.jpg]]

File:Александр Введенский (обновленец).jpg]]

=August=

File:Reichskanzler Wilhelm Marx.jpg]]

File:King Inayatullah Khan of Afghanistan.jpg]]

File:H.G. Wells by Beresford.jpg]]

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=September=

File:Don Francesco Bonifacio.jpg]]

=October=

File:Ignacy Moscicki.jpg]]

File:RetratoIstvanBethlen.jpg]]

File:AlbertoMarvellii.jpg]]

File:Per Albin Hansson - Sveriges styresm%C3%A4n.jpg]]

=November=

=December=

File:Walter_Johnson_1924.jpg]]

File:W. C. Fields 1938.jpg]]

= Date unknown =

Nobel Prizes

References

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Further reading

  • Goulden, Joseph C. The Best Years: 1945–1950 (1976), popular social history of USA
  • Hennessy, Peter. Never Again: Britain, 1945–1951 (1994), a scholarly survey.
  • Kynaston, David. Austerity Britain, 1945–1951 (2008) [https://www.amazon.com/dp/0802716938/ excerpt and text search], a detailed social history.
  • Sebestyen, Victor. 1946: The Making of the Modern World (2015) [https://www.amazon.com/1946-Making-Modern-Victor-Sebestyen/dp/1101870427/ excerpt]
  • Weisbrode, Kenneth. The Year of Indecision, 1946: A Tour Through the Crucible of Harry Truman's America (2016) [https://www.amazon.com/Year-Indecision-1946-Through-Crucible/dp/0670016845/ excerpt]