1946
year
1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday in 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
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 19th century – 20th century – 21st century |
| Decades: | 1910s 1920s 1930s – 1940s – 1950s 1960s 1970s |
| Years: | 1943 1944 1945 – 1946 – 1947 1948 1949 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1946 MCMXLVI |
| Ab urbe condita | 2699 |
| Armenian calendar | 1395 ԹՎ ՌՅՂԵ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6696 |
| Bahá'í calendar | 102–103 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1867–1868 |
| Bengali calendar | 1353 |
| Berber calendar | 2896 |
| British Regnal year | 10 Geo. 6 – 11 Geo. 6 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2490 |
| Burmese calendar | 1308 |
| Byzantine calendar | 7454–7455 |
| Chinese calendar | 乙酉年 (Wood Rooster) 4642 or 4582 — to — 丙戌年 (Fire Dog) 4643 or 4583 |
| Coptic calendar | 1662–1663 |
| Discordian calendar | 3112 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1938–1939 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5706–5707 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 2002–2003 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1867–1868 |
| - Kali Yuga | 5046–5047 |
| Holocene calendar | 11946 |
| Igbo calendar | 946–947 |
| Iranian calendar | 1324–1325 |
| Islamic calendar | 1365–1366 |
| Japanese calendar | Shōwa 21 (昭和２１年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1876–1878 |
| Juche calendar | 35 |
| Julian calendar | Gregorian minus 13 days |
| Korean calendar | 4279 |
| Minguo calendar | ROC 35 民國35年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | 478 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2489 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴木鸡年 (female Wood-Rooster) 2072 or 1691 or 919 — to — 阳火狗年 (male Fire-Dog) 2073 or 1692 or 920 |
Events
change- January 10 – First meeting of the United Nations.
- August 16 - Muslim League began "Direct Action Day" Riot That killed 10,000 people from Kolkata.
- December 19 - The First Indochina War begins.
Date unknown
change- AIESEC starts.
Births
change- January 3 - John Paul Jones, English bass guitarist (Led Zeppelin)
- January 19 – Dolly Parton, American country singer
- January 22 – Malcolm McLaren, music manager (d. 2010)
- March 8 - Randy Meisner, American singer-songwriter and musician (Eagles) (d. 2023)
- March 12 – Frank Welker, American actor
- May 10- Donovan, Scottish musician
- July 6 – George W. Bush, American politician, 43rd President of the United States
- July 15 - Linda Ronstadt, American singer
- August 19 – Bill Clinton, American politician 42nd President of the United States
- August 23 - Keith Moon, English drummer (The Who) (d. 1978)
- September 1 – Barry Gibb, Singer/Songwriter (Bee Gees)
- September 5 — Freddie Mercury, British Singer/Songwriter (Queen) (d. 1991; AIDS)
- October 29 - Peter Green, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Fleetwood Mac) (d. 2020)
- November 4 – Laura Bush, 45th First Lady of the United States
- November 24 - Ted Bundy, English serial killer (d. 1989; executed)
- December 16 - Benny Andersson, Swedish pianist (ABBA)
- December 28 – Edgar Winter, Albino pop musician (The Edgar Winter Group)
- December 30 – Patti Smith, American singer and poet
Deaths
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