1946

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Years:	1943 1944 1945 – 1946 – 1947 1948 1949

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1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday in the Gregorian calendar.

Events

• 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

• AIESEC starts.

Births

• 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
• June 14 - Donald Trump, American politician and businessman, forty-fifth and forty-seventh President of the United States
• July 6 – George W. Bush, American politician, forty-third President of the United States
• July 15 - Linda Ronstadt, American singer
• August 19 – Bill Clinton, American politician, forty-second 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, American 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

• June 27 – Wanda Gág
• August 13 – H.G. Wells
• December 25 – WC Fields

1946 Media

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  January 10: First meeting of the UN.

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  January 10: Project Diana

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  January 28: Bluenose founders.

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  Four DUKW amphibious vehicles taking part in the Victory Parade in London on 8 June 1946

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  July 25: Undersea Atomic Test Baker

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  John Paul Jones

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  American actress Diane Keaton

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  Dolly Parton accepting Liseberg Applause Award 2010

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  David Lynch at the 42nd Emmy Awards - Governor's Ball in September 1990. NOTE: Permission granted to copy, publish or post but please credit 'photo by Alan Light' if you can.

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  Gene Siskel, Academy Awards Governor's Ball party, 29 maart 1989