1946

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	19th century–20th century–21st century
Decades:	1910s1920s1930s–1940s–1950s1960s1970s
Years:	194319441945–1946–194719481949

1946 in othercalendars

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	10Geo. 6– 11Geo. 6
Buddhist calendar	2490
Burmese calendar	1308
Byzantine calendar	7454–7455
Chinese calendar	Ất dậuNiên(WoodRooster) 4642 or 4582 — to — Bính tuất niên(FireDog) 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	Shōwa21 ( chiêu hòa ２１ niên )
Javanese calendar	1876–1878
Juche calendar	35
Julian calendar	Gregorian minus 13 days
Korean calendar	4279
Minguo calendar	ROC35 Dân quốc 35 niên
Nanakshahi calendar	478
Thai solar calendar	2489
Tibetan calendar	Âm mộc kê niên (female Wood-Rooster) 2072 or 1691 or 919 — to — Dương hỏa cẩu niên (male Fire-Dog) 2073 or 1692 or 920

1946(MCMXLVI) was acommon yearstarting on Tuesdayof theGregorian calendar,the 1946th year of theCommon Era(CE) andAnno Domini(AD) designations, the 946th year of the2nd millennium,the 46th year of the20th century,and the 7th year of the1940sdecade.

Events

• January 10– First meeting of theUnited Nations.
• August 16-Muslim Leaguebegan "Direct Action Day"RiotThat killed 10,000 people fromKolkata.
• December 19- TheFirst Indochina Warbegins.

Date unknown

• AIESECstarts.

Births

• January 3-John Paul Jones,Englishbass guitarist(Led Zeppelin)
• January 19–Dolly Parton,American country singer
• January 22–Malcolm McLaren,music manager
• March 8-Randy Meisner,American singer-songwriter and musician (Eagles)
• March 12–Frank Welker,American actor
• May 10-Donovan,Scottish musician
• July 6–George W. Bush,American politician, 43rdPresident of the United States
• July 15-Linda Ronstadt,American singer
• August 1-Chris Tulloch,English filmmaker
• 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 andguitarist(Fleetwood Mac) (d.2020)
• November 4–Laura Bush,45thFirst Lady of the United States
• November 6-Fred Penner,Canadian children’s musician
• November 24-Ted Bundy,Englishserial killer(d.1989;executed)
• November 26-Mark L. Lester,American film director
• November 28-Joe Dante,American film director
• 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

• August 13–H.G. Wells
• December 25–WC Fields