1946
Appearance
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Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
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Centuries: | 19th century–20th century–21st century |
Decades: | 1910s1920s1930s–1940s–1950s1960s1970s |
Years: | 194319441945–1946–194719481949 |
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
[change|change source]- 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
[change|change source]- AIESECstarts.
Births
[change|change source]- 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
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