WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO DECEMBER 1946
Find out what all happened January to December 1946

In the Canadian Citizenship Act, the Parliament of Canada establishes the definition of Canadian citizenship. (27. June 1946)

French bombing of Hai Phong, Viet Nam, kills thousands of civilians. (23. November 1946)

Soviet Operation Osoaviakhim takes place, recruiting of thousands of military-related technical specialists from the Soviet occupation zone of post-World-War-II Germany for employment in the Soviet Union. (22. October 1946)

Syria obtains its Independence from the French occupation. (17. April 1946)

An 8.1 Mw earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Nankaidō, Japan, kills over 1,300 people and destroys over 38,000 homes. (21. December 1946)

Operation Crossroads: an atomic bomb is detonated underwater in the lagoon of Bikini Atoll. (25. July 1946)

Daegu October Incident occurs in Allied occupied Korea. (1. October 1946)

Cathay Pacific Airways is founded in Hong Kong. (24. September 1946)

Mensa International is founded in the United Kingdom. (1. October 1946)

Yugoslavia's new constitution, modeling that of the Soviet Union, establishes six constituent republics (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia). (31. January 1946)

In San Francisco Bay, U.S. Marines from the nearby Treasure Island Naval Base stop a two-day riot at Alcatraz federal prison. Five people are killed in the riot. (4. May 1946)

First flight of the Convair B-36, the world's first mass-produced nuclear weapon delivery vehicle. (8. August 1946)

Ho Chi Minh is elected the President of North Vietnam. (2. March 1946)

Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering (later renamed Sony) is founded with around 20 employees. (7. May 1946)

The All Indonesia Centre of Labour Organizations (SOBSI) is founded in Jakarta. (29. November 1946)

President Harry S. Truman officially proclaims the end of hostilities in World War II. (31. December 1946)

Estonian school girls Aili Jõgi and Ageeda Paavel blow up the Soviet memorial which stood in front of the Bronze Soldier in Tallinn. (8. May 1946)

Électricité de France, the world's largest utility company, is formed as a result of the nationalisation of a number of electricity producers, transporters and distributors. (8. April 1946)

Naperville train disaster kills 47. (26. April 1946)

USS Nevada (BB-36) is decommissioned. (29. August 1946)