WHAT ALL HAPPENED MARCH TO DECEMBER 1946
Find out what all happened March to December 1946

Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, one of Mexico's leading universities, is founded. (29. March 1946)

The parliament of Transjordan makes Abdullah I of Jordan their Emir. (25. May 1946)

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

Karol Wojtyla, the future Pope John Paul II, is ordained to the priesthood by Krakow's archbishop, Adam Sapieha. (1. November 1946)

The Constituent Assembly of India meets for the first time to write the Constitution of India. (9. December 1946)

First successful launch of an American V-2 rocket at White Sands Proving Ground. (10. May 1946)

The first in Europe artificial, self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction is initiated within Soviet nuclear reactor F-1. (25. December 1946)

Mass riots in Kolkata begin, in which more than 4,000 would be killed in 72 hours. (16. August 1946)

The National Democratic Front wins a landslide victory in the municipal elections in French India. (23. June 1946)

A fire in the La Salle Hotel in Chicago, Illinois, kills 61 people. (5. June 1946)

The British Cabinet Mission, consisting of Lord Pethick-Lawrence, Sir Stafford Cripps and A. V. Alexander, arrives in India to discuss and plan for the transfer of power from the British Raj to Indian leadership. (24. March 1946)

Government of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam decides that on 20/10 is Vietnam Women's Day. (20. October 1946)

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

French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Réunion become overseas départements of France. (19. March 1946)

The All Hyderabad Trade Union Congress is founded in Secunderabad. (16. August 1946)

The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) is established. (11. December 1946)

Ion Antonescu, "Conducator" (leader) of Romania during World War II, is executed. (1. June 1946)

Rudolf Höss, the first commandant of Auschwitz concentration camp, is captured by British troops. (11. March 1946)

The League of Nations officially dissolves, giving most of its power to the United Nations. (20. April 1946)

Manuel Roxas is elected the last President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines. (23. April 1946)

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