WHAT ALL HAPPENED APRIL TO JUNE 1946
Find out what all happened April to June 1946

The Paris Peace Conference concludes that the islands of the Dodecanese should be returned to Greece by Italy. (1. May 1946)

The "Battle of Alcatraz" takes place; two guards and three inmates are killed. (2. May 1946)

The National Basketball Association is created, with eleven teams. (6. June 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)

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

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

The International Court of Justice holds its inaugural meeting in The Hague, Netherlands. (18. April 1946)

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

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

Birth of the Italian Republic: In a referendum, Italians vote to turn Italy from a monarchy into a Republic. After the referendum, King Umberto II of Italy is exiled. (2. June 1946)

Japanese Lt. General Masaharu Homma is executed in the Philippines for leading the Bataan Death March. (3. April 1946)

Start of 3 year Pilbara strike of Indigenous Australians. (1. May 1946)

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

The International Military Tribunal for the Far East begins in Tokyo with twenty-eight Japanese military and government officials accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity. (5. 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)

Syria's independence from France is officially recognised. (7. April 1946)

King Ananda Mahidol is found shot dead in his bedroom, Bhumibol Adulyadej ascends to the throne of Thailand. He is currently the world's longest reigning monarch. (9. June 1946)

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

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

Aleutian Island earthquake: A 8.6 magnitude earthquake near the Aleutian Islands creates a tsunami that strikes the Hawaiian Islands killing 159, mostly in Hilo. (1. April 1946)