The events of 1946
- 04 January 1946
Theodore Schurch is executed under the Treachery Act 1940 and becomes the last person in Britain to be executed under the Act.
- 10 January 1946
U.S. – The dawn of the Space Age – the U.S. military bounces radar waves off the moon to measure the precise distance.
- 10 January 1946
Untied Nations – The United Nations meets for the first time.
- 16 January 1946
Charles de Gaulle announces his resignation as head of the Provisional Government in France.
- 17 January 1946
The United Nations Security Council convenes for the first time.
- 20 January 1946
Charles De Gaulle announces his resignation as the President of France.
- 31 January 1946
Yugoslavia announces its new constitution and establishes six constituent republics (Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia).
- 14 February 1946
The Bank of England becomes nationalised.
- 24 February 1946
Argentina – Juan Peron is elected as the President of Argentina.
- 02 March 1946
British troops undertake a withdrawal from Iran.
- 10 March 1946
British troops undertake a withdrawal from Lebanon.
- 15 March 1946
Prime Minister Clement Attlee promises India its independence pending an agreed constitution.
- 22 March 1946
Britain grants Transjordan its independence (later becomes Jordan).
- 20 May 1946
The Government announces its intention to nationalise the mining industry.
- 10 June 1946
Italy declares itself a Republic.
- 05 July 1946
Bikinis go on sale for the first time in Paris.
- 02 October 1946
Bulgaria – Communist take power in Bulgaria.
- 22 November 1946
Tony Benn is elected as the Treasurer of the Oxford Union.
- 11 December 1946
Untied Nations – the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is founded.
- 19 December 1946
Martial law in Vietnam is declared.
- 31 December 1946
U.S. – American President Harry S Truman officially announces an end of all World War II hostilities.
