King Victor Emmanuel III Abdicates; Umberto II Succeeds — May 9, 1946

World War II: Operation Deadlight ends after scuttling 121 of 154 captured U-boats. Date: February 12, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 12 📅 Events on this day in 1946 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1946British Military Government Constitutes Hanover and Schleswig-Holstein States, August 23, 1946First Successful…

The United Kingdom grants full independence to Transjordan. Date: March 22, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 22 📅 Events on this day in 1946 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1946BBC Television Service Returns After WWII, June 7, 1946Zhdanov Submits Buschenhagen Report on Finnish-German Contacts, January 8,…

Creation of the Central Intelligence Group, forerunner of the Central Intelligence Agency. Date: January 22, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 22 📅 Events on this day in 1946 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1946British Cabinet Mission Arrives in India for Power Transfer, March 24, 1946Hungary Abolishes…

Rudolf Höss, the first commandant of Auschwitz concentration camp, is captured by British troops. Date: March 11, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 11 📅 Events on this day in 1946 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1946League of Nations Dissolves, Powers Transfer to United Nations – April…

Ho Chi Minh signs an agreement with France which recognizes Vietnam as an autonomous state in the Indochinese Federation and the French Union. Date: March 6, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 6 📅 Events on this day in 1946 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1946British Cabinet…

Enver Hoxha, Secretary General of the Communist Party of Albania, declares the People's Republic of Albania with himself as head of state. Date: January 11, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 11 📅 Events on this day in 1946 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1946United Mine Workers…