The Council of Europe is founded following a speech by Winston Churchill at the University of Zurich. Date: September 19, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 19 📅 Events on this day in 1946 📅 On This Day (Today)
A referendum abolishes the monarchy in Bulgaria. Date: September 8, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 8 📅 Events on this day in 1946 📅 On This Day (Today)
United States Secretary of State James F. Byrnes announces that the U.S. will follow a policy of economic reconstruction in postwar Germany. Date: September 6, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 6 📅 Events on this day in 1946 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Interim Government of India is formed, headed by Jawaharlal Nehru as vice president with the powers of a Prime Minister. Date: September 2, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 2 📅 Events on this day in 1946 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Workers' Party of North Korea, predecessor of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, is founded at a congress held in Pyongyang, North Korea. Date: August 28, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 28 📅 Events on this day in 1946 📅 On This Day (Today)
Ordinance No. 46 of the British Military Government constitutes the German Länder (states) of Hanover and Schleswig-Holstein. Date: August 23, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 23 📅 Events on this day in 1946 📅 On This Day (Today)
The All Hyderabad Trade Union Congress is founded in Secunderabad. Date: August 16, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 16 📅 Events on this day in 1946 📅 On This Day (Today)
Mass riots in Kolkata begin; more than 4,000 people would be killed in 72 hours. Date: August 16, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 16 📅 Events on this day in 1946 📅 On This Day (Today)
First flight of the nuclear capable Convair B-36, heaviest mass-produced piston-engined aircraft at the time. Date: August 8, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 8 📅 Events on this day in 1946 📅 On This Day (Today)
The government of the Soviet Union presented a note to its Turkish counterparts which refuted the latter's sovereignty over the Turkish Straits, thus beginning the Turkish Straits crisis. Date: August 7, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 7 📅 Events on this day in 1946 📅 On This Day (Today)