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1946 English cricket season

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1946 in British music

Events from the year 1946 in the United Kingdom.

Incumbents

• Monarch - George VI of the United Kingdom
• Prime Minister - Clement Attlee, Labour

Events

The Bank of England's head office at Threadneedle Street, in the City of London.

• 1 January - The first international flight from London Heathrow Airport, to Buenos Aires.
• 17 January - The United Nations Security Council held its first meeting at Church House in London.
• 14 February - The Bank of England is nationalised.
• 15 February - American dance craze, the Jitterbug, sweeps Britain.^[1]
• 20 February - Royal Opera House in Covent Garden re-opens after the War.^[2]
• 5 March - Winston Churchill delivers his "Iron Curtain" speech at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, United States.^[3]
• 10 March - British troops begin withdrawal from Lebanon.
• 4 May - First-class cricket returns, having been suspended during the War.^[2]
• 20 May - The House of Commons votes to nationalise coal mines in the United Kingdom.
• 31 May - London Heathrow Airport opened fully for civilian use.^[1]
• 1 June - Television licence introduced.^[3]
• 7 June - Television broadcasting, suspended during World War II, by the BBC resumes.^[1]
• 8 June - A victory parade is held in London to celebrate the end of World War II.^[4]
• 9 August - Arts Council incorporated by Royal Charter.^[2]
• 31 August - League football returns, having been suspended during World War II.^[2]
• 29 September - BBC Third Programme begins broadcasting.^[1]
• 17 November - Eight British servicemen are killed in Jerusalem by Jewish terrorists.
• 22 November - Tony Benn is elected as Treasurer of the Oxford Union.

Publications

• Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot novel The Hollow.
• Philip Larkin's novel Jill.
• Mervyn Peake's novel Titus Groan.

Births

January - February

• 3 January - John Paul Jones, English bassist (Led Zeppelin)
• 6 January - Syd Barrett, English guitarist and singer (Pink Floyd) (died 2006)
• 14 January - Harold Shipman, British serial killer
• 19 January - Julian Barnes, novelist
• 9 February - Séan Neeson, Northern Irish Alliance Party of Northern Ireland politician
• 13 February - Colin Matthews, British composer
• 15 February - Clare Short, politician
• 16 February - Ian Lavender, actor
• 20 February - Brenda Blethyn, English actress
• 21 February - Alan Rickman, English actor
• 28 February - Robin Cook, British Labour politician (died 2005)

March - April

• 6 March - David Gilmour, English musician (Pink Floyd)
• 21 March - Timothy Dalton, actor
• 25 March - Cliff Balsam, English footballer
• 4 April - Dave Hill, English guitarist (Slade)
• 9 April - Les Gray, English vocalist (Mud)
• 12 April - George Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen, politician
• 19 April - Tim Curry, British actor, vocalist, and composer
• 25 April - John Fox, British statistician
• 28 April - Linda Knowles, British high jumper

May - June

• 1 May - Joanna Lumley, actress
• 4 May - John Watson, Northern Irish racecar driver
• 10 May
  • Donovan Leitch, Scottish musician
  • Maureen Lipman, actress, columnist and comedian
  • Dave Mason, English musician (Traffic)
• 16 May - Robert Fripp, British musician
• 22 May - George Best, Northern Irish footballer (died 2005)
• 2 June - Peter Sutcliffe, English serial killer
• 12 June - Harry Glasper, Football historian
• 15 June - Noddy Holder, English singer (Slade)
• 23 June - Kathy Wilkes, English philosopher
• 28 June - Jamie Cann, politician (died 2001)

July - August

• 3 August - Jack Straw, British politician
• 6 August - Ron Davies, politician
• 23 August - Keith Moon, English drummer (The Who) (died 1978)
• 26 August - Alison Steadman, actress

September - October

• 1 September - Barry Gibb, musician
• 10 September - Don Powell, English drummer
• September 11 — Mike Bull, Northern Irish pole vaulter and decathlete
• 25 September - Felicity Kendal, actress
• 10 October - Charles Dance, actor
• 13 October - Edwina Currie, British Conservative politician, author, and radio personality
• 14 October - Justin Hayward, English singer and songwriter (Moody Blues)
• 17 October - Vicki Hodge, English actress
• 19 October - Philip Pullman, English author
• 22 October - Eileen Gordon, British Labour politician
• 31 October
  • Caroline Jackson, British politician
  • Stephen Rea, Northern Irish actor

November - December

• 1 November - Ric Grech, British bassist (Family, Blind Faith, Traffic (d. 1990)
• 7 November - Martin Barre, English musician (Jethro Tull)
• 12 November - P.P. Arnold, English singer
• 14 November - Carola Dunn, English writer
• 15 November - Gwyneth Powell, British actress
• 18 November - Andrea Allan, Scottish actress
• 21 November - Marina Warner, English writer
• 4 December - Angela Browning, British Conservative politician and MP for Tiverton and Honiton
• 14 December - Jane Birkin, English actress and singer
• 16 December - Trevor Pinnock, English harpsichordist and conductor
• 17 December - Bel Mooney, English broadcast journalist
• 20 December - Lesley Judd, English actress and television presenter
• 27 December
  • Janet Street Porter, English broadcast journalist
  • Polly Toynbee, English journalist and writer
• 29 December - Marianne Faithfull, English singer and actress

Unknown date

• Pete Price, Merseyside radio disc jockey

Deaths

• 5 February - George Arliss, English actor (born 1868)
• 3 April - Alf Common, English footballer (born 1880)
• 21 April - John Maynard Keynes, economist (born 1883)
• 14 June - John Logie Baird, Scottish television pioneer (born 1888)
• 11 July - Paul Nash, artist (born 1889)
• 15 July - Razor Smith, English cricketer (born 1877)
• 13 August - H.G. Wells, English writer (born 1866)
• 31 August - Harley Granville-Barker, actor, playwright and critic (born 1877)

References

See also