January 1, 1946
Bilateral treaty signed between the United Kingdom and Transjordan on March 22, 1946
3rd Golden Globe Awards — 1946 film award ceremony, on the 30th of March in Los Angeles, California, United States of America, honoring achievements in 1945 filmmaking
Series of race riots in Chicago, United States
1946 Iran crisis — conflict in northwestern Iran
Operation Downfall — codename for the Allied plan for the invasion of Japan near the end of World War II
EuroBasket 1946 — 1946 edition of Eurobasket
1946 Cannes Film Festival — 1946 film festival edition, first edition
1946 South American Championship — football tournament
Corfu Channel incident — 1946–48 altercations between the United Kingdom and Albania
Treaty on narcotic drug control adopted by United Nations General Assembly in 1946