January 1, 1946
Bilateral treaty signed between the United Kingdom and Transjordan on March 22, 1946
Operation Downfall — codename for the Allied plan for the invasion of Japan near the end of World War II
Series of race riots in Chicago, United States
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
EuroBasket 1946 — 1946 edition of Eurobasket
1946 Cannes Film Festival — 1946 film festival edition, first edition
1946 Iran crisis — conflict in northwestern Iran
Corfu Channel incident — 1946–48 altercations between the United Kingdom and Albania
1946 European Athletics Championships — 1946 edition of the European Athletics Championships
Treaty on narcotic drug control adopted by United Nations General Assembly in 1946