Timeline June 1946

Events in June 1946 11

• 1864 – 1946 William S. Hart (1864-1946) American actor and director, the first great cowboy star of silent film.
• 1888 – 1946 John Logie Baird (1888-1946) Died 14 June 1946, aged 57 Baird was a Scottish engineer who demonstrated the first working television system in 1926 and pioneered mechanical television broadcasting in Britain. He died in Bexhill-on-Sea, England, after suffering a stroke.
• 1946 French Open 1946 — return from war Men: Marcel Bernard · Women: Margaret Osborne First French Open after World War II.
• 1946 Italian Republic Referendum End of Monarchy Italians voted to abolish the monarchy and establish a republic. June 2 is now celebrated as Festa della Repubblica.
• 1946 Italian monarchy abolished Italy becomes a republic A national referendum abolished the Italian monarchy after World War II.
• 1946 Franchise founded Ned Irish founds the Knickerbockers as a charter member of the new Basketball Association of America at the Commodore Hotel meeting in New York.
• 1946 – present New York Knicks NBA franchise, 1946–present The New York Knickerbockers — one of the NBA's original franchises, founded in 1946. Three NBA championships (1970, 1973, 2026), decades of heartbreak in between, and a 53-year wait finally ended by Jalen Brunson and a new championship core.
• 1946 – present Donald Trump 45th & 47th President — twice impeached Donald Trump (born Jun 14, 1946) was the 45th President 2017-2021 and 47th President from 2025. He was impeached twice, the first president to be impeached twice. He returned to win the 2024 election.
• 1946 William S. Hart dies in Newhall William S. Hart dies aged 81.
• 1946 Chinese Civil War Resumes at Full Scale Truce between Nationalists and Communists collapses After a fragile postwar truce brokered by the United States broke down, the Kuomintang government and the Chinese Communist Party resumed full-scale civil war across China. The renewed conflict would continue until the Communist victory in 1949 and the founding of the People's Republic of China.
• 1946 – 1989 Gilda Radner (1946-1989) Died 20 May 1989, aged 42 Gilda Radner was an American comedian and one of the original cast members of Saturday Night Live. She created memorable characters including Roseanne Roseannadanna and Emily Litella. She died of ovarian cancer, and her illness later inspired the founding of Gilda's Club support centers.