1946 in the United Kingdom

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Events from the year 1946 in the United Kingdom.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 2.1 January - February 2.2 March - April 2.3 May - June 2.4 July - August 2.5 September - October 2.6 November - December 2.7 Unknown date 3 Deaths 4 References

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• January 17 - The United Nations Security Council held its first meeting at Church House in London.
• February 14 - The Bank of England is nationalised.
• 15 February - American dance craze, the Jitterbug, sweeps Britain. ^[1]
• March 10 - British troops begin withdrawal from Lebanon
• May 20 - The House of Commons votes to nationalise coal mines in the United Kingdom.
• 31 May - London Heathrow Airport opened fully for civilian use. ^[1]
• 7 June - Television broadcasting, suspended during World War II, by the BBC resumes. ^[1]
• 29 September - BBC Third Programme begins broadcasting. ^[1]
• November 17 - Eight British servicemen are killed in Jerusalem by Jewish terrorists.
• November 22 - Tony Benn is elected as Treasurer of the Oxford Union.

[edit] Births

[edit] January - February

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

[edit] March - April

• March 6 - David Gilmour, English musician (Pink Floyd)
• March 21 - Timothy Dalton, Welsh actor
• March 25 - Cliff Balsam, English footballer
• April 4 - Dave Hill, English guitarist (Slade)
• April 19 - Tim Curry, British actor, vocalist, and composer
• April 25 - John Fox, British statistician

[edit] May - June

• May 4 - John Watson, Northern Irish racecar driver
• May 10 - Donovan Leitch, Scottish musician
• May 10 - Dave Mason, English musician (Traffic)
• May 16 - Robert Fripp, British musician
• May 22 - George Best, Northern Irish footballer (d. 2005)
• June 2 - Peter Sutcliffe, English serial killer
• June 12 - Harry Glasper, Football historian
• June 15 - Noddy Holder, English singer (Slade)
• June 18 - Paul McCartney, British Pop Singer
• June 23 - Kathy Wilkes, English philosopher
• 28 June - Jamie Cann, politician (d. 2001)

[edit] July - August

• August 3 - Jack Straw, British politician
• August 23 - Keith Moon, English drummer (The Who) (d. 1978)

[edit] September - October

• September 10 - Don Powell, English drummer
• October 1 - Tim O'Brien, American author
• October 13 - Edwina Currie, former British Conservative politician, author, and radio personality
• October 14 - Justin Hayward, English singer and songwriter (Moody Blues)
• October 17 - Vicki Hodge, English actress
• October 19 - Philip Pullman, English author
• October 22 - Eileen Gordon, British Labour politician
• October 31 - Caroline Jackson, British politician
• October 31 - Stephen Rea, Northern Irish actor

[edit] November - December

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

[edit] Unknown date

• Pete Price, Merseyside radio disc jockey

[edit] Deaths

• February 5 - George Arliss, English actor (b. 1868)
• April 3 - Alf Common, English footballer (b. 1880)
• June 14 - John Logie Baird, Scottish television pioneer (b. 1888)
• July 15 - Razor Smith, English cricketer (b. 1877)
• August 13 - H.G. Wells, English writer (b. 1866)

[edit] References