The temperature on January 21, 1946 was between -3.1 °C and 4.0 °C and averaged 0.8 °C. There was 2.3 hours of sunshine (27%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
February 1 » Trygve Lie of Norway is picked to be the first United Nations Secretary-General.
May 7 » Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering (later renamed Sony) is founded.
July 15 » State of North Borneo, today in Sabah, Malaysia, annexed by the United Kingdom.
September 20 » The first Cannes Film Festival is held, having been delayed seven years due to World War II.
October 22 » Operation Osoaviakhim takes place, recruiting of thousands of military-related technical specialists from the Soviet occupation zone of post–World War II Germany for employment in the Soviet Union.
November 19 » Afghanistan, Iceland and Sweden join the United Nations.
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