About the day » Wednesday January 2, 1946Calender converter

• Henricus Philippus Johannes van Orsouw, Berghem, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1946)
• John Robert Henry FOWLER († 2008)
• Lynne Lee Lautenbach, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, Verenigde Staten († 1946)
• Hendrik Buruma († 2006)
• Eric Wouter Roede, Groningen († 2007)
• Eino Kalevi (Kalevi) Kytöjoki († 2015)
• Johanna (Annie) Nieuweboer, Volendam, Netherlands († 1950)
• Johanna E.M. Nieuweboer, Volendam († 1950)
• Grantley John de Zoete, Melbourne(VIC,Australië) († 2005)
• NN van der Steen, Vught, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1946)

• Annie Grace PEARN (82)
• Amelia Naessens (82), DEINZE
• Alida Catharina Titia De Jonge (65), Nunspeet,, Gelderland, Nederland
• Albert van DIJKEN (86), Bedum
• * Hendrikus Johannes van de Bos (84), Uithoorn
• Anna Geertrui van Esseveldt (82), Maurik
• Anna Gesina (Johann Gerhard Becker) Gröninger (63), Fehndorf, Haren, Niedersachsen, Duitsland
• Adrianus Johannes Spierenburg (69), Utrecht
• Aaltje de Jong (81), Suawoude, Tietjerksteradeel
• Anna Gesina Grönniger (63), Fehndorf, Haren (Ems), Landkreis Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany

• 1942 » Dennis Hastert, American educator and politician, 59th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
• 1943 » Janet Akyüz Mattei, Turkish-American astronomer († 2004)
• 1944 » Charlie Davis, Trinidadian cricketer
• 1944 » Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian field marshal and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Cambodia
• 1944 » Péter Eötvös, Hungarian composer and conductor
• 1947 » Calvin Hill, American football player
• 1947 » David Shapiro, American poet, historian, and critic
• 1947 » Jack Hanna, American zoologist and author
• 1949 » Christopher Durang, American playwright and screenwriter
• 1949 » Iris Marion Young, American political scientist and academic († 2006)

• 1924 » Sabine Baring-Gould, English author and scholar (b. 1834)
• 1939 » Roman Dmowski, Polish politician, Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1864)
• 1941 » Mischa Levitzki, Russian-American pianist and composer (b. 1898)
• 1946 » Joe Darling, Australian cricketer and politician (b. 1870)
• 1950 » James Dooley, Irish-Australian politician, 21st Premier of New South Wales (b. 1877)
• 1951 » William Campion, English colonel and politician, 21st Governor of Western Australia (b. 1870)
• 1953 » Guccio Gucci, Italian businessman and fashion designer, founder of Gucci (b. 1881)
• 1960 » Paul Sauvé, Canadian lawyer and politician, 17th Premier of Quebec (b. 1907)
• 1963 » Dick Powell, American actor, singer, and director (b. 1904)
• 1963 » Jack Carson, Canadian-American actor (b. 1910)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Cornelis
4. Willem
5. Hendrik
6. Gerrit
7. Pieter
8. Jacobus
9. Robert
10. Peter
11. Jacob
12. Petrus
13. Adrianus
14. Wilhelmus
15. Gerardus
16. John

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Cornelia
4. Anna
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Adriana
8. Catharina
9. Hendrika
10. Petronella
11. Jacoba
12. Geertruida
13. Margaretha
14. Helena
15. Yvonne
16. Aaltje

• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• 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.
• The Netherlands had about 9.3 million citizens.
• February 8 » The People's Republic of Korea is dissolved in the North, establishing the communist-controlled Provisional People's Committee of North Korea.
• March 24 » A British Cabinet Mission arrives in India to discuss and plan for the transfer of power from the British Raj to Indian leadership.
• July 22 » King David Hotel bombing: A Zionist underground organisation, the Irgun, bombs the King David Hotel in Jerusalem, site of the civil administration and military headquarters for Mandatory Palestine, resulting in 91 deaths.
• July 25 » The Crossroads Baker device is the first underwater nuclear weapon test.
• September 19 » The Council of Europe is founded following a speech by Winston Churchill at the University of Zurich.
• November 23 » French naval bombardment of Hai Phong, Vietnam, kills thousands of civilians.

The temperature on January 2, 1946 was between -6.5 °C and -2.0 °C and averaged -4.7 °C. There was 4.0 hours of sunshine (51%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.