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13 March 1946 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 13 March 1946 was a Wednesday.
- Top Film of 1946
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1946 was Song of the South.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 13 March is Pisces.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 13 March 1946 fell in the Year of the Dog.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 13 March 1946 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 13 March
- 1930 The news of the discovery of Pluto is announced by Lowell Observatory.
- 1940 The Winter War between Finland and the Soviet Union officially ends after the signing of the Moscow Peace Treaty.
- 1943 The Holocaust: German forces liquidate the Jewish ghetto in Kraków.
- 1954 The Battle of Điện Biên Phủ begins with an artillery barrage by Viet Minh forces under Võ Nguyên Giáp; Viet Minh victory led to the end of the First Indochina War and French withdrawal from Vietnam.
- 1957 Cuban student revolutionaries storm the presidential palace in Havana in a failed attempt on the life of President Fulgencio Batista.
Famous people born on 13 March
- Coco Gauff, American tennis player (born 2004)
- Common, American rapper and actor (born 1972)
- William H. Macy, American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1950)
- George MacKay, English actor (born 1992)
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Events of 1946 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1946 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 26 January – Foundation Day is renamed Australia Day.
- 18 February – The Archbishop of Sydney, Dr. Norman Gilroy, becomes Cardinal Gilroy, the first Australian born member of the College of Cardinals
- 1 May – At least 800 Aboriginal pastoral workers walk off the job in Northwest Western Australia, starting one of the longest industrial strikes in Australia.
Life in Australia in 1946
Prime Minister
Ben Chifley
Monarch
King George VI
Petrol (per litre)
$0.01
Loaf of Bread
$0.07
Average House
$1,600
Weekly Wage
$4.20
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Famous Faces Born in the 1940s
Well-known people born in the same decade as you, not on your birthday.
Olivia Newton-John26 September 1948SingerView their day →Angry Anderson5 August 1947Rock singerView their day →Rick Springfield23 August 1949Musician & singer-songwriterView their day →Bon Scott9 July 1946SingerView their day →Miriam Margolyes18 May 1941ActressView their day →John Farnham1 July 1949SingerView their day →Cassandra Harris15 December 1948ActressView their day →Helen Reddy25 October 1941Singer & actressView their day →Sources: Wikidata and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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