At A Glance

30 December 1946 at a glance

Day of the week
30 December 1946 was a Monday.
Top Film of 1946
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1946 was Song of the South.
Bestselling Novel of 1946
“The King's General” by Daphne du Maurier was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 1946.
Star sign
The star sign for 30 December is Capricorn.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 30 December 1946 fell in the Year of the Dog.
Birthstone
The birthstone for December is Turquoise.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 30 December 1946 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 30 December

  • 1936 The Flint sit-down strike hits General Motors.
  • 1943 Subhas Chandra Bose raises the flag of Indian independence at Port Blair.
  • 1944 King George II of Greece declares a regency, leaving the throne vacant.
  • 1947 Cold War: King Michael I of Romania is forced to abdicate by the Soviet Union-backed Communist government of Romania.
  • 1954 The Finnish National Bureau of Investigation is established to consolidate criminal investigation and intelligence into a single agency.

Famous people born on December 30

  • LeBron James, American basketball player, producer and businessman (born 1984)
  • Kristin Kreuk, Canadian actress (born 1982)
  • Tracey Ullman, English-American actress, singer, director, and screenwriter (born 1959)
  • Tiger Woods, American golfer (born 1975)

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Events of 1946 in the United States

A selection from Wikipedia's '1946 in the United States'. Not a complete list.

  • February 14 – ENIAC (for "Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer"), the first general-purpose electronic computer, is unveiled at the University of Pennsylvania.
  • March 5 – In his speech at Westminster College, in Fulton, Missouri, Winston Churchill popularizes the political metaphor of the Iron Curtain.
  • May 23 – Dwarf Grill, predecessor of Chick-fil-A, a fast food chicken restaurant, is founded in Georgia.

Life in the US in 1946

President

Harry S. Truman

Gas (per gallon)

$0.21

Loaf of Bread

$0.10

Average House

$4,150

Weekly Wage

$43

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Famous Faces Born in the 1940s

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