1946 in India

none December 2013 1946 Events in the year 1946 in India. Incumbents Emperor of India – George VI Viceroy of British India – The Viscount Wavell Events National income - 77,566 million January - June January – 1946 Indian provincial elections January – Royal Air Force Mutiny of 1946 of British and Indian air force units 11 February – I.N.A. trial demonstrations in Calcutta, several killed 12 February – Hartal in Calcutta over the killing of demonstrators the previous day 18 February – Start of the Royal Indian Navy Mutiny 22 February – Start of hartal in Bombay in support of the mutiny, which saw the British kill over 200 citizens 24 March – 1946 Cabinet Mission to India 10 May – Nehru elected leader of the Congress Party. July - December 24 July – Results of 1946 Indian Constituent Assembly election announcedAbsolute Majority For Congress In Consambly 1 25 July 1946 The Indian Express 16 August – All-India Muslim League calls for Direct Action Day and the resultant violence resulted in more than 3000 deaths. 19 August – Violence between Muslims and Hindus in Calcutta leaves 3,000 dead. 2 September – interim government formed 4 September – Street violence between Muslims and Hindus in Bombay 27 November – Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru appeals to the United States and the Soviet Union to end nuclear testing and to start nuclear disarmament, stating that such an action would "save humanity from the ultimate disaster." Law 9 December – Constituent Assembly for India meets for the first time.Everyman's Dictionary of Dates; 6th ed. J. M. Dent, 1971; p. 263 Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act Foreigners Act Births January to June 16 January – Kabir Bedi, actor. 1 February – Giri Babu, actor. 2 March – Morari Bapu, Hindu Kathakaar 7 March – Gerald Almeida, bishop of Jabalpur 18 March – Navin Nischol, actor of Bollywood films (died 2011). 4 June S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, playback singer and actor (died 2020). July to September 5 July – Mamukkoya, comedian actor. 5 July – Ram Vilas Paswan, politician. (died 2020). 17 July – Lalitha Lenin, poet and academic. 28 July – Saint Alphonsa, Sister Alphonsa Muttathupadathu, in 2008 became first woman of Indian origin to be canonized as a saint (born 1910). 20 August – N. R. Narayana Murthy, industrialist and software engineer. 25 September – Bishan Singh Bedi, cricketer (died 2023). October to December 6 October - Vinod Khanna, actor (died 2017). 11 October – Vijay P. Bhatkar, computer scientist. 12 October – Ashok Mankad, Test cricketer (died 2008). 15 October – Victor Banerjee, actor. 9 December – Sonia Gandhi, politician. 14 December – Sanjay Gandhi, politician 16 October - Naveen Patnaik, politician 26 December – Narendra Prasad, actor, playwright, teacher and literary critic (died 2003). Full date unknown Mani Damodara Chakyar, Kutiyattam and Chakyar Koothu artist. Deaths 6 February – Upendranath Brahmachari, scientist and medical practitioner (born 1873). 12 October – Vellakal Palaniapa Subramania Mudaliar, retired veterinary college Dean, landlord, and Tamil scholar (born 1857). References 1946 India Category:Years of the 20th century in India Category:1946 in Asia Category:1940s in India