Events in the year 1946 in the Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 35 according to the official Republic of China calendar.
Incumbents President – Chiang Kai-shek Premier – T. V. Soong Vice Premier – Weng Wenhao
Events
January 19–22 January – Houma Campaign 21 January – The establishment of Penghu County Government in Taiwan.
April 15–17 March – Battle of Siping April 17 – May 19 – Campaign to Defend Siping
May 1 May The establishment of Taiwan Power Company in Taiwan. The establishment of Taiwan Cement Limited Corporation in Taiwan. August 14 – September 1 – Datong-Puzhou Campaign August 14 – September 22 – Battle of Huaiyin-Huai'an August 25–31 – Battle of Rugao-Huangqiao
September 2–8 September – Dingtao Campaign. 22–24 September – Linfen-Fushan Campaign.
Births January January 7 — Mak Ho Wai, Hong Kong-Singaporean actor (d. 2022) January 8 — Yu Xunfa, flute player (d. 2006)
February February 7 — Zhu Qingshi, physical chemist and writer February 14 — Timothy Fok, eldest son of Henry Fok Huang Xiaojing, 17th Governor of Fujian
March March 3 — Song Defu, 9th Secretary of the Fujian Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (d. 2007)
April April 8 — Raymond Wong Pak-ming, Hong Kong film producer, playwright, director and actor April 18 — Li Jianguo, member of the 18th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party April 24 — Chin Han, Taiwanese actor April 30 — Ni Min-jan, Taiwanese celebrity and entertainer (d. 2005)
May May 18 — Frank Hsieh, Taiwanese politician Cao Dewang, entrepreneur
June June 4 — Bao Guo'an, actor June 14 — Ha Yu, Hong Kong actor June 29 — Ma Kai, former Vice Premier of China
July July 3 — Albert Cheng, Hong Kong professional engineer July 10 — Chin Han, Shanghai-born Taiwanese actor, son of Sun Yuanliang July 30 — Chen Xiaolu, military officer and businessman (d. 2018) Dong Guishan, former Commander of the Tibet Military District
August August 3 — Ricky Hui, Hong Kong actor and singer (d. 2011) August 17 — Wei Liucheng, 8th Secretary of the Hainan Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party August 19 — Ti Lung, Hong Kong actor August 23 — Yu Qiuyu, writer and scholar August 26 — Zhou Ji, mechanical engineer and politician
September September 15 — Yang Xiuzhu, former female politician September 20 — Alan Tang, Hong Kong film actor, producer and director (d. 2011) September 22 Law Kar-ying, Hong Kong Cantonese opera singer and actor John Woo, Hong Kong film director
October October 9 — Anthony Yuen, Chinese American editor and anchor (d. 2020) October 24 — Chen Liangyu, 14th Secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Huang Huahua, 15th Governor of Guangdong Tang Haoming, novelist
November November 1 — Zhang Gaoli, former Vice Premier of China November 4 — Zhang Dejiang, 9th Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress November 8 — Michael Lai, Hong Kong music composer, record producer and actor (d. 2019) November 13 — Li Shenglin, politician November 25 — Lily Ho, Taiwanese actress November 28 — Li Baotian, actor Du Qinglin, politician
December December 5 — Chu Ke-liang, Taiwanese comedian, actor, television show host and singer (d. 2017) December 10 — Connie Chan, Hong Kong actress December 24 — Andrew Yao, computer scientist and computational theorist
Dates unknown Guan Guimin, operatic tenor (d. 2022) Liu Chunxian, Major General Yang Xianhui, novelist
Deaths February 20 — Li Liejun, revolutionary leader and general (b. 1882) March 9 — Li Zhaolin, founder and leader of the 3rd Route Army, a division of the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army (b. 1910) March 17 — Dai Li, lieutenant general and spymaster (b. 1897) April 8 — 1946 United States Air Force C-47 Crash at Yan'an Bo Gu, 3rd General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (b. 1907) Ye Ting, military officer (b. 1896) Wang Ruofei, high-ranking member of the Chinese Communist Party (b. 1896) Deng Fa, early leader of the Chinese Communist Party (b. 1906) April 19 — Rikichi Andō, 19th Governor-General of Taiwan (b. 1884) June 3 — Chen Gongbo, politician (b. 1892) June 20 — Wanrong, wife and empress consort of Puyi (b. 1906) July 15 — Wen Yiduo, poet and scholar (b. 1899) July 25 Tao Xingzhi, educator and reformer (b. 1891) Ho Ping-sung, historian (b. 1890) August 23 — Chu Minyi, politician (b. 1884) November 6 — Liang Hongzhi, leading official in the Anhui clique of the Beiyang Government (b. 1882) December 18 — Qi Xieyuan, warlord of the Zhili Clique (b. 1885)
See also List of Chinese films of the 1940s
References