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December 19, 1946
On December 19, 1946, start of the First Indochina War. Hayley Mills, Tim Curry, Steven L. Bennett would arrive in the same year.
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Featured · December 19, 1946
Start of the First Indochina War.
The First Indochina War, known alternatively internationally as the French Indochina War, was fought in French Indochina between France and the Viet Minh and their respective allies, from 19 December 1946 until 11 August 1954. Most of the engagements of this conflict occurred in Vietnam.
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The year in brief
1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1946th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 946th year of the 2nd millennium, the 46th year of the 20th century, and the 7th year of the 1940s decade.
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On December 19, 1946
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1946 Start of the First Indochina War. 1946–1954 French colonial war in Indochina
The First Indochina War, known alternatively internationally as the French Indochina War, was fought in French Indochina between France and the Viet Minh and their respective allies, from 19 December 1946 until 11 August 1954. Most of the engagements of this conflict occurred in Vietnam.
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Other moments from 1946
- April 1 The 8.6 Mw Aleutian Islands earthquake shakes the Aleutian Islands with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong). A destructive tsunami reaches the Hawaiian Islands resulting in dozens of deaths, mostly in Hilo, Hawaii.
- April 1 The Malayan Union is established. Protests from locals led to the establishment of the Federation of Malaya two years later.
- April 17 The last French troops are withdrawn from Syria.
- April 18 The International Court of Justice holds its inaugural meeting in The Hague, Netherlands.
- April 18 Jackie Robinson makes his regular season debut for the Montreal Royals of the International League, to make them the first integrated modern professional baseball team.
- April 20 The League of Nations officially dissolves, giving most of its power to the United Nations.
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