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November 23, 1946
On November 23, 1946, french naval bombardment of Hai Phong, Vietnam, kills thousands of civilians. Hayley Mills, Tim Curry, Steven L. Bennett would arrive in the same year.
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French naval bombardment of Hai Phong, Vietnam, kills thousands of civilians.
49 mi2). It includes Bạch Long Vĩ and Cát Hải islands in the Gulf of Tonkin. Haiphong has a population of 4,664,124 in 2025.
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Around 1946
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 November 23, 1946
- 1946 — French naval bombardment of Hai Phong, Vietnam, kills thousands of civilians.
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The class of 1946
Others born in 1946
HM Hayley Mills 1946– English actress
TC Tim Curry 1946– English actor and singer
SL Steven L. Bennett 1946– American captain and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (died 1972)
PD Paul Davies 1946– English physicist and author LH Louise Harel 1946– Canadian lawyer and politician
AK Archy Kirkwood 1946– Baron Kirkwood of Kirkhope, Scottish lawyer and politician
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