Timeline March 1946

Events in March 1946 6

• 1869 – 1946 Karl Haushofer (1869-1946) Died 10 March 1946, aged 76 Haushofer was a German geographer whose theories of "living space" influenced Nazi expansionist ideology, though he was never a party member himself. He died by suicide together with his wife at their home in Bavaria after being investigated for war crimes.
• 1892 – 1946 Alexander Alekhine World Chess Champion and attacking master Alexander Alekhine was World Chess Champion from 1927 to 1935 and again from 1937 until his death. He was renowned for complex tactical combinations and brilliant attacking games.
• 1946 Bank of England Nationalised British government takes central bank into public ownership The Attlee government brought the Bank of England under state ownership through the Bank of England Act, ending nearly two and a half centuries as a privately owned institution. The move was part of a broader postwar nationalisation program that also brought coal and civil aviation under public control.
• 1946 Churchill Delivers the Iron Curtain Speech Churchill warns of Soviet expansion across Europe Speaking at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, Winston Churchill declared that an "iron curtain" had descended across the continent, separating Soviet-controlled Eastern Europe from the West. Though Churchill was no longer prime minister, the speech crystallized Western fears of Soviet expansion and is widely regarded as marking the rhetorical opening of the Cold War.
• 1946 Transjordan Gains Full Independence Kingdom recognized by Britain's government The United Kingdom recognized the full independence of Transjordan, ending its status as a League of Nations mandate. Abdullah I, who had ruled as emir, became king of the newly sovereign state, which was later renamed Jordan.
• 1946 Charlie Parker records Ornithology Dial Records Recorded in Los Angeles for Dial.