1946 in China explained

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 engineerer
• 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)
• 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)

See also

• List of Chinese films of the 1940s