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 President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university * President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ...

– Chiang Kai-shek * Premier –

T. V. Soong Soong Tse-vung, more commonly romanized as Soong Tse-ven or Soong Tzu-wen (; 4 December 1894 – 25 April 1971), was a prominent businessman and politician in the early 20th-century Republic of China, who served as Premier. His father was Char ...

* Vice Premier –

Weng Wenhao Weng Wenhao (; 26 July 1889 – 27 January 1971) was a Chinese geologist and politician. He was one of the earliest modern Chinese geologists, and is regarded as the founder of modern Chinese geology and the father of modern Chinese oil industry ...

Events

January

* 19–22 January – Houma Campaign * 21 January – The establishment of

Penghu County Government The Penghu County Government () is the local government of Penghu County, Taiwan. Penghu County Hall is located in Magong City. History Penghu County government was established on 22 January 1946. Organizational structure City and township ...

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...

April

* 15–17 March –

Battle of Siping The Battle of Siping (四平战斗), also known as the Battle to Liberate Siping (四平解放战), was a battle fought between the Communist forces and the Nationalist forces in Jilin, China for the control of Siping during the Chinese Civil Wa ...

*April 17 – May 19 –

Campaign to Defend Siping The Campaign to Defend Siping (四平保卫战) was a struggle between the Nationalists and the communists for the control of Siping during the Chinese Civil War in the post World War II era. This campaign was characterized by the fact that th ...

May

* 1 May ** The establishment of

Taiwan Power Company The Taiwan Power Company (, Taipower; ) is a state-owned electric power industry providing electricity to Taiwan and off-shore islands of the Republic of China. History Taipower was established on 1 May 1946. Its origins can be traced to 1919 ...

. ** 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

* 10 July – Chin Han, Shanghai-born Taiwanese actor, son of

Sun Yuanliang Sun Yuanliang (; March 17, 1904 – May 25, 2007) was a Chinese military general of the National Revolutionary Army of the Republic of China. Sun was the last surviving member of the first graduating class of the Whampoa Military Academy, as well ...

* 5 December –

Chu Ke-liang Hsieh Hsin-ta (6 December 194615 May 2017), professionally known as Chu Ke-liang () was a Taiwanese comedian, actor, television show host and singer. He was known for his "over-the-top appearance" with unusual clothing and hair styles and his ...

, comedian * Tang Haoming *

Guan Guimin Guan Guimin (1946 – September 2022) was an operatic tenor who worked in China in the 1980s before eventually moving to the United States. His style integrated Italian Bel canto with Chinese vocal methods, and was described as having a pure, br ...

Liu Chunxian Liu Chunxian is Major General of People's Republic of China, serving at the General Staff Department of People's Liberation Army. Born in 1946, he is a native of Wei County in Hebei Province. He was admitted to the Department of German and Japa ...

Dong Guishan Dong Guishan (; born July 1946) is a retired lieutenant general in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of the People's Republic of China, who served as commander of the PLA Tibet Military District from 2004 to 2008. Biography Born in Xiping Count ...

Yang Xiuzhu Yang Xiuzhu (; born September 15, 1946) is a former Chinese female politician whose career ended after she was charged with corruption and expelled from the Chinese Communist Party. Yang served as Deputy Mayor of Wenzhou from 1995 to 1998 and dep ...

Yang Xianhui Yang Xianhui (; born 1946) is a contemporary Chinese novelist. His fiction portrays life during the Anti-Rightist Campaign and the Great Chinese Famine The Great Chinese Famine () was a period between 1959 and 1961 in the history of the Pe ...

Deaths

* 20 February –

Li Liejun Li Liejun (; 23 February 1882 – 20 February 1946), was a Chinese revolutionary leader and general in the early Republic of China. Biography Li was born in Wuning, Jiangxi, Province. In 1904, he was sent on a government scholarship to Jap ...

* 17 March –

Dai Li Lieutenant General Dai Li (Tai Li; ; May 28, 1897 – March 17, 1946) was a Chinese spymaster. His courtesy name was Yunong (雨農). Born Dai Chunfeng (Tai Chun-feng; 戴春風) in Bao'an, Jiangshan, Zhejiang province, he studied at the W ...

* 8 April –

Bo Gu Qin Bangxian or Ch'in Pang-hsien (), better known as Bo Gu (; Wade-Giles: ''Po Ku''; May 14, 1907 – April 8, 1946) was a senior leader of the Chinese Communist Party and a member of the 28 Bolsheviks. Early life and education Qin was born in ...

Ye Ting Ye Ting () (September 10, 1896 – April 8, 1946), born in Huiyang, Guangdong, was a Chinese military leader who played a key role in the Northern Expedition to reunify China after the 1911 Revolution. After serving with the Kuomintang, Ye ...

* 19 April –

Rikichi Andō was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army and 19th and final Japanese Governor-General of Taiwan from 30 December 1944 to October 1945. Biography Early career Andō was a native of Miyagi Prefecture. He served as an instructor at the Army W ...

* 15 July –

Wen Yiduo Wen Yiduo (; 24 November 189915 July 1946) was a Chinese poet and scholar known for his nationalistic poetry. Wen was assassinated by the Kuomintang in 1946. Life Wen Yiduo was born Wén Jiāhuá () on 24 November 1899 in what is now Xishui ...

* 4 August –

Deng Fa Deng Yuanzhao or Deng Fa () (March 7, 1906 – April 8, 1946) was an early leader of the Chinese Communist Party. He was born in Yuncheng District, Yunfu, Guangdong, and participated in the Canton–Hong Kong strike and the Guangzhou Uprising ...

References

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