On 30 July 1946, the trial of the former Soviet General Andrey Vlasov and his accomplices began in the Military Collegium of the Supreme Court of the USSR, consisting of the chairman Vasiliy Vasilievich Ulrich and members of the collegium F.F. Karavaikov and G.N. Danilov.

On 21 July 1946, the UK Ministry of Food introduced bread rationing cards.

On 20 July 1946, the Joint Committee on the Investigation of the Pearl Harbor Attack presented a report analysing Japan’s attack of the United States.

On 14 July 1946, the US Senate, after a heated debate, approved a loan of $3.75 billion to the United Kingdom. The loan was negotiated by British economist John Maynard Keynes shortly before his death and US Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs William Clayton. The agreement stipulated that the loan would be given at 2% interest, with $1.19 billion being provided by Canada on the same terms.

On 14 July 1946, “The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care” by American paediatrician Benjamin Spock was published. The handbook for young parents was not only an iconic book of the 20th century, but also the first handbook in which the author calls for a child to be treated as an individual from the moment of birth. In the USSR, the book would be published for the first time in 1956 and would be the beginning of a revolutionary change in attitude towards children and childhood. In fact, it was only after the war that such a concept could have emerged - respect for the individual, the value of individuality, the right to freedom, as well as a delicate and caring attitude, as opposed to the authoritarianism and discipline that had so far prevailed.

On 13 July 1946, seven US Marines were captured in Hebei province, China, in the village of Xinanzhuang, near Qinhuangdao. This happened during bloody battles where the main goal of the People’s Liberation Army was not to defend or conquer cities, but to destroy the enemy’s manpower. Capturing the American Marines was a stroke of luck for the Chinese Communist forces.

On 12 July 1946, the Coal Industry Nationalisation Act received royal assent. From then on, the costs of maintenance and improvement of mines (£520 million), and of compensation to the former owners (£229 million) were allocated to the state budget. In 1947, the entire coal industry became subordinated to the National Coal Board that was created by the government. 42 regional coal offices became subordinated to 9 district coal offices, while coal trade remained in private hands.

On 11 July 1946, US Secretary of State James Byrnes at a meeting of the foreign ministers of the four allied states proposed the economic unification of the occupation zones.

On 10 July 1946, the Hungarian financial system collapsed. Inflation reached 400% per day, with all prices doubling in less than 15 hours. The exchange rate of one US dollar was equal to 59 billion pengös.

On 9 July 1946, the Council of Ministers of the USSR adopted resolution No. 1516 “On pensions for former servicemen and their families”.