Historical Events In 1945

Jul 03   The first civilian passenger car built since February 1942 was driven off the assembly line at the Ford Motor Company plant in Detroit, MI. Automotive production had been diverted to military production for the war (WWII) effort on this day in history.   

Jul 04   Canadian troops enter Berlin as part of British garrison force; to share occupation duties in the year 1945.   

Jul 05   Australian Prime Minister John Curtin dies in office on this day in history.   

Jul 05   Death of Prime Minister John Curtin on this day in history.   

Jul 05   In the year 1945 labour Party wins British parliamentary election   

Jul 06   In the year 1945 nicaragua becomes 1st nation to formally accept UN Charter   

Jul 06   On this day in history nicaragua becomes first nation to formally accept UN Charter   

Jul 06   Pres Truman signs executive order establishing Medal of Freedom in the year 1945.   

Jul 06   In the year 1945 wash Senator Rick Ferrell catches a record 1,722 games   

Jul 07   Salomeja Neris, [S Bacinskaite-Buciene], Latvian poet, dies at 40 on this day in history.   

Jul 10   14 carriers from Third Fleet carriers begin air strikes on Japanese Home Islands which end 15 August on this day in history.   

Jul 10   Lt-adm Marc Mitscher named chief of US Navy staff on this day in history.   

Jul 10   Robert Goddard Rocket pioneer, dies in the year 1945.   

Jul 10   In the year 1945 robert Goddard, Rocket pioneer, dies   

Jul 12   On this day in history cubs stop Braves Tommy Holmes modern-day NL hitting streak at 37 games   

Jul 13   1st atom bomb explodes in New Mexico on this day in history.   

Jul 14   Battleship USS South Dakota is 1st US ship to bombard Japan in the year 1945.   

Jul 15   In the year 1945 27th PGA Championship: Byron Nelson at Morraine CC Dayton Ohio   

Jul 16   " Fat Boy", the experimental, plutonium bomb, exploded at 5 30 a.m. in the first U.S. test of an atomic bomb. The mushroom-shaped cloud rose to a height of 41,000 feet above the New Mexico desert at Alamogordo Air Base. All life in a one-mile radius ceased to exist in the year 1945.   

Jul 16   " Fat Boy", the experimental, plutonium bomb, exploded at 5:30 a.m. in the first U.S. test of an atomic bomb. The mushroom-shaped cloud rose to a height of 41,000 feet above the New Mexico desert at Alamogordo Air Base. All life in a one-mile radius ceased to exist on this day in history.   

Jul 16   On this day in history 1st atomic bomb detonated, Trinity Site, Alamogordo, New Mexico   

Jul 16   In the year 1945 first atomic bomb test, in New Mexico, USA   

Jul 16   In the year 1945 the first atomic bomb detonated, Trinity Site, Alamogordo, New Mexico   

Jul 17   Potsdam Conference (FDR, Stalin, Churchill) holds 1st meeting on this day in history.   

Jul 17   Potsdam Conference (FDR, Stalin, Churchill) holds first meeting in the year 1945.   

Jul 19   On this day in history edwin Schlossberg, husband of Carolyn Kennedy   

Jul 19   On this day in history george Barbier, actor (Man Who Came to Dinner), dies at 80   

Jul 20   On this day in history arthur Seccull, S Africa cricketer (Test v England 1896), dies   

Jul 21   Detroit Tigers & Phila A's play 24 inning 1-1 tie in the year 1945.   

Jul 23   In the year 1945 marshal Henri Pétain, leader Vichy-regime, goes on trial   

Jul 24   On this day in history uS destroyer Underhill torpedoed West of Guam   

Jul 26   On this day in history after Labour landslide in general election, Clement Attlee becomes PM   

Jul 26   Churchill resigns as Britain's PM on this day in history.   

Jul 27   On this day in history cubs purchase pitcher Hank Borowy from NY Yankees   

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Jan 03   In the year 1945 birth of stephen Stills, Dallas TX, songwriter/guitarist (Cosby Stills & Nash)   

Jan 03   Victoria Principal, Fukuoka Japan, actress (Earthquake, Pamela-Dallas) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of jay Dee Maness, Loma Linda Ca, singer (Desert Rose Band-Love Reunited)   

Jan 04   Vesa-Matti Loiri, Finnish entertainer was born in the year 1945.   

Jan 04   Richard R. Schrock, American chemist, Nobel laureate was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   In the year 1945 birth of sam Wyche, NFL coach (Cincinnati Bengals)   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of chuck McKinley, U.S. tennis player (d. 1986)   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of roger Spottiswoode, Canadian-born film director   

Jan 01   In the year 1945 vit Nejedly, composer, dies at 33   

Jan 02   Betram Home Ramsay, Engl adm/Cmdr Naval Forces (Normandy), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history fyodor Akimenko, composer, dies at 68   

Jan 06   Vladimir Vernadsky, Russian mineralogist (b. 1863) died on this day in history.   

Jan 08   Jac[obus] P Thijsse, Dutch biologist (Omgang met planten), dies at 79 in the year 1945.   

Jan 09   Jüri Uluots, Estonian Prime Minister (b. 1890) died on this day in history.   

Jan 10   Rudolf Borchardt, writer, dies at 67 in the year 1945.   

Jan 14   Sandor Vandor, composer, dies at 43 on this day in history.