Historical Events In 1945

Sep 02   In the year 1945 on board the aircraft carrier 'Missouri', in Tokyo Bay, General Douglas MacArthur accepts the Japanese surrender  

Sep 02   In the year 1945 president Truman sets the date as V-J Day.  

Sep 02   V-J Day; formal surrender of Japan aboard USS Missouri (WWII ends) on this day in history.  

Sep 03   Japanese forces in the Philippines surrender to Allies in the year 1945.  

Sep 04   Ruben Fine wins 4 simultaneous rapid chess games blindfolded on this day in history.  

Sep 04   On this day in history uS regains possession of Wake Island from Japan  

Sep 06   A's catcher George George punches ump Joe Rue gets suspended on this day in history.  

Sep 06   In the year 1945 john S Mccain, US admiral, (WW II-Pacific Ocean), dies  

Sep 07   On this day in history japanese at Rioekioe-islands surrender  

Sep 08   US invades Japanese-held Korea on this day in history.  

Sep 09   In the year 1945 japanese in S Korea, Taiwan, China, Indochina surrender to Allies  

Sep 10   KLS-AM in Oakland Ca changes call letters to KWBR (now KDIA) on this day in history.  

Sep 10   On this day in history vaino Raitio, composer, dies at 54  

Sep 10   On this day in history vidkun Quisling sentenced to death for collaborating with Nazis  

Sep 15   A hurricane in southern Florida and the Bahamas destroys 366 planes and 25 blimps at NAS Richmond in the year 1945.  

Sep 15   In the year 1945 anton Friedrich Wilhelm von Webern, Austrian composer, dies at 61  

Sep 16   Barometric pressure at 856 mb (25.55") off Okinawa (record low) on this day in history.  

Sep 16   On this day in history barometric pressure at 856 mb (25.55&quot) off Okinawa (record low)  

Sep 16   John "Pa" van de Steur, philanthropist (Java), dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Sep 18   On this day in history 1000 whites walk out of Gary Ind schools to protest integration  

Sep 19   Kim Il Sung arrives in harbor of Wonsan, Korea on this day in history.  

Sep 19   On this day in history lord Haw Haw (William Joyce) sentenced to death in London  

Sep 20   German rocket engineers begin work in US on this day in history.  

Sep 22   On this day in history stan Musial gets 5 hits off 5 pitchers on 5 consecutive pitches  

Sep 25   On this day in history bela Bartok, composer, dies at 64  

Sep 26   In the year 1945 all old Dutch banknotes declared invalid  

Sep 26   Béla V J Bartok, Hungarian pianist/composer dies at 64 in the year 1945.  

Sep 30   On this day in history hank Greenberg's final day HR wins pennant for Tigers  

Oct 01   Heavyweight champ Joe Louis is discharged from the army on this day in history.  

Oct 01   On this day in history walter B Cannon, US physiologist (Traumatic Shock), dies at 73  

Oct 03   On this day in history elvis Presley's 1st public appearance, he is 10  

Oct 03   World Federation of Trade Unions formed; CIO a member in the year 1945.  

Oct 05   "Meet the Press" premieres on radio on this day in history.  

Oct 06   Gen Eisenhower welcomed in Hague (on Hitler's train) in the year 1945.  

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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 in the year 1945.  

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   Roger Spottiswoode, Canadian-born film director was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01   On this day in history 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   Fyodor Akimenko, composer, dies at 68 in the year 1945.  

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

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

Jan 09   Jüri Uluots, Estonian Prime Minister (b. 1890) died in the year 1945.  

Jan 10   On this day in history rudolf Borchardt, writer, dies at 67  

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