Historical Events In 1945

Jan 25   On this day in history west Africa 82nd division occupies Myohaung, Burma   

Jan 26   In the year 1945 soviet forces reach Auschwitz concentration camp   

Jan 26   In the year 1945 soviet troops arrive at Auschwitz to discover 7,600 survivors and 648 corpses. Most of the prisoners in Auschwitz had been sent out on a death march on Jan 18.   

Jan 27   Nazi occupiers forbid food transport to West (The Netherlands) in the year 1945.   

Jan 27   On this day in history russia liberates Auschwitz &Birkenau Concentration Camp (Poland)   

Jan 27   In the year 1945 russian troops liberate the Nazi concentration camps Birkenau and Auschwitz.   

Jan 27   Wally van Hall, "banker in defiance," arrested in the year 1945.   

Jan 28   Dutch airplanes dump pamphlets on Java in the year 1945.   

Jan 28   On this day in history general "Vinegar Joe" Stillwell &truck convoy reopen Burma Road to China   

Jan 28   On this day in history philip "Felix" Bekkers, actor (We Go on Trip), dies at 37   

Jan 28   On this day in history swedish ships bring food to starving Netherlands   

Jan 30   In the year 1945 "Wilhelm Gustloff" torpedoed off Danzig by Soviet sub-c 7,700 die   

Jan 30   German ship "Wilhelm Gustloff" torpedoed off Danzig by Soviet sub-c 7,700 die on this day in history.   

Jan 30   Gottlieb J Haberlandt, Hungarian/German botanist, dies at 90 on this day in history.   

Jan 31   Eddie Slovik, 1st US executed for desertion since Civil War at 25 in the year 1945.   

Jan 31   Eddie Slovik, first American executed for desertion since Civil War in the year 1945.   

Jan 31   US 4th Infantry division occupies Elcherrath in the year 1945.   

Feb 01   Johan Huizinga, Dutch culture historian (Homo Ludens), dies at 72 in the year 1945.   

Feb 01   On this day in history uS Army arrives at Siegfriedlinie   

Feb 02   On this day in history escape attempt at Mauthausen concentration camp   

Feb 02   On this day in history karl F Goerdeler, mayor (Leipzig)/"July 20th plot", hanged at 60   

Feb 03   Almost 1000 Flying Fortresses drop 3000 ton bombs on Berlin on this day in history.   

Feb 03   Jose Rolon, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1945.   

Feb 03   Walt Disney's "The 3 Caballeros" released in the year 1945.   

Feb 04   On this day in history fDR, Churchill & Stalin meet at Yalta   

Feb 04   FDR, Churchill &Stalin meet at Yalta in the year 1945.   

Feb 04   In the year 1945 winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin meet at Yalta in the Crimea to discuss plans for the defeat of the Axis powers and to decide on the post-war future   

Feb 05   Big Racket becomes fastest race horse at 69.6 kph (440 yards/20.8 seconds) on this day in history.   

Feb 05   On this day in history big Racket becomes fastest race horse at 69t.6 kph (440 yd/20.8 s)   

Feb 05   British premier Churchill arrives in Yalta on this day in history.   

Feb 05   US troops under General Douglas MacArthur enter Manilla on this day in history.   

Feb 06   8th Air Force bombs Magdeburg/Chemnitz on this day in history.   

Feb 06   In the year 1945 jan Bos, Dutch resistance fighter, executed   

Feb 06   On this day in history russian Red Army crosses the river Oder   

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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   Jay Dee Maness, Loma Linda Ca, singer (Desert Rose Band-Love Reunited) was born in the year 1945.   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of vesa-Matti Loiri, Finnish entertainer   

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

Jan 05   Sam Wyche, NFL coach (Cincinnati Bengals) was born in the year 1945.   

Jan 05   In the year 1945 birth of chuck McKinley, U.S. tennis player (d. 1986)   

Jan 05   In the year 1945 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   In the year 1945 fyodor Akimenko, composer, dies at 68   

Jan 06   In the year 1945 death of vladimir Vernadsky, Russian mineralogist (b. 1863)   

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 in the year 1945.   

Jan 10   Rudolf Borchardt, writer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

Jan 14   In the year 1945 sandor Vandor, composer, dies at 43