Historical Events In 1945

Mar 31   Tennessee Williams' "Glass Menagerie", premieres in New York NY on this day in history.  

Mar 31   US artillery lands on Keise Shima/begins firing on Okinawa in the year 1945.  

Apr 01   1st edition of Indonesia Merdeka publishes on this day in history.  

Apr 01   Over 1200 Navy ships and Army troops begin invasion of Okinawa on this day in history.  

Apr 01   US forces launch invasion of Okinawa during WW II in the year 1945.  

Apr 02   On this day in history 1st US units reach east coast of Okinawa  

Apr 03   In the year 1945 hengelo freed from nazi control by Canadian army  

Apr 03   Joseph Weinheber, Austria poet/writer (Vienna Verbatim), dies at 43 on this day in history.  

Apr 03   Nazi's begin evacuation of camp Buchenwald on this day in history.  

Apr 03   US 1st army conquers Hofgeismar in the year 1945.  

Apr 04   In the year 1945 hungary liberated from Nazi occupation (National Day)  

Apr 04   In the year 1945 hungary liberated from Nazi occupation (National Liberation Day)  

Apr 04   US forces liberated the Nazi death camp Ohrdruf in Germany in the year 1945.  

Apr 04   US tanks/infantry conquer Bielefeld on this day in history.  

Apr 05   In the year 1945 almelo Netherlands freed  

Apr 05   In the year 1945 huldreich Georg Fruh, composer, dies at 41  

Apr 05   On this day in history kuniaki Koiso resigns as PM of Japan; replaced by Kantaro Suzuki  

Apr 06   Benjamin M Telders, president (Dutch Liberal States Party), dies at 42 on this day in history.  

Apr 06   Coevorden freed from nazis in the year 1945.  

Apr 06   First heavy kamikaze attack on ships at Okinawa on this day in history.  

Apr 06   Most of the Jewish prisoners remaining at the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany are forced out on death marches in the year 1945.  

Apr 07   On this day in history 1st & last assault of German Rammkommando on US bombers  

Apr 08   On this day in history nazi occupiers executed, Nazi general Christiansen flees Netherlands  

Apr 08   On this day in history uS forces launch invasion of Okinawa during WW II  

Apr 09   In the year 1945 battleship Admiral Scheer sinks British aircraft carrier  

Apr 09   Dietrich Bonhoeffer, German theologist/antifascist, hanged on this day in history.  

Apr 09   On this day in history liberty ship at Bari Italy carrying aerial bombs explodes, kills 360  

Apr 10   In the year 1945 allies liberate 1st Nazi concentration camp, Buchenwald (Czech)  

Apr 10   In the year 1945 allies liberate first Nazi concentration camp, Buchenwald (Czech)  

Apr 10   In the year 1945 hendrik N Werkman, resistance/painter (Blue Boat), executed at 63  

Apr 10   On this day in history on his last visit to Theresienstadt, Adolf Eichmann is heard to say, "I shall gladly jump into the pit, knowing that in the same pit there are 5 million enemies of the state."  

Apr 11   Allied troops liberate Basket-Compascuum on this day in history.  

Apr 11   In the year 1945 at the end of World War 2, the Red army enters the Austrian city of Vienna  

Apr 11   Kamiel van Baelen, Flemish resistance fighter (in Dachau), dies at 29 in the year 1945.  

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Jan 03   Stephen Stills, Dallas TX, songwriter/guitarist (Cosby Stills & Nash) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 04   Jay Dee Maness, Loma Linda Ca, singer (Desert Rose Band-Love Reunited) was born in the year 1945.  

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

Jan 04   Richard R. Schrock, American chemist, Nobel laureate was born in the year 1945.  

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of sam Wyche, NFL coach (Cincinnati Bengals)  

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

Jan 05   Roger Spottiswoode, Canadian-born film director was born in the year 1945.  

Jan 01   On this day in history vit Nejedly, composer, dies at 33  

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

Jan 03   Fyodor Akimenko, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Jan 06   On this day in history 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   In the year 1945 death of jüri Uluots, Estonian Prime Minister (b. 1890)  

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.