Historical Events In 1945

Jul 03   On this day in history 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.  

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

Jul 05   In the year 1945 australian Prime Minister John Curtin dies in office  

Jul 05   In the year 1945 death of Prime Minister John Curtin  

Jul 05   On this day in history labour Party wins British parliamentary election  

Jul 06   On this day in history 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 in the year 1945.  

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   In the year 1945 lt-adm Marc Mitscher named chief of US Navy staff  

Jul 10   Robert Goddard Rocket pioneer, dies on this day in history.  

Jul 10   Robert Goddard, Rocket pioneer, dies on this day in history.  

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

Jul 13   In the year 1945 1st atom bomb explodes in New Mexico  

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 on this day in history.  

Jul 16   In the year 1945 " 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.  

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

Jul 16   First atomic bomb test, in New Mexico, USA in the year 1945.  

Jul 16   The first atomic bomb detonated, Trinity Site, Alamogordo, New Mexico on this day in history.  

Jul 17   In the year 1945 potsdam Conference (FDR, Stalin, Churchill) holds 1st meeting  

Jul 17   On this day in history potsdam Conference (FDR, Stalin, Churchill) holds first meeting  

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

Jul 19   In the year 1945 george Barbier, actor (Man Who Came to Dinner), dies at 80  

Jul 20   In the year 1945 arthur Seccull, S Africa cricketer (Test v England 1896), dies  

Jul 21   On this day in history detroit Tigers & Phila A's play 24 inning 1-1 tie  

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   After Labour landslide in general election, Clement Attlee becomes PM on this day in history.  

Jul 26   In the year 1945 churchill resigns as Britain's PM  

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

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Jan 03   Stephen Stills, Dallas TX, songwriter/guitarist (Cosby Stills & Nash) was born in the year 1945.  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of victoria Principal, Fukuoka Japan, actress (Earthquake, Pamela-Dallas)  

Jan 04   In the year 1945 birth of jay Dee Maness, Loma Linda Ca, singer (Desert Rose Band-Love Reunited)  

Jan 04   Vesa-Matti Loiri, Finnish entertainer was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 05   Sam Wyche, NFL coach (Cincinnati Bengals) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   Chuck McKinley, U.S. tennis player (d. 1986) was born in the year 1945.  

Jan 05   Roger Spottiswoode, Canadian-born film director was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01   Vit Nejedly, composer, dies at 33 in the year 1945.  

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

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

Jan 09   On this day in history death of jüri Uluots, Estonian Prime Minister (b. 1890)  

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