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 in the year 1945.  

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

Jul 05   On this day in history australian Prime Minister John Curtin dies in office  

Jul 05   On this day in history death of Prime Minister John Curtin  

Jul 05   Labour Party wins British parliamentary election on this day in history.  

Jul 06   On this day in history nicaragua becomes 1st nation to formally accept UN Charter  

Jul 06   Nicaragua becomes first nation to formally accept UN Charter on this day in history.  

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

Jul 10   Lt-adm Marc Mitscher named chief of US Navy staff in the year 1945.  

Jul 10   On this day in history robert Goddard Rocket pioneer, dies  

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 in the year 1945.  

Jul 14   On this day in history battleship USS South Dakota is 1st US ship to bombard Japan  

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

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   On this day in history " 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 in the year 1945.  

Jul 16   On this day in history first atomic bomb test, in New Mexico, USA  

Jul 16   On this day in history 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   In the year 1945 potsdam Conference (FDR, Stalin, Churchill) holds first meeting  

Jul 19   Edwin Schlossberg, husband of Carolyn Kennedy in the year 1945.  

Jul 19   George Barbier, actor (Man Who Came to Dinner), dies at 80 on this day in history.  

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

Jul 21   In the year 1945 detroit Tigers & Phila A's play 24 inning 1-1 tie  

Jul 23   Marshal Henri Pétain, leader Vichy-regime, goes on trial on this day in history.  

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   Churchill resigns as Britain's PM in the year 1945.  

Jul 27   Cubs purchase pitcher Hank Borowy from NY Yankees on this day in history.  

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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   Jay Dee Maness, Loma Linda Ca, singer (Desert Rose Band-Love Reunited) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   In the year 1945 birth of vesa-Matti Loiri, Finnish entertainer  

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of richard R. Schrock, American chemist, Nobel laureate  

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

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 in the year 1945.  

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 in the year 1945.  

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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1945 sandor Vandor, composer, dies at 43