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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Jul 05   Death of Prime Minister John Curtin in the year 1945.  

Jul 05   In the year 1945 labour Party wins British parliamentary election  

Jul 06   In the year 1945 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   In the year 1945 pres Truman signs executive order establishing Medal of Freedom  

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

Jul 10   In the year 1945 lt-adm Marc Mitscher named chief of US Navy staff  

Jul 10   Robert Goddard Rocket pioneer, dies in the year 1945.  

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

Jul 12   Cubs stop Braves Tommy Holmes modern-day NL hitting streak at 37 games on this day in history.  

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

Jul 14   In the year 1945 battleship USS South Dakota is 1st US ship to bombard Japan  

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   " 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   1st atomic bomb detonated, Trinity Site, Alamogordo, New Mexico in the year 1945.  

Jul 16   First atomic bomb test, in New Mexico, USA on this day in history.  

Jul 16   In the year 1945 the first atomic bomb detonated, Trinity Site, Alamogordo, New Mexico  

Jul 17   On this day in history 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   Edwin Schlossberg, husband of Carolyn Kennedy on this day in history.  

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

Jul 20   Arthur Seccull, S Africa cricketer (Test v England 1896), dies in the year 1945.  

Jul 21   Detroit Tigers & Phila A's play 24 inning 1-1 tie in the year 1945.  

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

Jul 24   US destroyer Underhill torpedoed West of Guam in the year 1945.  

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

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Jan 03   In the year 1945 birth of stephen Stills, Dallas TX, songwriter/guitarist (Cosby Stills & Nash)  

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

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

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

Jan 05   Chuck McKinley, U.S. tennis player (d. 1986) was born on this day in history.  

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

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.