Page 10: 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 on this day in history.   

Apr 01   In the year 1945 1st edition of Indonesia Merdeka publishes   

Apr 01   Over 1200 Navy ships and Army troops begin invasion of Okinawa in the year 1945.   

Apr 01   On this day in history uS forces launch invasion of Okinawa during WW II   

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 in the year 1945.   

Apr 03   On this day in history nazi's begin evacuation of camp Buchenwald   

Apr 03   On this day in history uS 1st army conquers Hofgeismar   

Apr 04   Hungary liberated from Nazi occupation (National Day) on this day in history.   

Apr 04   Hungary liberated from Nazi occupation (National Liberation Day) on this day in history.   

Apr 04   US forces liberated the Nazi death camp Ohrdruf in Germany on this day in history.   

Apr 04   In the year 1945 uS tanks/infantry conquer Bielefeld   

Apr 05   Almelo Netherlands freed on this day in history.   

Apr 05   Huldreich Georg Fruh, composer, dies at 41 on this day in history.   

Apr 05   Kuniaki Koiso resigns as PM of Japan; replaced by Kantaro Suzuki in the year 1945.   

Apr 06   Benjamin M Telders, president (Dutch Liberal States Party), dies at 42 in the year 1945.   

Apr 06   Coevorden freed from nazis on this day in history.   

Apr 06   In the year 1945 first heavy kamikaze attack on ships at Okinawa.   

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

Apr 07   1st & last assault of German Rammkommando on US bombers in the year 1945.   

Apr 08   Nazi occupiers executed, Nazi general Christiansen flees Netherlands on this day in history.   

Apr 08   US forces launch invasion of Okinawa during WW II in the year 1945.   

Apr 09   Battleship Admiral Scheer sinks British aircraft carrier on this day in history.   

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

Apr 09   Liberty ship at Bari Italy carrying aerial bombs explodes, kills 360 on this day in history.   

Apr 10   Allies liberate 1st Nazi concentration camp, Buchenwald (Czech) in the year 1945.   

Apr 10   Allies liberate first Nazi concentration camp, Buchenwald (Czech) in the year 1945.   

Apr 10   On this day in history hendrik N Werkman, resistance/painter (Blue Boat), executed at 63   

Apr 10   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." on this day in history.   

Apr 11   Allied troops liberate Basket-Compascuum in the year 1945.   

Apr 11   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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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   In the year 1945 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   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   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   On this day in history death of vladimir Vernadsky, Russian mineralogist (b. 1863)   

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 on this day in history.   

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.