Page 10: Historical Events In 1945

Mar 31   On this day in history tennessee Williams' "Glass Menagerie", premieres in New York NY   

Mar 31   In the year 1945 uS artillery lands on Keise Shima/begins firing on Okinawa   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Apr 02   In the year 1945 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   Nazi's begin evacuation of camp Buchenwald on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Apr 05   Almelo Netherlands freed in the year 1945.   

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   In the year 1945 coevorden freed from nazis   

Apr 06   First heavy kamikaze attack on ships at Okinawa in the year 1945.   

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

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

Apr 08   In the year 1945 nazi occupiers executed, Nazi general Christiansen flees Netherlands   

Apr 08   US forces launch invasion of Okinawa during WW II on this day in history.   

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

Apr 10   On this day in history allies liberate 1st Nazi concentration camp, Buchenwald (Czech)   

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

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   In the year 1945 allied troops liberate Basket-Compascuum   

Apr 11   At the end of World War 2, the Red army enters the Austrian city of Vienna in the year 1945.   

Apr 11   Kamiel van Baelen, Flemish resistance fighter (in Dachau), dies at 29 on this day in history.   

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Jan 03   On this day in history birth of stephen Stills, Dallas TX, songwriter/guitarist (Cosby Stills & Nash)   

Jan 03   Victoria Principal, Fukuoka Japan, actress (Earthquake, Pamela-Dallas) was born in the year 1945.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 02   In the year 1945 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   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 on this day in history.   

Jan 10   In the year 1945 rudolf Borchardt, writer, dies at 67   

Jan 14   On this day in history sandor Vandor, composer, dies at 43