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 in the year 1945.  

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

Apr 01   In the year 1945 over 1200 Navy ships and Army troops begin invasion of Okinawa  

Apr 01   US forces launch invasion of Okinawa during WW II on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1945 uS 1st army conquers Hofgeismar  

Apr 04   Hungary liberated from Nazi occupation (National Day) in the year 1945.  

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

Apr 04   On this day in history uS forces liberated the Nazi death camp Ohrdruf in Germany  

Apr 04   On this day in history uS tanks/infantry conquer Bielefeld  

Apr 05   On this day in history almelo Netherlands freed  

Apr 05   On this day in history huldreich Georg Fruh, composer, dies at 41  

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   On this day in history coevorden freed from nazis  

Apr 06   First heavy kamikaze attack on ships at Okinawa on this day in history.  

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

Apr 09   Battleship Admiral Scheer sinks British aircraft carrier in the year 1945.  

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   In the year 1945 allies liberate first Nazi concentration camp, Buchenwald (Czech)  

Apr 10   On this day in history 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   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   On this day in history kamiel van Baelen, Flemish resistance fighter (in Dachau), dies at 29  

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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   On this day in history birth of jay Dee Maness, Loma Linda Ca, singer (Desert Rose Band-Love Reunited)  

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of vesa-Matti Loiri, Finnish entertainer  

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

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of roger Spottiswoode, Canadian-born film director  

Jan 01   In the year 1945 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   On this day in history death of vladimir Vernadsky, Russian mineralogist (b. 1863)  

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

Jan 09   In the year 1945 death of jüri Uluots, Estonian Prime Minister (b. 1890)  

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