Historical Events In 1945

Mar 31   In the year 1945 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   1st edition of Indonesia Merdeka publishes on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1945.  

Apr 02   1st US units reach east coast of Okinawa in the year 1945.  

Apr 03   Hengelo freed from nazi control by Canadian army on this day in history.  

Apr 03   On this day in history joseph Weinheber, Austria poet/writer (Vienna Verbatim), dies at 43  

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

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

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   In the year 1945 almelo Netherlands freed  

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

Apr 05   In the year 1945 kuniaki Koiso resigns as PM of Japan; replaced by Kantaro Suzuki  

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

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

Apr 10   Allies liberate first Nazi concentration camp, Buchenwald (Czech) on this day in history.  

Apr 10   Hendrik N Werkman, resistance/painter (Blue Boat), executed at 63 on this day in history.  

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." in the year 1945.  

Apr 11   On this day in history allied troops liberate Basket-Compascuum  

Apr 11   At the end of World War 2, the Red army enters the Austrian city of Vienna on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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 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   In the year 1945 birth of roger Spottiswoode, Canadian-born film director  

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   In the year 1945 fyodor Akimenko, composer, dies at 68  

Jan 06   Vladimir Vernadsky, Russian mineralogist (b. 1863) died in the year 1945.  

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

Jan 09   Jüri Uluots, Estonian Prime Minister (b. 1890) died on this day in history.  

Jan 10   Rudolf Borchardt, writer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Jan 14   Sandor Vandor, composer, dies at 43 on this day in history.