Page 11: Historical Events In 1945

Apr 16   German troops in Groningen surrender   

Apr 16   US troops enter Nuremberg, Germany, during WW II   

Apr 17   Hannie Schaft, "Girl with red hair," executed.   

Apr 18   1 armed outfielder, St L Brown Pete Gray, 1st game he goes 1 for 4   

Apr 18   Clandestine Radio 1212, after broadcasting pro-nazi propoganda for months used their influence to trap 350000 German army group B troops.   

Apr 18   Ernest T Pyle, British/US newscaster, killed in WW II at 44   

Apr 19   J P Heyboer, resistance fighter, executed.   

Apr 19   Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "Carousel" opens on Broadway   

Apr 20   Cleveland Browns organization formed by Arthur "Mickey" McBride.   

Apr 20   Hitler commits suicide after U.S. troops occupy Munich   

Apr 20   Soviet troops enter Berlin.   

Apr 20   US 7th army captured German city of Nuremberg.   

Apr 21   Allied troops occupy German nuclear laboratory   

Apr 21   John Poston, British major/Montgomery's ADC, dies in battle at 25   

Apr 22   Concentration Camp at Sachsenhausen liberated.   

Apr 22   General Eisenhower invites eight U.S. congressmen to visit death camps.   

Apr 22   Kathe Kollwitz, German graphic artist, dies at 77   

Apr 22   Toronto Maple Leafs beat Det Red Wings 4 games to 3 for Stanley Cup   

Apr 23   Albrecht Haushofer, writer, dies at 42.   

Apr 23   Concentration camp Flossenburg liberated.   

Apr 23   In only U.S. use of guided missiles in WW II, 2 BAT missiles release at Balikiapan, Borneo   

Apr 24   A new commissioner of baseball was named. He was Albert B.’ Happy’ Chandler   

Apr 24   Albert B "Happy" Chandler is named 2nd baseball commissioner   

Apr 24   Anton de Kom, Suriname resistance fighter, dies at 47.   

Apr 25   45 countries convene UN Conference on Intl Organization in SF   

Apr 25   Last Boeing B-17 attack against Nazi Germany   

Apr 25   RCAF's No. 6 Group makes its last bombing raid over Germany   

Apr 25   U.S. and Red Army units meet near the Elbe River at Torgan, 75 miles south of Berlin.   

Apr 25   United Nations founded at San Francisco   

Apr 25   US and Soviet forces meet at Torgau Germany on Elbe River   

Apr 26   Marshal Henri Philippe Petain, leader of France's Vichy collaborationist regime during WW II, arrested for treason.   

Apr 27   2nd Republic of Austria forms   

Apr 28   Bernito Mussolini Fascist leader and mistress captured, tried, and shot.   

Apr 28   Bernito Mussolini, Fascist leader (Italy), tried and shot.   

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Jan 03   Stephen stills: Dallas tx, songwriter/guitarist (cosby stills & nash)   

Jan 03   Victoria principal: Fukuoka japan, actress (earthquake, pamela-dallas)   

Jan 04   Jay dee maness: Loma linda ca, singer (desert rose band-love reunited)   

Jan 04   Vesa-matti loiri: Finnish entertainer   

Jan 04   Richard r. schrock: American chemist, nobel laureate   

Jan 05   Sam wyche: Nfl coach (cincinnati bengals)   

Jan 05   Chuck mckinley: U.s. tennis player   

Jan 05   Roger spottiswoode: Canadian-born film director   

Jan 01   Vit nejedly: Composer,   

Jan 02   Betram home ramsay: Engl adm/cmdr naval forces (normandy),   

Jan 03   Fyodor akimenko: Composer,    

Jan 06   Vladimir vernadsky: Russian mineralogist (b. 1863)   

Jan 08   Jac[obus] p thijsse: Dutch biologist (omgang met planten),    

Jan 09   Jüri uluots: Estonian prime minister (b. 1890)   

Jan 10   Rudolf borchardt: Writer,   

Jan 14   Sandor vandor: Composer,