Historical Events In 1945

Apr 11   U.S. troops liberate approximately 20,000 prisoners from Buchenwald on this day in history.  

Apr 12   On this day in history canadian troops liberate Nazi concentration camp Westerbork, Neth  

Apr 12   Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd Pres (D) (1933-1945), dies at 63 in the year 1945.  

Apr 12   In the year 1945 general Eisenhower is shown the first cave where the Nazis hoarded $250 million in captured treasures, one half-mile under the earth's surface.  

Apr 13   Allies occupy Wien (Vienna) in the year 1945.  

Apr 13   Canadian army liberates Teuge & Assen Neth from Nazis on this day in history.  

Apr 13   On this day in history president Roosevelt dies.  

Apr 14   On this day in history the German "Ruhr"garrison surrenders to General Bradley. 320,000 German soldiers are captured.  

Apr 14   On this day in history tokyo incendiary raids, using B-29's, damage Imperial Palace  

Apr 15   British Army liberates Nazi concentration camp, Bergen-Belsen on this day in history.  

Apr 15   FDR buried on grounds of Hyde Park home on this day in history.  

Apr 16   On this day in history german troops in Groningen surrender  

Apr 16   On this day in history uS troops enter Nuremberg, Germany, during WW II  

Apr 17   8th Air Force bombs Dresden in the year 1945.  

Apr 17   Hannie Schaft, "Girl with red hair," executed on this day in history.  

Apr 18   1 armed outfielder, St L Brown Pete Gray, 1st game he goes 1 for 4 in the year 1945.  

Apr 18   On this day in history clandestine Radio 1212, after broadcasting pro-nazi propoganda for months used their influence to trap 350,000 German army group B troops  

Apr 18   Ernest T Pyle, British/US newscaster, killed in WW II at 44 on this day in history.  

Apr 19   In the year 1945 j P Heyboer, resistance fighter, executed  

Apr 19   Rodgers & Hammerstein musical "Carousel" opens on Broadway on this day in history.  

Apr 20   In the year 1945 cleveland Browns organization formed by Arthur "Mickey" McBride  

Apr 20   In the year 1945 hitler commits suicide after U.S. troops occupy Munich.  

Apr 20   Soviet troops enter Berlin on this day in history.  

Apr 20   US 7th army captured German city of Nuremberg on this day in history.  

Apr 21   In the year 1945 allied troops occupy German nuclear laboratory  

Apr 21   John Poston, British major/Montgomery's ADC, dies in battle at 25 on this day in history.  

Apr 22   In the year 1945 concentration Camp at Sachsenhausen liberated  

Apr 22   In the year 1945 general Eisenhower invites eight U.S. congressmen to visit death camps.  

Apr 22   On this day in history kathe Kollwitz, German graphic artist, dies at 77  

Apr 22   In the year 1945 toronto Maple Leafs beat Det Red Wings 4 games to 3 for Stanley Cup  

Apr 23   On this day in history albrecht Haushofer, writer, dies at 42  

Apr 23   Concentration camp Flossenburg liberated on this day in history.  

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

Apr 24   On this day in history a new commissioner of baseball was named. He was Albert B.’ Happy’ Chandler.  

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Jan 03   Stephen Stills, Dallas TX, songwriter/guitarist (Cosby Stills & Nash) was born in the year 1945.  

Jan 03   In the year 1945 birth of victoria Principal, Fukuoka Japan, actress (Earthquake, Pamela-Dallas)  

Jan 04   In the year 1945 birth of jay Dee Maness, Loma Linda Ca, singer (Desert Rose Band-Love Reunited)  

Jan 04   In the year 1945 birth of vesa-Matti Loiri, Finnish entertainer  

Jan 04   Richard R. Schrock, American chemist, Nobel laureate was born on this day in history.  

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   Roger Spottiswoode, Canadian-born film director was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01   In the year 1945 vit Nejedly, composer, dies at 33  

Jan 02   Betram Home Ramsay, Engl adm/Cmdr Naval Forces (Normandy), dies at 61 in the year 1945.  

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   On this day in history rudolf Borchardt, writer, dies at 67  

Jan 14   In the year 1945 sandor Vandor, composer, dies at 43