Historical Events In 1945

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

Apr 12   Canadian troops liberate Nazi concentration camp Westerbork, Neth on this day in history.  

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

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

Apr 13   Allies occupy Wien (Vienna) on this day in history.  

Apr 13   Canadian army liberates Teuge & Assen Neth from Nazis in the year 1945.  

Apr 13   President Roosevelt dies on this day in history.  

Apr 14   In the year 1945 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 in the year 1945.  

Apr 15   On this day in history fDR buried on grounds of Hyde Park home  

Apr 16   German troops in Groningen surrender in the year 1945.  

Apr 16   US troops enter Nuremberg, Germany, during WW II on this day in history.  

Apr 17   8th Air Force bombs Dresden on this day in history.  

Apr 17   Hannie Schaft, "Girl with red hair," executed in the year 1945.  

Apr 18   In the year 1945 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 350,000 German army group B troops in the year 1945.  

Apr 18   On this day in history ernest T Pyle, British/US newscaster, killed in WW II at 44  

Apr 19   J P Heyboer, resistance fighter, executed in the year 1945.  

Apr 19   Rodgers & Hammerstein musical "Carousel" opens on Broadway in the year 1945.  

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   On this day in history soviet troops enter Berlin  

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

Apr 21   On this day in history 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   Concentration Camp at Sachsenhausen liberated on this day in history.  

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

Apr 22   Kathe Kollwitz, German graphic artist, dies at 77 in the year 1945.  

Apr 22   Toronto Maple Leafs beat Det Red Wings 4 games to 3 for Stanley Cup in the year 1945.  

Apr 23   Albrecht Haushofer, writer, dies at 42 in the year 1945.  

Apr 23   In the year 1945 concentration camp Flossenburg liberated  

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   A new commissioner of baseball was named. He was Albert B.’ Happy’ Chandler 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   In the year 1945 birth of victoria Principal, Fukuoka Japan, actress (Earthquake, Pamela-Dallas)  

Jan 04   Jay Dee Maness, Loma Linda Ca, singer (Desert Rose Band-Love Reunited) was born in the year 1945.  

Jan 04   Vesa-Matti Loiri, Finnish entertainer was born in the year 1945.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 10   Rudolf Borchardt, writer, dies at 67 in the year 1945.  

Jan 14   Sandor Vandor, composer, dies at 43 in the year 1945.