Historical Events In 1945

Apr 11   In the year 1945 u.S. troops liberate approximately 20,000 prisoners from Buchenwald.  

Apr 12   In the year 1945 canadian troops liberate Nazi concentration camp Westerbork, Neth  

Apr 12   On this day in history franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd Pres (D) (1933-1945), dies at 63  

Apr 12   On this day in history 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 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   Tokyo incendiary raids, using B-29's, damage Imperial Palace in the year 1945.  

Apr 15   On this day in history british Army liberates Nazi concentration camp, Bergen-Belsen  

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   In the year 1945 hannie Schaft, "Girl with red hair," executed  

Apr 18   1 armed outfielder, St L Brown Pete Gray, 1st game he goes 1 for 4 on this day in history.  

Apr 18   In the year 1945 clandestine Radio 1212, after broadcasting pro-nazi propoganda for months used their influence to trap 350,000 German army group B troops  

Apr 18   In the year 1945 ernest T Pyle, British/US newscaster, killed in WW II at 44  

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   On this day in history cleveland Browns organization formed by Arthur "Mickey" McBride  

Apr 20   On this day in history 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   On this day in history allied troops occupy German nuclear laboratory  

Apr 21   On this day in history john Poston, British major/Montgomery's ADC, dies in battle at 25  

Apr 22   Concentration Camp at Sachsenhausen liberated in the year 1945.  

Apr 22   General Eisenhower invites eight U.S. congressmen to visit death camps on this day in history.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

Apr 23   Concentration camp Flossenburg liberated in the year 1945.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 04   Richard R. Schrock, American chemist, Nobel laureate was born in the year 1945.  

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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1945.  

Jan 06   In the year 1945 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   In the year 1945 death of jüri Uluots, Estonian Prime Minister (b. 1890)  

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.