Page 11: Historical Events In 1945

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

Apr 13   Allies occupy Wien (Vienna)   

Apr 13   Canadian army liberates Teuge and Assen Neth from Nazis.   

Apr 13   President Roosevelt dies.   

Apr 14   The German "Ruhr"garrison surrenders to General Bradley. 320000 German soldiers are captured   

Apr 14   Tokyo incendiary raids, using B-29's, damage Imperial Palace.   

Apr 15   British Army liberates Nazi concentration camp, Bergen-Belsen.   

Apr 15   FDR buried on grounds of Hyde Park home.   

Apr 16   German troops in Groningen surrender.   

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

Apr 17   8th Air Force bombs Dresden   

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   

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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,