Historical Events In 1945

Jul 03   On this day in history the first civilian passenger car built since February 1942 was driven off the assembly line at the Ford Motor Company plant in Detroit, MI. Automotive production had been diverted to military production for the war (WWII) effort.  

Jul 04   Canadian troops enter Berlin as part of British garrison force; to share occupation duties in the year 1945.  

Jul 05   On this day in history australian Prime Minister John Curtin dies in office  

Jul 05   In the year 1945 death of Prime Minister John Curtin  

Jul 05   Labour Party wins British parliamentary election in the year 1945.  

Jul 06   Nicaragua becomes 1st nation to formally accept UN Charter on this day in history.  

Jul 06   In the year 1945 nicaragua becomes first nation to formally accept UN Charter  

Jul 06   Pres Truman signs executive order establishing Medal of Freedom in the year 1945.  

Jul 06   Wash Senator Rick Ferrell catches a record 1,722 games in the year 1945.  

Jul 07   On this day in history salomeja Neris, [S Bacinskaite-Buciene], Latvian poet, dies at 40  

Jul 10   14 carriers from Third Fleet carriers begin air strikes on Japanese Home Islands which end 15 August in the year 1945.  

Jul 10   Lt-adm Marc Mitscher named chief of US Navy staff in the year 1945.  

Jul 10   Robert Goddard Rocket pioneer, dies in the year 1945.  

Jul 10   Robert Goddard, Rocket pioneer, dies in the year 1945.  

Jul 12   In the year 1945 cubs stop Braves Tommy Holmes modern-day NL hitting streak at 37 games  

Jul 13   1st atom bomb explodes in New Mexico on this day in history.  

Jul 14   Battleship USS South Dakota is 1st US ship to bombard Japan on this day in history.  

Jul 15   In the year 1945 27th PGA Championship: Byron Nelson at Morraine CC Dayton Ohio  

Jul 16   " Fat Boy", the experimental, plutonium bomb, exploded at 5 30 a.m. in the first U.S. test of an atomic bomb. The mushroom-shaped cloud rose to a height of 41,000 feet above the New Mexico desert at Alamogordo Air Base. All life in a one-mile radius ceased to exist in the year 1945.  

Jul 16   In the year 1945 " Fat Boy", the experimental, plutonium bomb, exploded at 5:30 a.m. in the first U.S. test of an atomic bomb. The mushroom-shaped cloud rose to a height of 41,000 feet above the New Mexico desert at Alamogordo Air Base. All life in a one-mile radius ceased to exist.  

Jul 16   1st atomic bomb detonated, Trinity Site, Alamogordo, New Mexico on this day in history.  

Jul 16   In the year 1945 first atomic bomb test, in New Mexico, USA  

Jul 16   In the year 1945 the first atomic bomb detonated, Trinity Site, Alamogordo, New Mexico  

Jul 17   Potsdam Conference (FDR, Stalin, Churchill) holds 1st meeting in the year 1945.  

Jul 17   On this day in history potsdam Conference (FDR, Stalin, Churchill) holds first meeting  

Jul 19   Edwin Schlossberg, husband of Carolyn Kennedy in the year 1945.  

Jul 19   George Barbier, actor (Man Who Came to Dinner), dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Jul 20   In the year 1945 arthur Seccull, S Africa cricketer (Test v England 1896), dies  

Jul 21   Detroit Tigers & Phila A's play 24 inning 1-1 tie in the year 1945.  

Jul 23   Marshal Henri Pétain, leader Vichy-regime, goes on trial on this day in history.  

Jul 24   US destroyer Underhill torpedoed West of Guam in the year 1945.  

Jul 26   After Labour landslide in general election, Clement Attlee becomes PM in the year 1945.  

Jul 26   In the year 1945 churchill resigns as Britain's PM  

Jul 27   On this day in history cubs purchase pitcher Hank Borowy from NY Yankees  

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Jan 03   In the year 1945 birth of stephen Stills, Dallas TX, songwriter/guitarist (Cosby Stills & Nash)  

Jan 03   Victoria Principal, Fukuoka Japan, actress (Earthquake, Pamela-Dallas) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   In the year 1945 birth of richard R. Schrock, American chemist, Nobel laureate  

Jan 05   Sam Wyche, NFL coach (Cincinnati Bengals) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   Chuck McKinley, U.S. tennis player (d. 1986) was born in the year 1945.  

Jan 05   Roger Spottiswoode, Canadian-born film director was born in the year 1945.  

Jan 01   Vit Nejedly, composer, dies at 33 on this day in history.  

Jan 02   Betram Home Ramsay, Engl adm/Cmdr Naval Forces (Normandy), dies at 61 on this day in history.  

Jan 03   In the year 1945 fyodor Akimenko, composer, dies at 68  

Jan 06   Vladimir Vernadsky, Russian mineralogist (b. 1863) died in the year 1945.  

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 on this day in history.  

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