Page 17: Historical Events In 1945

Jul 19   George Barbier, actor (Man Who Came to Dinner), dies at 80   

Jul 20   Arthur Seccull, S Africa cricketer (Test v England 1896), dies   

Jul 21   Detroit Tigers and Phila A's play 24 inning 1-1 tie.   

Jul 23   Marshal Henri Pétain, leader Vichy-regime, goes on trial   

Jul 24   US destroyer Underhill torpedoed West of Guam   

Jul 26   After Labour landslide in general election, Clement Attlee is recorded as becoming PM   

Jul 26   Churchill steps down as Britain's PM.   

Jul 27   Cubs purchase pitcher Hank Borowy from NY Yankees   

Jul 28   Japanese premier Suzuki disregards US ultimatum to surrender   

Jul 28   Thirteen people are killed when a B-25 bomber crashes into the Empire State Building.   

Jul 28   US Army bomber crashes into 79th floor of Empire State Bldg, 14 die   

Jul 28   US Senate ratifies UN charter 89-2   

Jul 28   USS Callaghan (DD-792) is last ship sunk by a Japanese kamikaze attack, off Okinawa   

Jul 29   After delivering the Atomic Bomb across the Pacific, the cruiser USS Indianapolis is torpedoed and sunk by a Japanese submarine   

Jul 30   Japanese submarine, I-58, sinks USS Indianapolis (CA-35) in Philippine Sea; 316 out of 1199 crew survived.   

Jul 30   Philippines Sea: US cruiser Indianapolis torpedoed/sinks, 880 die   

Jul 31   Pierre Laval, the fugitive former leader of Vichy France, surrenders to Allied soldiers in Austria   

Aug 02   Emil Nikolaus von Reznicek, composer (Donna Diana), dies at 85   

Aug 02   Potsdam Conference ended, with Stalin, Truman and Churchill   

Aug 04   In this year, Golfer Byron Nelson records most tournament claims (18) in a season   

Aug 05   Atom Bomb dropped on Hiroshima (Aug 6th in Japan).   

Aug 06   Atomic bomb dropped Hiroshima.   

Aug 06   Hiroshima Peace Day-atom bomb dropped on Hiroshima by "Enola Gay"   

Aug 06   The inaugural atomic bomb is dropped on Hiroshima, an explosion equal to 20000 tons of TNT   

Aug 08   England and Aust Services draw 4th Victory Test.   

Aug 08   Pres Harry S Truman signs UN Charter.   

Aug 08   USSR declares war against Japan in WW II   

Aug 09   A second atomic bomb is dropped on Nagasaki; Soviets declare war on Japan, attacking Manchuria.   

Aug 09   Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki.   

Aug 09   In this year, Lt. Robert H. Gray (Royal Cdn. Naval Volunteer Reserve) claims the Victoria Cross at Onagawa BAy Honshu, Japan.   

Aug 09   US drops 2nd atomic bomb "Fat Man" on Japan destroys part of Nagasaki.   

Aug 10   HMCS Uganda returns from the Pacific theater in WWII.   

Aug 10   Japan announces willingness to surrender to Allies provided the status of Emperor Hirohito remained unchanged   

Aug 10   Robert H Goddard, US, rocket pioneer, dies at 62.   

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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,