Historical Events In 1945

Jul 03   In the year 1945 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   On this day in history canadian troops enter Berlin as part of British garrison force; to share occupation duties.  

Jul 05   In the year 1945 australian Prime Minister John Curtin dies in office  

Jul 05   Death of Prime Minister John Curtin in the year 1945.  

Jul 05   Labour Party wins British parliamentary election on this day in history.  

Jul 06   In the year 1945 nicaragua becomes 1st nation to formally accept UN Charter  

Jul 06   On this day in history nicaragua becomes first nation to formally accept UN Charter  

Jul 06   On this day in history pres Truman signs executive order establishing Medal of Freedom  

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

Jul 07   Salomeja Neris, [S Bacinskaite-Buciene], Latvian poet, dies at 40 in the year 1945.  

Jul 10   On this day in history 14 carriers from Third Fleet carriers begin air strikes on Japanese Home Islands which end 15 August.  

Jul 10   Lt-adm Marc Mitscher named chief of US Navy staff on this day in history.  

Jul 10   In the year 1945 robert Goddard Rocket pioneer, dies  

Jul 10   Robert Goddard, Rocket pioneer, dies on this day in history.  

Jul 12   On this day in history cubs stop Braves Tommy Holmes modern-day NL hitting streak at 37 games  

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

Jul 14   On this day in history battleship USS South Dakota is 1st US ship to bombard Japan  

Jul 15   On this day in history 27th PGA Championship: Byron Nelson at Morraine CC Dayton Ohio  

Jul 16   On this day in history " 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   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   First atomic bomb test, in New Mexico, USA in the year 1945.  

Jul 16   On this day in history the first atomic bomb detonated, Trinity Site, Alamogordo, New Mexico  

Jul 17   In the year 1945 potsdam Conference (FDR, Stalin, Churchill) holds 1st meeting  

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

Jul 19   On this day in history edwin Schlossberg, husband of Carolyn Kennedy  

Jul 19   On this day in history george Barbier, actor (Man Who Came to Dinner), dies at 80  

Jul 20   On this day in history arthur Seccull, S Africa cricketer (Test v England 1896), dies  

Jul 21   On this day in history detroit Tigers & Phila A's play 24 inning 1-1 tie  

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

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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   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   Sam Wyche, NFL coach (Cincinnati Bengals) was born in the year 1945.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 01   Vit Nejedly, composer, dies at 33 in the year 1945.  

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 on this day in history.  

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   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 on this day in history.