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   Australian Prime Minister John Curtin dies in office on this day in history.  

Jul 05   Death of Prime Minister John Curtin on this day in history.  

Jul 05   On this day in history labour Party wins British parliamentary election  

Jul 06   Nicaragua becomes 1st nation to formally accept UN Charter in the year 1945.  

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

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   Salomeja Neris, [S Bacinskaite-Buciene], Latvian poet, dies at 40 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Jul 12   Cubs stop Braves Tommy Holmes modern-day NL hitting streak at 37 games in the year 1945.  

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   27th PGA Championship: Byron Nelson at Morraine CC Dayton Ohio in the year 1945.  

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 on this day in history.  

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   1st atomic bomb detonated, Trinity Site, Alamogordo, New Mexico in the year 1945.  

Jul 16   First atomic bomb test, in New Mexico, USA on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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   Arthur Seccull, S Africa cricketer (Test v England 1896), dies on this day in history.  

Jul 21   In the year 1945 detroit Tigers & Phila A's play 24 inning 1-1 tie  

Jul 23   In the year 1945 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 on this day in history.  

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

Jul 27   Cubs purchase pitcher Hank Borowy from NY Yankees in the year 1945.  

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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 in the year 1945.  

Jan 04   In the year 1945 birth of jay Dee Maness, Loma Linda Ca, singer (Desert Rose Band-Love Reunited)  

Jan 04   Vesa-Matti Loiri, Finnish entertainer was born in the year 1945.  

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

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   In the year 1945 birth of roger Spottiswoode, Canadian-born film director  

Jan 01   In the year 1945 vit Nejedly, composer, dies at 33  

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

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

Jan 06   In the year 1945 death of vladimir Vernadsky, Russian mineralogist (b. 1863)  

Jan 08   On this day in history jac[obus] P Thijsse, Dutch biologist (Omgang met planten), dies at 79  

Jan 09   Jüri Uluots, Estonian Prime Minister (b. 1890) died in the year 1945.  

Jan 10   Rudolf Borchardt, writer, dies at 67 in the year 1945.  

Jan 14   On this day in history sandor Vandor, composer, dies at 43