Page 18: Historical Events In 1945

Aug 11   Allies refuse Japan's surrender offer to retain Emperor Hirohito.   

Aug 12   Stalin invites General Eisenhower to the National Sports Parade in Red Square, Moscow   

Aug 13   35 Jews sacrifice their lives to blow up Nazi rubber plant in Silesia.   

Aug 14   Japan surrenders unconditionally to the allies.   

Aug 14   V-J Day; Japan surrenders unconditionally to end WW II   

Aug 15   A riot ensued in SF while the city was celebrating the end of WW II   

Aug 15   South Korea liberated from Japanese rule   

Aug 15   US wartime rationing of gasoline and fuel oil ends   

Aug 16   Nico Richter, composer, dies at 29.   

Aug 16   Puyi, the last Chinese emperor and ruler of Manchukuo, was captured by Soviet troops.   

Aug 17   Gino Marinuzzi, composer, dies at 61.   

Aug 17   Indonesia (Dutch E Indies) declares independence from Netherlands   

Aug 17   Indonesia declares independence from Netherlands (National Day).   

Aug 17   Indonesia proclaims its independence from Holland   

Aug 18   Scheduled demonstrations at Polo Grounds and Ebbets Field to end segregation in organized baseball are called off   

Aug 19   Bill Clinton, 45th US President is born   

Aug 19   Phillies Jimmie Foxx, 37, pitches 1st 7 innings vs Reds and claims.   

Aug 19   Tomas Burgos, Chilean philanthropist (b.1875).   

Aug 20   A Roda Roda, writer, dies at 73   

Aug 20   Dodgers Tommy Brown, 17, is youngest player to hit a HR   

Aug 21   Pres Truman ends Lend-Lease program.   

Aug 22   Bob Cristofani scores 110 for Aust Services at Old Trafford.   

Aug 24   Cleveland ace Bob Feller returns from Navy and strike out 12.   

Aug 25   Jewish immigrants are permitted to leave Mauritius for Palestine   

Aug 26   Franz Werfel, Czech/German/US poet/writer (Mirror Man), dies at 54.   

Aug 26   Japanese diplomats board Missouri to receive instructions on Japan's surrender at the end of WW II.   

Aug 27   Pacific Fleet ships enter Sagami Bay, near Tokyo, Japan.   

Aug 27   US troops begin their occupation of Japan, following Japan's surrender to Allied forces during WWII   

Aug 27   US troops land in Japan after Japanese surrender   

Aug 29   British liberate Hong Kong from Japan   

Aug 30   12th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Green Bay 19, All-Stars 7 (92753).   

Aug 30   Hong Kong is liberated when the British navy under Rear-Admiral Cecil Harcourt sails into Victoria harbour to accept the Japanese surrender.   

Aug 30   Hong Kong liberated from Japan.   

Aug 30   The Japanese POW camp Shamshuipo in Hong Kong is liberated containin 1500 POW's including 400 Canadians   

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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,