Page 19: Historical Events In 1945

Aug 31   The Liberal Party of Australia is founded by Robert Menzies.   

Aug 31   Van Morrison, American songwriter is born   

Sep 01   Jacobus W G Balfoort, Dutch actor (Heimwee, Head On), dies at 57   

Sep 01   Japan surrenders ending WW II (US date, 9/2 in Japan)   

Sep 02   59th US Womens Tennis: Sarah P Cooke beats Pauline Betz (36 86 64).   

Sep 02   Allied forces arrive in Singapore and release prisoners of war   

Sep 02   Formal surrender of Japan is signed.   

Sep 02   Ho Chi Minh declares Vietnam independence from France   

Sep 02   On board the aircraft carrier 'Missouri', in Tokyo Bay, General Douglas MacArthur accepts the Japanese surrender.   

Sep 02   President Truman sets the date as V-J Day   

Sep 02   V-J Day; formal surrender of Japan aboard USS Missouri (WWII ends)   

Sep 03   Japanese forces in the Philippines surrender to Allies.   

Sep 04   In this year, Ruben Fine claims 4 simultaneous rapid chess games blindfolded.   

Sep 04   US regains possession of Wake Island from Japan.   

Sep 06   A's catcher George George punches ump Joe Rue gets suspended.   

Sep 06   John S Mccain, US admiral, (WW II-Pacific Ocean), dies.   

Sep 07   Japanese at Rioekioe-islands surrender.   

Sep 08   US invades Japanese-held Korea   

Sep 09   Japanese in S Korea, Taiwan, China, Indochina surrender to Allies   

Sep 10   KLS-AM in Oakland Ca changes call letters to KWBR (now KDIA).   

Sep 10   Vaino Raitio, composer, dies at 54.   

Sep 10   Vidkun Quisling sentenced to death for collaborating with Nazis   

Sep 15   A hurricane in southern Florida and the Bahamas destroys 366 planes and 25 blimps at NAS Richmond.   

Sep 15   Anton Friedrich Wilhelm von Webern, Austrian composer, dies at 61.   

Sep 16   Barometric pressure at 856 mb (25.55") off Okinawa (record low)   

Sep 16   John "Pa" van de Steur, philanthropist (Java), dies at 80   

Sep 18   1000 whites walk out of Gary Ind schools to protest integration.   

Sep 19   Kim Il Sung arrives in harbor of Wonsan, Korea.   

Sep 19   Lord Haw Haw (William Joyce) sentenced to death in London   

Sep 20   German rocket engineers begin work in US.   

Sep 22   Stan Musial gets 5 hits off 5 pitchers on 5 consecutive pitches.   

Sep 25   Bela Bartok, composer, dies at 64   

Sep 26   All old Dutch banknotes declared invalid.   

Sep 26   Béla V J Bartok, Hungarian pianist/composer dies at 64   

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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,