Page 2: Historical Events In 1945

Jan 12   US Task Force 38 destroys 41 Japanese ships in Battle of South China Sea in the year 1945.   

Jan 13   On this day in history prokofchev's 5th Symphony premieres in Moscow   

Jan 13   In the year 1945 the Soviet 'Red' army occupies the Hungarian city of Budapest   

Jan 14   In the year 1945 death marches to the interior of Germany begin, taking 250,000 Jewish lives.   

Jan 14   In the year 1945 sandor Vandor, composer, dies at 43   

Jan 15   "Make Mine Manhattan" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 429 perfs in the year 1945.   

Jan 15   In the year 1945 every Amsterdammer gets 3 kg sugar beets   

Jan 15   Red Army frees Crakow-Plaszow concentration camp on this day in history.   

Jan 16   On this day in history dennis Donnini, Brit rifleman (Victoria Cross), dies in battle at 19   

Jan 16   On this day in history scottish 52nd land division/1st Commando brigade-assault at Heinsberg   

Jan 16   On this day in history u.S. first and 3rd army units close the bulge, but do not succeed in entrapping enemy forces.   

Jan 16   US first & 3rd army meet at Houffalise on this day in history.   

Jan 17   On this day in history auschwitz concentration camp begins evacuation   

Jan 17   Liberation of Warsaw by Soviet troops (end of Nazi occupation) on this day in history.   

Jan 17   In the year 1945 liberation of Warsaw from the Nazi by Soviet troops   

Jan 17   Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, credited with saving tens of thousands of Jews from the Nazis, arrested by secret police in Hungary in the year 1945.   

Jan 17   Warsaw is liberated by Polish and Soviet forces during WWII in the year 1945.   

Jan 18   Approximately 800 prisoners remaining in the Lodz Ghetto are liberated by Soviet troops, after 74,600 have been deported to Auschwitz on this day in history.   

Jan 18   Warsaw freed by Soviet army on this day in history.   

Jan 19   Approximately 800 prisoners remaining in the Lodz Ghetto are liberated by Soviet troops, after 74,600 have been deported to Auschwitz in the year 1945.   

Jan 19   In the year 1945 ernest B Allo, French theologist, dies at 71   

Jan 20   FDR sworn-in for an unprecedented 4th term as President on this day in history.   

Jan 20   Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the only president to be elected to four terms in office, was inaugurated to his final term. He died three months later and was succeeded by his vice president, Harry Truman on this day in history.   

Jan 21   On this day in history british troops land on Ramree, near coast of Burma   

Jan 21   The Brazilian Expeditionary Force leads an allied attack on Monte Castelo in Italy, the only participation of South American troops in World War II in the year 1945.   

Jan 22   In the year 1945 a Wolfenstein, writer, dies at 61   

Jan 22   Burma highway reopens in the year 1945.   

Jan 22   In the year 1945 hMCS Trentonian (Corvette) torpedoed   

Jan 23   In the year 1945 dutch Premier Gerbrandy, exiled in London, offers his resignation   

Jan 23   On this day in history helmuth J Moltke, German politician ("July 20th Plot"), executed at 37   

Jan 24   Scottish 52nd Lowland division occupies Heinsberg in the year 1945.   

Jan 25   Dan Topping, Del Webb & Larry MacPhail purchase NY Yanks for $2.8 mil on this day in history.   

Jan 25   Grand Rapids MI becomes first US city to fluoridate its water in the year 1945.   

Jan 25   Japanese occupiers of Batavia arrest Indo-European youths in the year 1945.   

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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 in the year 1945.   

Jan 04   Jay Dee Maness, Loma Linda Ca, singer (Desert Rose Band-Love Reunited) was born on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 02   In the year 1945 betram Home Ramsay, Engl adm/Cmdr Naval Forces (Normandy), dies at 61   

Jan 03   Fyodor Akimenko, composer, dies at 68 in the year 1945.   

Jan 06   Vladimir Vernadsky, Russian mineralogist (b. 1863) died on this day in history.   

Jan 08   In the year 1945 jac[obus] P Thijsse, Dutch biologist (Omgang met planten), dies at 79   

Jan 09   Jüri Uluots, Estonian Prime Minister (b. 1890) died on this day in history.   

Jan 10   In the year 1945 rudolf Borchardt, writer, dies at 67   

Jan 14   Sandor Vandor, composer, dies at 43 on this day in history.