Page 2: Historical Events In 1945

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

Jan 13   Prokofchev's 5th Symphony premieres in Moscow in the year 1945.   

Jan 13   On this day in history the Soviet 'Red' army occupies the Hungarian city of Budapest   

Jan 14   On this day in history death marches to the interior of Germany begin, taking 250,000 Jewish lives.   

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

Jan 15   "Make Mine Manhattan" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 429 perfs on this day in history.   

Jan 15   On this day in history every Amsterdammer gets 3 kg sugar beets   

Jan 15   Red Army frees Crakow-Plaszow concentration camp in the year 1945.   

Jan 16   Dennis Donnini, Brit rifleman (Victoria Cross), dies in battle at 19 on this day in history.   

Jan 16   Scottish 52nd land division/1st Commando brigade-assault at Heinsberg in the year 1945.   

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 in the year 1945.   

Jan 17   Auschwitz concentration camp begins evacuation in the year 1945.   

Jan 17   In the year 1945 liberation of Warsaw by Soviet troops (end of Nazi occupation)   

Jan 17   On this day in history liberation of Warsaw from the Nazi by Soviet troops   

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

Jan 17   Warsaw is liberated by Polish and Soviet forces during WWII on this day in history.   

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

Jan 18   On this day in history warsaw freed by Soviet army   

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

Jan 19   Ernest B Allo, French theologist, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Jan 20   FDR sworn-in for an unprecedented 4th term as President in the year 1945.   

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

Jan 22   On this day in history a Wolfenstein, writer, dies at 61   

Jan 22   Burma highway reopens in the year 1945.   

Jan 22   On this day in history hMCS Trentonian (Corvette) torpedoed   

Jan 23   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 25   Dan Topping, Del Webb & Larry MacPhail purchase NY Yanks for $2.8 mil in the year 1945.   

Jan 25   In the year 1945 grand Rapids MI becomes first US city to fluoridate its water   

Jan 25   On this day in history japanese occupiers of Batavia arrest Indo-European youths   

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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 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   On this day in history birth of vesa-Matti Loiri, Finnish entertainer   

Jan 04   In the year 1945 birth of richard R. Schrock, American chemist, Nobel laureate   

Jan 05   On this day in history 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   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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 06   On this day in history 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 in the year 1945.   

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

Jan 14   Sandor Vandor, composer, dies at 43 in the year 1945.