Page 21: Historical Events In 1945

Oct 11   Typhoon hits Okinawa, damaging many Navy ships.   

Oct 12   Jesse James Payne, lynched in Madison County Florida.   

Oct 14   Chicago Cardinals end a record 29-game losing streak, beat Bears   

Oct 15   Baseball Attendance hits record 10.28 million (Tigers 1.28 is highest)   

Oct 15   French statesman Pierre Laval is executed for betraying his country to Nazis in World War Two.   

Oct 15   Pierre Laval former premier of Vichy France, executed.   

Oct 15   Pierre Laval, former premier of Vichy France, executed at 62.   

Oct 16   UN's Food and Agriculture Organization comes into existence.   

Oct 17   Juan Peron is recorded as becoming dictator of Argentina   

Oct 18   Nazi war crime trial opens in Nuremberg   

Oct 19   Foundation of War Widow's Guild of Australia The guild's inaugural president was Mrs Jessie Vasey, widow of Major-General GA Vasey, who had asked his wife to "look after the widows"   

Oct 20   Supreme Court Justice Geoffrey Lawrence opens trial of Neurenberg   

Oct 21   Women in France allowed to vote for 1st time   

Oct 21   Women in France allowed to vote for inaugural time.   

Oct 23   Jackie Robinson signs Montreal Royal contract   

Oct 24   Charter of United Nations of force became.   

Oct 24   Robert Ley, German nazi, commits suicide   

Oct 24   United Nations are created   

Oct 24   United Nations Charter is recorded as becoming effective   

Oct 25   Japanese surrender Taiwan to Gen Chiang Kai-shek.   

Oct 27   "Carib Song" closes at Adelphi Theater NYC after 36 performances   

Oct 29   1st ball point pen goes on sale, 57 years after it is patented   

Oct 29   The inaugural ball point pen goes on sale, 57 years after it was patented   

Oct 30   Branch Rickey signs Jackie Robinson to a Montreal Royals.   

Oct 30   Henry Winkler, actor (Happy Days, the Fonz) born   

Oct 30   US government announces end of shoe rationing   

Oct 31   Barrie Keefe, American writer is born.   

Oct 31   Henry Ainley, actor (As You Like It), dies at 66   

Nov 01   Australia ratifies Charter of United Nations.   

Nov 01   inaugural issue of Ebony magazine published by John H Johnson   

Nov 03   Alessandro Longo, composer, dies at 80.   

Nov 03   Lindsay Hassett scores 187 and 124* for Aust Services at Delhi   

Nov 05   Colombia joins the United Nations.   

Nov 06   HUAC begins investigation of 7 radio commentators   

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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,