Historical Events In 1945

Jan 25   West Africa 82nd division occupies Myohaung, Burma in the year 1945.  

Jan 26   In the year 1945 soviet forces reach Auschwitz concentration camp  

Jan 26   On this day in history soviet troops arrive at Auschwitz to discover 7,600 survivors and 648 corpses. Most of the prisoners in Auschwitz had been sent out on a death march on Jan 18.  

Jan 27   Nazi occupiers forbid food transport to West (The Netherlands) in the year 1945.  

Jan 27   In the year 1945 russia liberates Auschwitz &Birkenau Concentration Camp (Poland)  

Jan 27   In the year 1945 russian troops liberate the Nazi concentration camps Birkenau and Auschwitz.  

Jan 27   On this day in history wally van Hall, "banker in defiance," arrested  

Jan 28   Dutch airplanes dump pamphlets on Java on this day in history.  

Jan 28   In the year 1945 general "Vinegar Joe" Stillwell &truck convoy reopen Burma Road to China  

Jan 28   Philip "Felix" Bekkers, actor (We Go on Trip), dies at 37 on this day in history.  

Jan 28   Swedish ships bring food to starving Netherlands in the year 1945.  

Jan 30   "Wilhelm Gustloff" torpedoed off Danzig by Soviet sub-c 7,700 die in the year 1945.  

Jan 30   On this day in history german ship "Wilhelm Gustloff" torpedoed off Danzig by Soviet sub-c 7,700 die  

Jan 30   In the year 1945 gottlieb J Haberlandt, Hungarian/German botanist, dies at 90  

Jan 31   Eddie Slovik, 1st US executed for desertion since Civil War at 25 in the year 1945.  

Jan 31   In the year 1945 eddie Slovik, first American executed for desertion since Civil War  

Jan 31   US 4th Infantry division occupies Elcherrath in the year 1945.  

Feb 01   In the year 1945 johan Huizinga, Dutch culture historian (Homo Ludens), dies at 72  

Feb 01   US Army arrives at Siegfriedlinie in the year 1945.  

Feb 02   On this day in history escape attempt at Mauthausen concentration camp  

Feb 02   Karl F Goerdeler, mayor (Leipzig)/"July 20th plot", hanged at 60 in the year 1945.  

Feb 03   Almost 1000 Flying Fortresses drop 3000 ton bombs on Berlin in the year 1945.  

Feb 03   On this day in history jose Rolon, composer, dies at 61  

Feb 03   In the year 1945 walt Disney's "The 3 Caballeros" released  

Feb 04   FDR, Churchill & Stalin meet at Yalta on this day in history.  

Feb 04   FDR, Churchill &Stalin meet at Yalta in the year 1945.  

Feb 04   Winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin meet at Yalta in the Crimea to discuss plans for the defeat of the Axis powers and to decide on the post-war future on this day in history.  

Feb 05   On this day in history big Racket becomes fastest race horse at 69.6 kph (440 yards/20.8 seconds)  

Feb 05   Big Racket becomes fastest race horse at 69t.6 kph (440 yd/20.8 s) in the year 1945.  

Feb 05   In the year 1945 british premier Churchill arrives in Yalta  

Feb 05   In the year 1945 uS troops under General Douglas MacArthur enter Manilla  

Feb 06   8th Air Force bombs Magdeburg/Chemnitz in the year 1945.  

Feb 06   On this day in history jan Bos, Dutch resistance fighter, executed  

Feb 06   On this day in history russian Red Army crosses the river Oder  

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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 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   Vesa-Matti Loiri, Finnish entertainer was born in the year 1945.  

Jan 04   Richard R. Schrock, American chemist, Nobel laureate was born in the year 1945.  

Jan 05   Sam Wyche, NFL coach (Cincinnati Bengals) was born in the year 1945.  

Jan 05   In the year 1945 birth of chuck McKinley, U.S. tennis player (d. 1986)  

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of roger Spottiswoode, Canadian-born film director  

Jan 01   On this day in history vit Nejedly, composer, dies at 33  

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

Jan 03   On this day in history 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 in the year 1945.  

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

Jan 10   On this day in history rudolf Borchardt, writer, dies at 67  

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