Page 3: Historical Events In 1945

Jan 25   West Africa 82nd division occupies Myohaung, Burma on this day in history.   

Jan 26   Soviet forces reach Auschwitz concentration camp in the year 1945.   

Jan 26   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 in the year 1945.   

Jan 27   Nazi occupiers forbid food transport to West (The Netherlands) on this day in history.   

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

Jan 27   Russian troops liberate the Nazi concentration camps Birkenau and Auschwitz in the year 1945.   

Jan 27   In the year 1945 wally van Hall, "banker in defiance," arrested   

Jan 28   On this day in history dutch airplanes dump pamphlets on Java   

Jan 28   On this day in history general "Vinegar Joe" Stillwell &truck convoy reopen Burma Road to China   

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

Jan 28   Swedish ships bring food to starving Netherlands on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 30   On this day in history gottlieb J Haberlandt, Hungarian/German botanist, dies at 90   

Jan 31   On this day in history eddie Slovik, 1st US executed for desertion since Civil War at 25   

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

Jan 31   US 4th Infantry division occupies Elcherrath on this day in history.   

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

Feb 01   US Army arrives at Siegfriedlinie on this day in history.   

Feb 02   Escape attempt at Mauthausen concentration camp in the year 1945.   

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 03   Jose Rolon, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

Feb 03   Walt Disney's "The 3 Caballeros" released in the year 1945.   

Feb 04   On this day in history fDR, Churchill & Stalin meet at Yalta   

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

Feb 04   In the year 1945 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   

Feb 05   In the year 1945 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) on this day in history.   

Feb 05   British premier Churchill arrives in Yalta on this day in history.   

Feb 05   US troops under General Douglas MacArthur enter Manilla in the year 1945.   

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

Feb 06   In the year 1945 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   In the year 1945 birth of victoria Principal, Fukuoka Japan, actress (Earthquake, Pamela-Dallas)   

Jan 04   In the year 1945 birth of jay Dee Maness, Loma Linda Ca, singer (Desert Rose Band-Love Reunited)   

Jan 04   Vesa-Matti Loiri, Finnish entertainer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   On this day in history 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 in the year 1945.   

Jan 01   Vit Nejedly, composer, dies at 33 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 03   Fyodor Akimenko, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 09   On this day in history death of jüri Uluots, Estonian Prime Minister (b. 1890)   

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

Jan 14   On this day in history sandor Vandor, composer, dies at 43