Historical Events In 1945

Jan 25   On this day in history west Africa 82nd division occupies Myohaung, Burma   

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

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   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   General "Vinegar Joe" Stillwell &truck convoy reopen Burma Road to China on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 30   Gottlieb J Haberlandt, Hungarian/German botanist, dies at 90 in the year 1945.   

Jan 31   In the year 1945 eddie Slovik, 1st US executed for desertion since Civil War at 25   

Jan 31   Eddie Slovik, first American executed for desertion since Civil War in the year 1945.   

Jan 31   On this day in history uS 4th Infantry division occupies Elcherrath   

Feb 01   Johan Huizinga, Dutch culture historian (Homo Ludens), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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

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   In the year 1945 almost 1000 Flying Fortresses drop 3000 ton bombs on Berlin   

Feb 03   Jose Rolon, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1945.   

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

Feb 04   In the year 1945 fDR, Churchill & Stalin meet at Yalta   

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

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   Big Racket becomes fastest race horse at 69.6 kph (440 yards/20.8 seconds) in the year 1945.   

Feb 05   On this day in history big Racket becomes fastest race horse at 69t.6 kph (440 yd/20.8 s)   

Feb 05   British premier Churchill arrives in Yalta in the year 1945.   

Feb 05   US troops under General Douglas MacArthur enter Manilla on this day in history.   

Feb 06   8th Air Force bombs Magdeburg/Chemnitz on this day in history.   

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   Stephen Stills, Dallas TX, songwriter/guitarist (Cosby Stills & Nash) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   In the year 1945 birth of victoria Principal, Fukuoka Japan, actress (Earthquake, Pamela-Dallas)   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of jay Dee Maness, Loma Linda Ca, singer (Desert Rose Band-Love Reunited)   

Jan 04   In the year 1945 birth of vesa-Matti Loiri, Finnish entertainer   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Chuck McKinley, U.S. tennis player (d. 1986) was born in the year 1945.   

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

Jan 01   Vit Nejedly, composer, dies at 33 in the year 1945.   

Jan 02   On this day in history betram Home Ramsay, Engl adm/Cmdr Naval Forces (Normandy), dies at 61   

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

Jan 06   Vladimir Vernadsky, Russian mineralogist (b. 1863) died in the year 1945.   

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 in the year 1945.   

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

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