Page 3: Historical Events In 1945

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

Jan 26   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history russian troops liberate the Nazi concentration camps Birkenau and Auschwitz.   

Jan 27   Wally van Hall, "banker in defiance," arrested in the year 1945.   

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   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   In the year 1945 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   On this day in history eddie Slovik, first American executed for desertion since Civil War   

Jan 31   In the year 1945 uS 4th Infantry division occupies Elcherrath   

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

Feb 01   In the year 1945 uS Army arrives at Siegfriedlinie   

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

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

Feb 03   Almost 1000 Flying Fortresses drop 3000 ton bombs on Berlin on this day in history.   

Feb 03   In the year 1945 jose Rolon, composer, dies at 61   

Feb 03   Walt Disney's "The 3 Caballeros" released on this day in history.   

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

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

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   Big Racket becomes fastest race horse at 69t.6 kph (440 yd/20.8 s) on this day in history.   

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

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

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 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history birth of sam Wyche, NFL coach (Cincinnati Bengals)   

Jan 05   On this day in history 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   In the year 1945 vit Nejedly, composer, dies at 33   

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

Jan 03   Fyodor Akimenko, composer, dies at 68 in the year 1945.   

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   In the year 1945 death of jüri Uluots, Estonian Prime Minister (b. 1890)   

Jan 10   Rudolf Borchardt, writer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

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