Historical Events In 1945

Feb 19   In the year 1945 30,000 US Marines land on Iwo Jima  

Feb 19   On this day in history 900 Japanese soldiers reportedly killed by crocodiles in 2 days  

Feb 19   A U.S. invasion force of 30,000 marines land at Iwo Jima, starting a month-long WWII battle against Japanese troops on this day in history.  

Feb 19   Wim Speelman, Dutch resistance fighter, executed at 26 on this day in history.  

Feb 21   On this day in history archbishop De Jong calls for help with war casualties  

Feb 21   British Army captures Goch on this day in history.  

Feb 21   In the year 1945 eric Liddell, Scottish runner (Olympic-gold 1924), dies at 43  

Feb 21   In the year 1945 uS 10th Armour division overthrows Orscholz line  

Feb 22   Arab League forms (Cairo) on this day in history.  

Feb 22   On this day in history arab League froms (Cairo)  

Feb 22   British troops take Ramree Island, Burma in the year 1945.  

Feb 22   Canadian 3rd Division occupies Moyland on this day in history.  

Feb 23   2nd Dutch government of Gerbrandy forms in London in the year 1945.  

Feb 23   On this day in history 2nd Dutch govt of Gerbrandy forms in London  

Feb 23   Aleksei Tolstoi, Russian poet/writer (Pjotr Peroyj), dies at 62 on this day in history.  

Feb 23   On this day in history canadian troops occupy Kalkar  

Feb 23   Operation Grenade General Simpson's 9th Army crosses Ruhr in the year 1945.  

Feb 23   US Marines raise the American flag after taking Mount Suribachi on the island Iwo Jima, during WWII on this day in history.  

Feb 24   In the year 1945 ahmed Maher Pasha, Egypt's PM, assassinated in parliament  

Feb 24   In the year 1945 egypt & Syria declares war on Nazi-Germany  

Feb 24   U.S. troops liberate Manila from the Japanese during WWII in the year 1945.  

Feb 25   On this day in history sgt. Aubrey Cosens (Queen's Own Rifles of Canada) awarded the Victoria Cross at the Goch-Calear Road, Germany  

Feb 25   US aircraft carriers attack Tokyo in the year 1945.  

Feb 26   Very heavy bombing on Berlin by 8th US Air Force on this day in history.  

Feb 27   On this day in history battle of US 94 Infantry  

Feb 27   In the year 1945 hJ Lochtman, Dutch chaplain/resistance fighter, dies in Bergen-Belsen  

Feb 27   In the year 1945 u.S. troops land on Iwo Jima.  

Mar 01   British 43rd Division under General Essame occupies Xanten on this day in history.  

Mar 01   Chinese 30th division occupies Hsenwi in the year 1945.  

Mar 01   FDR announces success of Yalta Conference in the year 1945.  

Mar 01   Fieldmarshal Kesselring succeeds von Rundstedt as commander in the year 1945.  

Mar 01   Hitler orders the destruction of all Germany; it is unworthy of surviving him. His order mandates the destruction not only of military installations, but also of all stores, industries, and transportation and communication installations. Nothing is to fall into enemy hands on this day in history.  

Mar 01   On this day in history major Frederick A. Tilston Cdn.(The Essex Scottish Regimetn) wins the Victoria Cross at Hochwald, Germany  

Mar 01   US infantry regiment captures Mönchengladbach in the year 1945.  

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Jan 03   In the year 1945 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   On this day in history birth of jay Dee Maness, Loma Linda Ca, singer (Desert Rose Band-Love Reunited)  

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   In the year 1945 birth of chuck McKinley, U.S. tennis player (d. 1986)  

Jan 05   In the year 1945 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 06   In the year 1945 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   On this day in history death of jüri Uluots, Estonian Prime Minister (b. 1890)  

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

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