Historical Events In 1945

Feb 19   30,000 US Marines land on Iwo Jima on this day in history.  

Feb 19   900 Japanese soldiers reportedly killed by crocodiles in 2 days in the year 1945.  

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   In the year 1945 wim Speelman, Dutch resistance fighter, executed at 26  

Feb 21   Archbishop De Jong calls for help with war casualties in the year 1945.  

Feb 21   On this day in history british Army captures Goch  

Feb 21   On this day in history eric Liddell, Scottish runner (Olympic-gold 1924), dies at 43  

Feb 21   US 10th Armour division overthrows Orscholz line in the year 1945.  

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

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

Feb 22   On this day in history british troops take Ramree Island, Burma  

Feb 22   Canadian 3rd Division occupies Moyland in the year 1945.  

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

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

Feb 23   Aleksei Tolstoi, Russian poet/writer (Pjotr Peroyj), dies at 62 in the year 1945.  

Feb 23   On this day in history canadian troops occupy Kalkar  

Feb 23   On this day in history operation Grenade General Simpson's 9th Army crosses Ruhr  

Feb 23   US Marines raise the American flag after taking Mount Suribachi on the island Iwo Jima, during WWII in the year 1945.  

Feb 24   Ahmed Maher Pasha, Egypt's PM, assassinated in parliament on this day in history.  

Feb 24   Egypt & Syria declares war on Nazi-Germany in the year 1945.  

Feb 24   In the year 1945 u.S. troops liberate Manila from the Japanese during WWII.  

Feb 25   In the year 1945 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 in the year 1945.  

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

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

Feb 27   On this day in history u.S. troops land on Iwo Jima.  

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

Mar 01   In the year 1945 chinese 30th division occupies Hsenwi  

Mar 01   In the year 1945 fDR announces success of Yalta Conference  

Mar 01   On this day in history fieldmarshal Kesselring succeeds von Rundstedt as commander  

Mar 01   On this day in history 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.  

Mar 01   In the year 1945 major Frederick A. Tilston Cdn.(The Essex Scottish Regimetn) wins the Victoria Cross at Hochwald, Germany  

Mar 01   US infantry regiment captures Mönchengladbach on this day in history.  

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | Next Page »

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   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 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 05   Chuck McKinley, U.S. tennis player (d. 1986) was born on this day in history.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1945 jac[obus] P Thijsse, Dutch biologist (Omgang met planten), dies at 79  

Jan 09   In the year 1945 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 on this day in history.