Page 5: 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 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1945.   

Feb 21   In the year 1945 archbishop De Jong calls for help with war casualties   

Feb 21   In the year 1945 british Army captures Goch   

Feb 21   Eric Liddell, Scottish runner (Olympic-gold 1924), dies at 43 in the year 1945.   

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

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

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

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

Feb 22   In the year 1945 canadian 3rd Division occupies Moyland   

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

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

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   In the year 1945 operation Grenade General Simpson's 9th Army crosses Ruhr   

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

Feb 24   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Feb 26   In the year 1945 very heavy bombing on Berlin by 8th US Air Force   

Feb 27   Battle of US 94 Infantry on this day in history.   

Feb 27   On this day in history hJ Lochtman, Dutch chaplain/resistance fighter, dies in Bergen-Belsen   

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

Mar 01   British 43rd Division under General Essame occupies Xanten in the year 1945.   

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

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   In the year 1945 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   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 on this day in history.   

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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   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   In the year 1945 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   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   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   In the year 1945 fyodor Akimenko, composer, dies at 68   

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 on this day in history.   

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