Historical Events In 1945

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

Feb 19   In the year 1945 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 in the year 1945.  

Feb 19   Wim Speelman, Dutch resistance fighter, executed at 26 in the year 1945.  

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

Feb 21   British Army captures Goch in the year 1945.  

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   In the year 1945 arab League forms (Cairo)  

Feb 22   In the year 1945 arab League froms (Cairo)  

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   2nd Dutch government of Gerbrandy forms in London on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Feb 24   On this day in history u.S. troops liberate Manila from the Japanese during WWII.  

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   In the year 1945 uS aircraft carriers attack Tokyo  

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

Feb 27   Battle of US 94 Infantry in the year 1945.  

Feb 27   HJ Lochtman, Dutch chaplain/resistance fighter, dies in Bergen-Belsen on this day in history.  

Feb 27   U.S. troops land on Iwo Jima in the year 1945.  

Mar 01   On this day in history british 43rd Division under General Essame occupies Xanten  

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

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

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   Major Frederick A. Tilston Cdn.(The Essex Scottish Regimetn) wins the Victoria Cross at Hochwald, Germany in the year 1945.  

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

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Jan 03   On this day in history birth of stephen Stills, Dallas TX, songwriter/guitarist (Cosby Stills & Nash)  

Jan 03   Victoria Principal, Fukuoka Japan, actress (Earthquake, Pamela-Dallas) was born in the year 1945.  

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   Richard R. Schrock, American chemist, Nobel laureate was born in the year 1945.  

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   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   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 on this day in history.  

Jan 09   In the year 1945 death of jüri Uluots, Estonian Prime Minister (b. 1890)  

Jan 10   Rudolf Borchardt, writer, dies at 67 in the year 1945.  

Jan 14   Sandor Vandor, composer, dies at 43 on this day in history.