Historical Events In 1945

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

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

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

Feb 19   In the year 1945 wim Speelman, Dutch resistance fighter, executed at 26   

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

Feb 22   In the year 1945 british troops take Ramree Island, Burma   

Feb 22   On this day in history canadian 3rd Division occupies Moyland   

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

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

Feb 23   On this day in history aleksei Tolstoi, Russian poet/writer (Pjotr Peroyj), dies at 62   

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

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

Feb 24   On this day in history egypt & Syria declares war on Nazi-Germany   

Feb 24   In the year 1945 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   US aircraft carriers attack Tokyo in the year 1945.   

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

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   In the year 1945 fDR announces success of Yalta Conference   

Mar 01   Fieldmarshal Kesselring succeeds von Rundstedt as commander on this day in history.   

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   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.   

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Jan 03   In the year 1945 birth of stephen Stills, Dallas TX, songwriter/guitarist (Cosby Stills & Nash)   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of victoria Principal, Fukuoka Japan, actress (Earthquake, Pamela-Dallas)   

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   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   Roger Spottiswoode, Canadian-born film director was born in the year 1945.   

Jan 01   Vit Nejedly, composer, dies at 33 in the year 1945.   

Jan 02   Betram Home Ramsay, Engl adm/Cmdr Naval Forces (Normandy), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history fyodor Akimenko, composer, dies at 68   

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   Jüri Uluots, Estonian Prime Minister (b. 1890) died in the year 1945.   

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

Jan 14   On this day in history sandor Vandor, composer, dies at 43