Page 8: Historical Events In 1945

Mar 16   Pierre Drieu la Rochelle, French writer/poet, commits suicide at 52 on this day in history.   

Mar 16   US defeats Japan at Iwo Jima on this day in history.   

Mar 17   On this day in history allied ships bomb North-Sumatra   

Mar 17   American forces defeat the Japanese at the battle of Iwo Jima in the year 1945.   

Mar 17   In the year 1945 hMCS Guysborough torpedoed in the Bay of Biscay   

Mar 18   1,250 US bombers attacks Berlin in the year 1945.   

Mar 18   In the year 1945 maurice "Rocket" Richard becomes the first NHLer to score 50 goals   

Mar 18   In the year 1945 uS Task Force 58 attacks targets on Kiushu   

Mar 18   In the year 1945 william Grover-Williams, British racing driver   

Mar 19   In the year 1945 800 killed as Kamikaze attacked USS Franklin off Japan   

Mar 19   On this day in history adolf Hitler issues Nero Decree destruction of German facilities   

Mar 19   Adolf Hitler issues Nero Decree: destruction of German facilities in the year 1945.   

Mar 19   British 36th division conquers Mogok (ruby mine) in the year 1945.   

Mar 19   On this day in history fritz Fromm, German supreme commander of Reserve army, executed   

Mar 19   On this day in history uS Task Force 58 attacks ships near Kobe/Kure   

Mar 20   In the year 1945 uS 70th Infantry division/7th Armour division attack Saar   

Mar 21   1st Japanese flying bombs (ochas) attack Okinawa in the year 1945.   

Mar 21   On this day in history bureau of Aeronautics initiates rocket-powered surface-to-air guided missile development by awarding contract to Fairchild   

Mar 21   During WWII Allied bombers begin 4-day raid over Germany in the year 1945.   

Mar 21   In the year 1945 dutch Resistance fighter Hannie Schaft arrested by Nazi police   

Mar 21   On this day in history j Woortman, Dutch resistance fighter, dies in Bergen-Belsen at 39   

Mar 21   The first Japanese flying bombs (ochas) attack Okinawa on this day in history.   

Mar 22   In the year 1945 arab League formed by seven Middle East countries   

Mar 22   In the year 1945 arab League forms with adoption of a charter in Cairo Egypt   

Mar 22   On this day in history j Postuma, Dutch resistance fighter, dies   

Mar 22   In the year 1945 uS 3rd Army crosses Rhine at Nierstein   

Mar 23   On this day in history british 7th Black Watch crosses the Rhine   

Mar 23   Carriers begin pre-assault strikes on Okinawa, kamikaze attacks follow on this day in history.   

Mar 23   On this day in history premier Winston Churchill visits Montgomery's headquarter in Straelen   

Mar 24   On this day in history 150 bombers fly from Italy to bomb Berlin.   

Mar 24   Cpl. Frederick G. Topham (1st Cdn. Parachute Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Diersfordt Wood, Germany in the year 1945.   

Mar 24   Gen Eisenhower, Montgomery & Bradley discuss advance in Germany in the year 1945.   

Mar 24   General Eisenhower, Montgomery &Bradley discuss advance in Germany in the year 1945.   

Mar 24   J S Nicklin, Lt-Col/Canada's 1st parachutist, dies 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   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 in the year 1945.   

Jan 05   Chuck McKinley, U.S. tennis player (d. 1986) was born in the year 1945.   

Jan 05   Roger Spottiswoode, Canadian-born film director was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   On this day in history vit Nejedly, composer, dies at 33   

Jan 02   Betram Home Ramsay, Engl adm/Cmdr Naval Forces (Normandy), dies at 61 in the year 1945.   

Jan 03   Fyodor Akimenko, composer, dies at 68 in the year 1945.   

Jan 06   Vladimir Vernadsky, Russian mineralogist (b. 1863) died on this day in history.   

Jan 08   Jac[obus] P Thijsse, Dutch biologist (Omgang met planten), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Jüri Uluots, Estonian Prime Minister (b. 1890) died in the year 1945.   

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.