Historical Events In 1945

Mar 16   In the year 1945 pierre Drieu la Rochelle, French writer/poet, commits suicide at 52  

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

Mar 17   In the year 1945 allied ships bomb North-Sumatra  

Mar 17   American forces defeat the Japanese at the battle of Iwo Jima on this day in history.  

Mar 17   On this day in history hMCS Guysborough torpedoed in the Bay of Biscay  

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

Mar 18   Maurice "Rocket" Richard becomes the first NHLer to score 50 goals in the year 1945.  

Mar 18   US Task Force 58 attacks targets on Kiushu on this day in history.  

Mar 18   On this day in history william Grover-Williams, British racing driver  

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

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

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

Mar 19   On this day in history british 36th division conquers Mogok (ruby mine)  

Mar 19   Fritz Fromm, German supreme commander of Reserve army, executed on this day in history.  

Mar 19   In the year 1945 uS Task Force 58 attacks ships near Kobe/Kure  

Mar 20   On this day in history uS 70th Infantry division/7th Armour division attack Saar  

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

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

Mar 21   In the year 1945 during WWII Allied bombers begin 4-day raid over Germany  

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

Mar 21   J Woortman, Dutch resistance fighter, dies in Bergen-Belsen at 39 in the year 1945.  

Mar 21   On this day in history the first Japanese flying bombs (ochas) attack Okinawa  

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

Mar 22   Arab League forms with adoption of a charter in Cairo Egypt on this day in history.  

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

Mar 22   On this day in history uS 3rd Army crosses Rhine at Nierstein  

Mar 23   British 7th Black Watch crosses the Rhine in the year 1945.  

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

Mar 23   Premier Winston Churchill visits Montgomery's headquarter in Straelen in the year 1945.  

Mar 24   150 bombers fly from Italy to bomb Berlin in the year 1945.  

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

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

Mar 24   On this day in history general Eisenhower, Montgomery &Bradley discuss advance in Germany  

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

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Jan 03   On this day in history 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   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   Richard R. Schrock, American chemist, Nobel laureate was born on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1945 vit Nejedly, composer, dies at 33  

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

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

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 in the year 1945.  

Jan 09   Jüri Uluots, Estonian Prime Minister (b. 1890) died on this day in history.  

Jan 10   Rudolf Borchardt, writer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Jan 14   Sandor Vandor, composer, dies at 43 in the year 1945.