Page 8: Historical Events In 1945

Mar 16   On this day in history pierre Drieu la Rochelle, French writer/poet, commits suicide at 52   

Mar 16   US defeats Japan at Iwo Jima in the year 1945.   

Mar 17   Allied ships bomb North-Sumatra in the year 1945.   

Mar 17   On this day in history american forces defeat the Japanese at the battle of Iwo Jima   

Mar 17   HMCS Guysborough torpedoed in the Bay of Biscay in the year 1945.   

Mar 18   1,250 US bombers attacks Berlin on this day in history.   

Mar 18   On this day in history maurice "Rocket" Richard becomes the first NHLer to score 50 goals   

Mar 18   US Task Force 58 attacks targets on Kiushu in the year 1945.   

Mar 18   William Grover-Williams, British racing driver in the year 1945.   

Mar 19   800 killed as Kamikaze attacked USS Franklin off Japan on this day in history.   

Mar 19   Adolf Hitler issues Nero Decree destruction of German facilities on this day in history.   

Mar 19   In the year 1945 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 in the year 1945.   

Mar 19   US Task Force 58 attacks ships near Kobe/Kure in the year 1945.   

Mar 20   US 70th Infantry division/7th Armour division attack Saar in the year 1945.   

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 in the year 1945.   

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

Mar 21   Dutch Resistance fighter Hannie Schaft arrested by Nazi police in the year 1945.   

Mar 21   J Woortman, Dutch resistance fighter, dies in Bergen-Belsen at 39 on this day in history.   

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

Mar 22   J Postuma, Dutch resistance fighter, dies on this day in history.   

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

Mar 23   In the year 1945 british 7th Black Watch crosses the Rhine   

Mar 23   Carriers begin pre-assault strikes on Okinawa, kamikaze attacks follow in the year 1945.   

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   On this day in history gen Eisenhower, Montgomery & Bradley discuss advance in Germany   

Mar 24   General Eisenhower, Montgomery &Bradley discuss advance in Germany on this day in history.   

Mar 24   J S Nicklin, Lt-Col/Canada's 1st parachutist, dies 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   On this day in history birth of jay Dee Maness, Loma Linda Ca, singer (Desert Rose Band-Love Reunited)   

Jan 04   In the year 1945 birth of vesa-Matti Loiri, Finnish entertainer   

Jan 04   In the year 1945 birth of richard R. Schrock, American chemist, Nobel laureate   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of sam Wyche, NFL coach (Cincinnati Bengals)   

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

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

Jan 03   In the year 1945 fyodor Akimenko, composer, dies at 68   

Jan 06   Vladimir Vernadsky, Russian mineralogist (b. 1863) died in the year 1945.   

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

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

Jan 10   On this day in history rudolf Borchardt, writer, dies at 67   

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