Historical Events In 1945

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

Mar 16   On this day in history uS defeats Japan at Iwo Jima  

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   HMCS Guysborough torpedoed in the Bay of Biscay on this day in history.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

Mar 18   William Grover-Williams, British racing driver on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1945.  

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   US Task Force 58 attacks ships near Kobe/Kure on this day in history.  

Mar 20   US 70th Infantry division/7th Armour division attack Saar on this day in history.  

Mar 21   1st Japanese flying bombs (ochas) attack Okinawa on this day in history.  

Mar 21   In the year 1945 bureau of Aeronautics initiates rocket-powered surface-to-air guided missile development by awarding contract to Fairchild  

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

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

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

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

Mar 22   Arab League formed by seven Middle East countries on this day in history.  

Mar 22   On this day in history arab League forms with adoption of a charter in Cairo Egypt  

Mar 22   In the year 1945 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 on this day in history.  

Mar 23   In the year 1945 carriers begin pre-assault strikes on Okinawa, kamikaze attacks follow  

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   Cpl. Frederick G. Topham (1st Cdn. Parachute Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Diersfordt Wood, Germany on this day in history.  

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

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

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   In the year 1945 birth of sam Wyche, NFL coach (Cincinnati Bengals)  

Jan 05   In the year 1945 birth of chuck McKinley, U.S. tennis player (d. 1986)  

Jan 05   On this day in history 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   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 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 on this day in history.