Page 8: Historical Events In 1945

Mar 17   American forces defeat the Japanese at the battle of Iwo Jima   

Mar 17   HMCS Guysborough torpedoed in the Bay of Biscay.   

Mar 18   1250 US bombers attacks Berlin.   

Mar 18   Maurice "Rocket" Richard is recorded as becoming the inaugural NHLer to score 50 goals   

Mar 18   US Task Force 58 attacks targets on Kiushu   

Mar 18   William Grover-Williams, British racing driver   

Mar 19   800 killed as Kamikaze attacked USS Franklin off Japan.   

Mar 19   Adolf Hitler issues Nero Decree destruction of German facilities.   

Mar 19   Adolf Hitler issues Nero Decree: destruction of German facilities   

Mar 19   British 36th division conquers Mogok (ruby mine)   

Mar 19   Fritz Fromm, German supreme commander of Reserve army, executed   

Mar 19   US Task Force 58 attacks ships near Kobe/Kure   

Mar 20   US 70th Infantry division/7th Armour division attack Saar.   

Mar 21   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.   

Mar 21   During WWII Allied bombers begin 4-day raid over Germany   

Mar 21   Dutch Resistance fighter Hannie Schaft arrested by Nazi police.   

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

Mar 21   The inaugural Japanese flying bombs (ochas) attack Okinawa.   

Mar 22   Arab League formed by seven Middle East countries   

Mar 22   Arab League forms with adoption of a charter in Cairo Egypt.   

Mar 22   J Postuma, Dutch resistance fighter, dies.   

Mar 22   US 3rd Army crosses Rhine at Nierstein.   

Mar 23   British 7th Black Watch crosses the Rhine.   

Mar 23   Carriers begin pre-assault strikes on Okinawa, kamikaze attacks follow.   

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

Mar 24   150 bombers fly from Italy to bomb Berlin.   

Mar 24   Gen Eisenhower, Montgomery and Bradley discuss advance in Germany.   

Mar 24   General Eisenhower, Montgomery and Bradley discuss advance in Germany.   

Mar 24   In this year, Cpl. Frederick G. Topham (1st Cdn. Parachute Batt.) claims the Victoria Cross at Diersfordt Wood, Germany.   

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

Mar 24   Largest one-day airborne drop, 600 transports and 1300 gliders   

Mar 24   Operation Varsity British, US and Canadian airborne landings East of Rhine.   

Mar 24   Operation Varsity: British, US and Canadian airborne landings East of Rhine   

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Jan 03   Stephen stills: Dallas tx, songwriter/guitarist (cosby stills & nash)   

Jan 03   Victoria principal: Fukuoka japan, actress (earthquake, pamela-dallas)   

Jan 04   Jay dee maness: Loma linda ca, singer (desert rose band-love reunited)   

Jan 04   Vesa-matti loiri: Finnish entertainer   

Jan 04   Richard r. schrock: American chemist, nobel laureate   

Jan 05   Sam wyche: Nfl coach (cincinnati bengals)   

Jan 05   Chuck mckinley: U.s. tennis player   

Jan 05   Roger spottiswoode: Canadian-born film director   

Jan 01   Vit nejedly: Composer,   

Jan 02   Betram home ramsay: Engl adm/cmdr naval forces (normandy),   

Jan 03   Fyodor akimenko: Composer,    

Jan 06   Vladimir vernadsky: Russian mineralogist (b. 1863)   

Jan 08   Jac[obus] p thijsse: Dutch biologist (omgang met planten),    

Jan 09   Jüri uluots: Estonian prime minister (b. 1890)   

Jan 10   Rudolf borchardt: Writer,   

Jan 14   Sandor vandor: Composer,