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   Allied ships bomb North-Sumatra on this day in history.  

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   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 on this day in history.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

Mar 19   In the year 1945 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 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   Bureau of Aeronautics initiates rocket-powered surface-to-air guided missile development by awarding contract to Fairchild in the year 1945.  

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

Mar 21   The first Japanese flying bombs (ochas) attack Okinawa in the year 1945.  

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 in the year 1945.  

Mar 22   J Postuma, Dutch resistance fighter, dies in the year 1945.  

Mar 22   In the year 1945 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   In the year 1945 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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1945 general Eisenhower, Montgomery &Bradley discuss advance in Germany  

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   Richard R. Schrock, American chemist, Nobel laureate was born in the year 1945.  

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   In the year 1945 birth of roger Spottiswoode, Canadian-born film director  

Jan 01   Vit Nejedly, composer, dies at 33 in the year 1945.  

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

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

Jan 09   On this day in history death of jüri Uluots, Estonian Prime Minister (b. 1890)  

Jan 10   Rudolf Borchardt, writer, dies at 67 in the year 1945.  

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