Page 8: Historical Events In 1945

Mar 16   Pierre Drieu la Rochelle, French writer/poet, commits suicide at 52 in the year 1945.   

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

Mar 17   On this day in history allied ships bomb North-Sumatra   

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

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

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   In the year 1945 british 36th division conquers Mogok (ruby mine)   

Mar 19   In the year 1945 fritz Fromm, German supreme commander of Reserve army, executed   

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

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

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

Mar 21   On this day in history 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   On this day in history dutch Resistance fighter Hannie Schaft arrested by Nazi police   

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

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 in the year 1945.   

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

Mar 22   US 3rd Army crosses Rhine at Nierstein in the year 1945.   

Mar 23   On this day in history 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   In the year 1945 premier Winston Churchill visits Montgomery's headquarter in Straelen   

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

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

Mar 24   In the year 1945 j S Nicklin, Lt-Col/Canada's 1st parachutist, dies   

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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 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history 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   Roger Spottiswoode, Canadian-born film director was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 06   On this day in history 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 in the year 1945.   

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

Jan 14   On this day in history sandor Vandor, composer, dies at 43