Page 10: Historical Events In 1945

Mar 31   On this day in history tennessee Williams' "Glass Menagerie", premieres in New York NY   

Mar 31   On this day in history uS artillery lands on Keise Shima/begins firing on Okinawa   

Apr 01   On this day in history 1st edition of Indonesia Merdeka publishes   

Apr 01   In the year 1945 over 1200 Navy ships and Army troops begin invasion of Okinawa   

Apr 01   On this day in history uS forces launch invasion of Okinawa during WW II   

Apr 02   In the year 1945 1st US units reach east coast of Okinawa   

Apr 03   Hengelo freed from nazi control by Canadian army in the year 1945.   

Apr 03   On this day in history joseph Weinheber, Austria poet/writer (Vienna Verbatim), dies at 43   

Apr 03   On this day in history nazi's begin evacuation of camp Buchenwald   

Apr 03   US 1st army conquers Hofgeismar on this day in history.   

Apr 04   In the year 1945 hungary liberated from Nazi occupation (National Day)   

Apr 04   In the year 1945 hungary liberated from Nazi occupation (National Liberation Day)   

Apr 04   In the year 1945 uS forces liberated the Nazi death camp Ohrdruf in Germany   

Apr 04   US tanks/infantry conquer Bielefeld in the year 1945.   

Apr 05   On this day in history almelo Netherlands freed   

Apr 05   Huldreich Georg Fruh, composer, dies at 41 in the year 1945.   

Apr 05   Kuniaki Koiso resigns as PM of Japan; replaced by Kantaro Suzuki in the year 1945.   

Apr 06   Benjamin M Telders, president (Dutch Liberal States Party), dies at 42 in the year 1945.   

Apr 06   Coevorden freed from nazis on this day in history.   

Apr 06   On this day in history first heavy kamikaze attack on ships at Okinawa.   

Apr 06   Most of the Jewish prisoners remaining at the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany are forced out on death marches on this day in history.   

Apr 07   1st & last assault of German Rammkommando on US bombers in the year 1945.   

Apr 08   On this day in history nazi occupiers executed, Nazi general Christiansen flees Netherlands   

Apr 08   On this day in history uS forces launch invasion of Okinawa during WW II   

Apr 09   In the year 1945 battleship Admiral Scheer sinks British aircraft carrier   

Apr 09   In the year 1945 dietrich Bonhoeffer, German theologist/antifascist, hanged   

Apr 09   Liberty ship at Bari Italy carrying aerial bombs explodes, kills 360 in the year 1945.   

Apr 10   In the year 1945 allies liberate 1st Nazi concentration camp, Buchenwald (Czech)   

Apr 10   Allies liberate first Nazi concentration camp, Buchenwald (Czech) on this day in history.   

Apr 10   Hendrik N Werkman, resistance/painter (Blue Boat), executed at 63 on this day in history.   

Apr 10   In the year 1945 on his last visit to Theresienstadt, Adolf Eichmann is heard to say, "I shall gladly jump into the pit, knowing that in the same pit there are 5 million enemies of the state."   

Apr 11   In the year 1945 allied troops liberate Basket-Compascuum   

Apr 11   At the end of World War 2, the Red army enters the Austrian city of Vienna on this day in history.   

Apr 11   In the year 1945 kamiel van Baelen, Flemish resistance fighter (in Dachau), dies at 29   

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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 on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Sam Wyche, NFL coach (Cincinnati Bengals) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 03   Fyodor Akimenko, composer, dies at 68 in the year 1945.   

Jan 06   In the year 1945 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 in the year 1945.   

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

Jan 14   In the year 1945 sandor Vandor, composer, dies at 43