Page 11: Historical Events In 1945

Apr 11   U.S. troops liberate approximately 20,000 prisoners from Buchenwald in the year 1945.   

Apr 12   In the year 1945 canadian troops liberate Nazi concentration camp Westerbork, Neth   

Apr 12   On this day in history franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd Pres (D) (1933-1945), dies at 63   

Apr 12   General Eisenhower is shown the first cave where the Nazis hoarded $250 million in captured treasures, one half-mile under the earth's surface in the year 1945.   

Apr 13   Allies occupy Wien (Vienna) on this day in history.   

Apr 13   Canadian army liberates Teuge & Assen Neth from Nazis in the year 1945.   

Apr 13   In the year 1945 president Roosevelt dies.   

Apr 14   The German "Ruhr"garrison surrenders to General Bradley. 320,000 German soldiers are captured in the year 1945.   

Apr 14   Tokyo incendiary raids, using B-29's, damage Imperial Palace on this day in history.   

Apr 15   In the year 1945 british Army liberates Nazi concentration camp, Bergen-Belsen   

Apr 15   FDR buried on grounds of Hyde Park home in the year 1945.   

Apr 16   On this day in history german troops in Groningen surrender   

Apr 16   US troops enter Nuremberg, Germany, during WW II on this day in history.   

Apr 17   8th Air Force bombs Dresden in the year 1945.   

Apr 17   Hannie Schaft, "Girl with red hair," executed on this day in history.   

Apr 18   1 armed outfielder, St L Brown Pete Gray, 1st game he goes 1 for 4 in the year 1945.   

Apr 18   In the year 1945 clandestine Radio 1212, after broadcasting pro-nazi propoganda for months used their influence to trap 350,000 German army group B troops   

Apr 18   Ernest T Pyle, British/US newscaster, killed in WW II at 44 on this day in history.   

Apr 19   In the year 1945 j P Heyboer, resistance fighter, executed   

Apr 19   Rodgers & Hammerstein musical "Carousel" opens on Broadway in the year 1945.   

Apr 20   In the year 1945 cleveland Browns organization formed by Arthur "Mickey" McBride   

Apr 20   In the year 1945 hitler commits suicide after U.S. troops occupy Munich.   

Apr 20   Soviet troops enter Berlin on this day in history.   

Apr 20   US 7th army captured German city of Nuremberg on this day in history.   

Apr 21   On this day in history allied troops occupy German nuclear laboratory   

Apr 21   On this day in history john Poston, British major/Montgomery's ADC, dies in battle at 25   

Apr 22   Concentration Camp at Sachsenhausen liberated in the year 1945.   

Apr 22   In the year 1945 general Eisenhower invites eight U.S. congressmen to visit death camps.   

Apr 22   Kathe Kollwitz, German graphic artist, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

Apr 22   Toronto Maple Leafs beat Det Red Wings 4 games to 3 for Stanley Cup in the year 1945.   

Apr 23   Albrecht Haushofer, writer, dies at 42 in the year 1945.   

Apr 23   Concentration camp Flossenburg liberated on this day in history.   

Apr 23   In only U.S. use of guided missiles in WW II, 2 BAT missiles release at Balikiapan, Borneo in the year 1945.   

Apr 24   A new commissioner of baseball was named. He was Albert B.’ Happy’ Chandler in the year 1945.   

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Jan 03   Stephen Stills, Dallas TX, songwriter/guitarist (Cosby Stills & Nash) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Victoria Principal, Fukuoka Japan, actress (Earthquake, Pamela-Dallas) was born in the year 1945.   

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   In the year 1945 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 in the year 1945.   

Jan 01   Vit Nejedly, composer, dies at 33 on this day in history.   

Jan 02   On this day in history betram Home Ramsay, Engl adm/Cmdr Naval Forces (Normandy), dies at 61   

Jan 03   In the year 1945 fyodor Akimenko, composer, dies at 68   

Jan 06   In the year 1945 death of vladimir Vernadsky, Russian mineralogist (b. 1863)   

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

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