Historical Events In 1945

Jul 03   The first civilian passenger car built since February 1942 was driven off the assembly line at the Ford Motor Company plant in Detroit, MI. Automotive production had been diverted to military production for the war (WWII) effort on this day in history.   

Jul 04   Canadian troops enter Berlin as part of British garrison force; to share occupation duties in the year 1945.   

Jul 05   Australian Prime Minister John Curtin dies in office in the year 1945.   

Jul 05   On this day in history death of Prime Minister John Curtin   

Jul 05   On this day in history labour Party wins British parliamentary election   

Jul 06   In the year 1945 nicaragua becomes 1st nation to formally accept UN Charter   

Jul 06   On this day in history nicaragua becomes first nation to formally accept UN Charter   

Jul 06   In the year 1945 pres Truman signs executive order establishing Medal of Freedom   

Jul 06   Wash Senator Rick Ferrell catches a record 1,722 games on this day in history.   

Jul 07   Salomeja Neris, [S Bacinskaite-Buciene], Latvian poet, dies at 40 in the year 1945.   

Jul 10   14 carriers from Third Fleet carriers begin air strikes on Japanese Home Islands which end 15 August on this day in history.   

Jul 10   In the year 1945 lt-adm Marc Mitscher named chief of US Navy staff   

Jul 10   In the year 1945 robert Goddard Rocket pioneer, dies   

Jul 10   On this day in history robert Goddard, Rocket pioneer, dies   

Jul 12   On this day in history cubs stop Braves Tommy Holmes modern-day NL hitting streak at 37 games   

Jul 13   In the year 1945 1st atom bomb explodes in New Mexico   

Jul 14   Battleship USS South Dakota is 1st US ship to bombard Japan in the year 1945.   

Jul 15   In the year 1945 27th PGA Championship: Byron Nelson at Morraine CC Dayton Ohio   

Jul 16   " Fat Boy", the experimental, plutonium bomb, exploded at 5 30 a.m. in the first U.S. test of an atomic bomb. The mushroom-shaped cloud rose to a height of 41,000 feet above the New Mexico desert at Alamogordo Air Base. All life in a one-mile radius ceased to exist on this day in history.   

Jul 16   On this day in history " Fat Boy", the experimental, plutonium bomb, exploded at 5:30 a.m. in the first U.S. test of an atomic bomb. The mushroom-shaped cloud rose to a height of 41,000 feet above the New Mexico desert at Alamogordo Air Base. All life in a one-mile radius ceased to exist.   

Jul 16   On this day in history 1st atomic bomb detonated, Trinity Site, Alamogordo, New Mexico   

Jul 16   On this day in history first atomic bomb test, in New Mexico, USA   

Jul 16   On this day in history the first atomic bomb detonated, Trinity Site, Alamogordo, New Mexico   

Jul 17   In the year 1945 potsdam Conference (FDR, Stalin, Churchill) holds 1st meeting   

Jul 17   Potsdam Conference (FDR, Stalin, Churchill) holds first meeting on this day in history.   

Jul 19   Edwin Schlossberg, husband of Carolyn Kennedy on this day in history.   

Jul 19   On this day in history george Barbier, actor (Man Who Came to Dinner), dies at 80   

Jul 20   Arthur Seccull, S Africa cricketer (Test v England 1896), dies in the year 1945.   

Jul 21   On this day in history detroit Tigers & Phila A's play 24 inning 1-1 tie   

Jul 23   Marshal Henri Pétain, leader Vichy-regime, goes on trial on this day in history.   

Jul 24   US destroyer Underhill torpedoed West of Guam in the year 1945.   

Jul 26   After Labour landslide in general election, Clement Attlee becomes PM in the year 1945.   

Jul 26   On this day in history churchill resigns as Britain's PM   

Jul 27   In the year 1945 cubs purchase pitcher Hank Borowy from NY Yankees   

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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   On this day in history birth of jay Dee Maness, Loma Linda Ca, singer (Desert Rose Band-Love Reunited)   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of vesa-Matti Loiri, Finnish entertainer   

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 in the year 1945.   

Jan 05   On this day in history 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   In the year 1945 vit Nejedly, composer, dies at 33   

Jan 02   On this day in history 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   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 on this day in history.   

Jan 10   In the year 1945 rudolf Borchardt, writer, dies at 67   

Jan 14   Sandor Vandor, composer, dies at 43 on this day in history.