Page 19: Historical Events In 1945

Aug 17   Indonesia proclaims its independence from Holland   

Aug 18   Scheduled demonstrations at Polo Grounds and Ebbets Field to end segregation in organized baseball are called off.   

Aug 19   Bill Clinton, 45th US President is born.   

Aug 19   Phillies Jimmie Foxx, 37, pitches 1st 7 innings vs Reds and claims.   

Aug 19   Tomas Burgos, Chilean philanthropist (b.1875).   

Aug 20   A Roda Roda, writer, dies at 73.   

Aug 20   Dodgers Tommy Brown, 17, is youngest player to hit a HR.   

Aug 21   Pres Truman ends Lend-Lease program   

Aug 22   Bob Cristofani scores 110 for Aust Services at Old Trafford.   

Aug 24   Cleveland ace Bob Feller returns from Navy and strike out 12   

Aug 25   Jewish immigrants are permitted to leave Mauritius for Palestine.   

Aug 26   Franz Werfel, Czech/German/US poet/writer (Mirror Man), dies at 54   

Aug 26   Japanese diplomats board Missouri to receive instructions on Japan's surrender at the end of WW II   

Aug 27   Pacific Fleet ships enter Sagami Bay, near Tokyo, Japan   

Aug 27   US troops begin their occupation of Japan, following Japan's surrender to Allied forces during WWII.   

Aug 27   US troops land in Japan after Japanese surrender   

Aug 29   British liberate Hong Kong from Japan   

Aug 30   12th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Green Bay 19, All-Stars 7 (92753)   

Aug 30   Hong Kong is liberated when the British navy under Rear-Admiral Cecil Harcourt sails into Victoria harbour to accept the Japanese surrender.   

Aug 30   Hong Kong liberated from Japan   

Aug 30   The Japanese POW camp Shamshuipo in Hong Kong is liberated containin 1500 POW's including 400 Canadians.   

Aug 31   The Liberal Party of Australia is founded by Robert Menzies   

Aug 31   Van Morrison, American songwriter is born   

Sep 01   Jacobus W G Balfoort, Dutch actor (Heimwee, Head On), dies at 57.   

Sep 01   Japan surrenders ending WW II (US date, 9/2 in Japan).   

Sep 02   59th US Womens Tennis: Sarah P Cooke beats Pauline Betz (36 86 64).   

Sep 02   Allied forces arrive in Singapore and release prisoners of war   

Sep 02   Formal surrender of Japan is signed   

Sep 02   Ho Chi Minh declares Vietnam independence from France   

Sep 02   On board the aircraft carrier 'Missouri', in Tokyo Bay, General Douglas MacArthur accepts the Japanese surrender.   

Sep 02   President Truman sets the date as V-J Day.   

Sep 02   V-J Day; formal surrender of Japan aboard USS Missouri (WWII ends).   

Sep 03   Japanese forces in the Philippines surrender to Allies.   

Sep 04   In this year, Ruben Fine claims 4 simultaneous rapid chess games blindfolded.   

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Jan 03   Stephen stills: Dallas tx, songwriter/guitarist (cosby stills & nash)   

Jan 03   Victoria principal: Fukuoka japan, actress (earthquake, pamela-dallas)   

Jan 04   Jay dee maness: Loma linda ca, singer (desert rose band-love reunited)   

Jan 04   Vesa-matti loiri: Finnish entertainer   

Jan 04   Richard r. schrock: American chemist, nobel laureate   

Jan 05   Sam wyche: Nfl coach (cincinnati bengals)   

Jan 05   Chuck mckinley: U.s. tennis player   

Jan 05   Roger spottiswoode: Canadian-born film director   

Jan 01   Vit nejedly: Composer,   

Jan 02   Betram home ramsay: Engl adm/cmdr naval forces (normandy),   

Jan 03   Fyodor akimenko: Composer,    

Jan 06   Vladimir vernadsky: Russian mineralogist (b. 1863)   

Jan 08   Jac[obus] p thijsse: Dutch biologist (omgang met planten),   

Jan 09   Jüri uluots: Estonian prime minister (b. 1890)   

Jan 10   Rudolf borchardt: Writer,   

Jan 14   Sandor vandor: Composer,