Historical Events In 1945

Jan 12   US Task Force 38 destroys 41 Japanese ships in Battle of South China Sea on this day in history.   

Jan 13   Prokofchev's 5th Symphony premieres in Moscow on this day in history.   

Jan 13   In the year 1945 the Soviet 'Red' army occupies the Hungarian city of Budapest   

Jan 14   In the year 1945 death marches to the interior of Germany begin, taking 250,000 Jewish lives.   

Jan 14   Sandor Vandor, composer, dies at 43 in the year 1945.   

Jan 15   "Make Mine Manhattan" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 429 perfs on this day in history.   

Jan 15   On this day in history every Amsterdammer gets 3 kg sugar beets   

Jan 15   On this day in history red Army frees Crakow-Plaszow concentration camp   

Jan 16   Dennis Donnini, Brit rifleman (Victoria Cross), dies in battle at 19 in the year 1945.   

Jan 16   Scottish 52nd land division/1st Commando brigade-assault at Heinsberg in the year 1945.   

Jan 16   U.S. first and 3rd army units close the bulge, but do not succeed in entrapping enemy forces in the year 1945.   

Jan 16   US first & 3rd army meet at Houffalise on this day in history.   

Jan 17   In the year 1945 auschwitz concentration camp begins evacuation   

Jan 17   In the year 1945 liberation of Warsaw by Soviet troops (end of Nazi occupation)   

Jan 17   On this day in history liberation of Warsaw from the Nazi by Soviet troops   

Jan 17   Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, credited with saving tens of thousands of Jews from the Nazis, arrested by secret police in Hungary on this day in history.   

Jan 17   Warsaw is liberated by Polish and Soviet forces during WWII in the year 1945.   

Jan 18   On this day in history approximately 800 prisoners remaining in the Lodz Ghetto are liberated by Soviet troops, after 74,600 have been deported to Auschwitz.   

Jan 18   Warsaw freed by Soviet army in the year 1945.   

Jan 19   In the year 1945 approximately 800 prisoners remaining in the Lodz Ghetto are liberated by Soviet troops, after 74,600 have been deported to Auschwitz.   

Jan 19   Ernest B Allo, French theologist, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Jan 20   On this day in history fDR sworn-in for an unprecedented 4th term as President   

Jan 20   In the year 1945 franklin Delano Roosevelt, the only president to be elected to four terms in office, was inaugurated to his final term. He died three months later and was succeeded by his vice president, Harry Truman.   

Jan 21   British troops land on Ramree, near coast of Burma on this day in history.   

Jan 21   The Brazilian Expeditionary Force leads an allied attack on Monte Castelo in Italy, the only participation of South American troops in World War II on this day in history.   

Jan 22   A Wolfenstein, writer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

Jan 22   Burma highway reopens on this day in history.   

Jan 22   On this day in history hMCS Trentonian (Corvette) torpedoed   

Jan 23   Dutch Premier Gerbrandy, exiled in London, offers his resignation on this day in history.   

Jan 23   On this day in history helmuth J Moltke, German politician ("July 20th Plot"), executed at 37   

Jan 24   Scottish 52nd Lowland division occupies Heinsberg in the year 1945.   

Jan 25   In the year 1945 dan Topping, Del Webb & Larry MacPhail purchase NY Yanks for $2.8 mil   

Jan 25   Grand Rapids MI becomes first US city to fluoridate its water on this day in history.   

Jan 25   Japanese occupiers of Batavia arrest Indo-European youths on this day in history.   

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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 in the year 1945.   

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   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 in the year 1945.   

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   In the year 1945 death of jüri Uluots, Estonian Prime Minister (b. 1890)   

Jan 10   Rudolf Borchardt, writer, dies at 67 in the year 1945.   

Jan 14   Sandor Vandor, composer, dies at 43 in the year 1945.