Page 2: Historical Events In 1945

Jan 12   In the year 1945 uS Task Force 38 destroys 41 Japanese ships in Battle of South China Sea   

Jan 13   Prokofchev's 5th Symphony premieres in Moscow in the year 1945.   

Jan 13   The Soviet 'Red' army occupies the Hungarian city of Budapest on this day in history.   

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

Jan 14   On this day in history sandor Vandor, composer, dies at 43   

Jan 15   "Make Mine Manhattan" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 429 perfs in the year 1945.   

Jan 15   Every Amsterdammer gets 3 kg sugar beets in the year 1945.   

Jan 15   In the year 1945 red Army frees Crakow-Plaszow concentration camp   

Jan 16   On this day in history dennis Donnini, Brit rifleman (Victoria Cross), dies in battle at 19   

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

Jan 16   On this day in history u.S. first and 3rd army units close the bulge, but do not succeed in entrapping enemy forces.   

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

Jan 17   Auschwitz concentration camp begins evacuation in the year 1945.   

Jan 17   Liberation of Warsaw by Soviet troops (end of Nazi occupation) on this day in history.   

Jan 17   Liberation of Warsaw from the Nazi by Soviet troops on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history warsaw freed by Soviet army   

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

Jan 19   On this day in history ernest B Allo, French theologist, dies at 71   

Jan 20   In the year 1945 fDR sworn-in for an unprecedented 4th term as President   

Jan 20   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 in the year 1945.   

Jan 21   In the year 1945 british troops land on Ramree, near coast of Burma   

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   On this day in history a Wolfenstein, writer, dies at 61   

Jan 22   Burma highway reopens in the year 1945.   

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

Jan 23   On this day in history dutch Premier Gerbrandy, exiled in London, offers his resignation   

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   Dan Topping, Del Webb & Larry MacPhail purchase NY Yanks for $2.8 mil on this day in history.   

Jan 25   In the year 1945 grand Rapids MI becomes first US city to fluoridate its water   

Jan 25   Japanese occupiers of Batavia arrest Indo-European youths 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   On this day in history birth of victoria Principal, Fukuoka Japan, actress (Earthquake, Pamela-Dallas)   

Jan 04   In the year 1945 birth of jay Dee Maness, Loma Linda Ca, singer (Desert Rose Band-Love Reunited)   

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

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

Jan 06   On this day in history death of vladimir Vernadsky, Russian mineralogist (b. 1863)   

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

Jan 09   On this day in history death of jüri Uluots, Estonian Prime Minister (b. 1890)   

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

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