Page 20: Historical Events In 1945

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

Sep 02   On this day in history president Truman sets the date as V-J Day.   

Sep 02   On this day in history v-J Day; formal surrender of Japan aboard USS Missouri (WWII ends)   

Sep 03   On this day in history japanese forces in the Philippines surrender to Allies   

Sep 04   Ruben Fine wins 4 simultaneous rapid chess games blindfolded on this day in history.   

Sep 04   US regains possession of Wake Island from Japan on this day in history.   

Sep 06   A's catcher George George punches ump Joe Rue gets suspended on this day in history.   

Sep 06   In the year 1945 john S Mccain, US admiral, (WW II-Pacific Ocean), dies   

Sep 07   On this day in history japanese at Rioekioe-islands surrender   

Sep 08   US invades Japanese-held Korea on this day in history.   

Sep 09   Japanese in S Korea, Taiwan, China, Indochina surrender to Allies in the year 1945.   

Sep 10   KLS-AM in Oakland Ca changes call letters to KWBR (now KDIA) on this day in history.   

Sep 10   Vaino Raitio, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

Sep 10   Vidkun Quisling sentenced to death for collaborating with Nazis in the year 1945.   

Sep 15   On this day in history a hurricane in southern Florida and the Bahamas destroys 366 planes and 25 blimps at NAS Richmond.   

Sep 15   Anton Friedrich Wilhelm von Webern, Austrian composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

Sep 16   Barometric pressure at 856 mb (25.55") off Okinawa (record low) in the year 1945.   

Sep 16   In the year 1945 barometric pressure at 856 mb (25.55&quot) off Okinawa (record low)   

Sep 16   On this day in history john "Pa" van de Steur, philanthropist (Java), dies at 80   

Sep 18   On this day in history 1000 whites walk out of Gary Ind schools to protest integration   

Sep 19   On this day in history kim Il Sung arrives in harbor of Wonsan, Korea   

Sep 19   Lord Haw Haw (William Joyce) sentenced to death in London in the year 1945.   

Sep 20   On this day in history german rocket engineers begin work in US   

Sep 22   Stan Musial gets 5 hits off 5 pitchers on 5 consecutive pitches in the year 1945.   

Sep 25   On this day in history bela Bartok, composer, dies at 64   

Sep 26   All old Dutch banknotes declared invalid in the year 1945.   

Sep 26   Béla V J Bartok, Hungarian pianist/composer dies at 64 in the year 1945.   

Sep 30   In the year 1945 hank Greenberg's final day HR wins pennant for Tigers   

Oct 01   On this day in history heavyweight champ Joe Louis is discharged from the army   

Oct 01   Walter B Cannon, US physiologist (Traumatic Shock), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

Oct 03   Elvis Presley's 1st public appearance, he is 10 in the year 1945.   

Oct 03   World Federation of Trade Unions formed; CIO a member on this day in history.   

Oct 05   "Meet the Press" premieres on radio on this day in history.   

Oct 06   Gen Eisenhower welcomed in Hague (on Hitler's train) on this day in history.   

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Jan 03   Stephen Stills, Dallas TX, songwriter/guitarist (Cosby Stills & Nash) was born in the year 1945.   

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   Richard R. Schrock, American chemist, Nobel laureate was born in the year 1945.   

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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1945.   

Jan 09   Jüri Uluots, Estonian Prime Minister (b. 1890) died on this day in history.   

Jan 10   Rudolf Borchardt, writer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

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