Page 3: Historical Events In 1945

Jan 25   On this day in history west Africa 82nd division occupies Myohaung, Burma   

Jan 26   In the year 1945 soviet forces reach Auschwitz concentration camp   

Jan 26   Soviet troops arrive at Auschwitz to discover 7,600 survivors and 648 corpses. Most of the prisoners in Auschwitz had been sent out on a death march on Jan 18 in the year 1945.   

Jan 27   Nazi occupiers forbid food transport to West (The Netherlands) in the year 1945.   

Jan 27   Russia liberates Auschwitz &Birkenau Concentration Camp (Poland) in the year 1945.   

Jan 27   In the year 1945 russian troops liberate the Nazi concentration camps Birkenau and Auschwitz.   

Jan 27   In the year 1945 wally van Hall, "banker in defiance," arrested   

Jan 28   Dutch airplanes dump pamphlets on Java in the year 1945.   

Jan 28   On this day in history general "Vinegar Joe" Stillwell &truck convoy reopen Burma Road to China   

Jan 28   Philip "Felix" Bekkers, actor (We Go on Trip), dies at 37 on this day in history.   

Jan 28   Swedish ships bring food to starving Netherlands on this day in history.   

Jan 30   On this day in history "Wilhelm Gustloff" torpedoed off Danzig by Soviet sub-c 7,700 die   

Jan 30   On this day in history german ship "Wilhelm Gustloff" torpedoed off Danzig by Soviet sub-c 7,700 die   

Jan 30   In the year 1945 gottlieb J Haberlandt, Hungarian/German botanist, dies at 90   

Jan 31   Eddie Slovik, 1st US executed for desertion since Civil War at 25 on this day in history.   

Jan 31   Eddie Slovik, first American executed for desertion since Civil War on this day in history.   

Jan 31   US 4th Infantry division occupies Elcherrath in the year 1945.   

Feb 01   On this day in history johan Huizinga, Dutch culture historian (Homo Ludens), dies at 72   

Feb 01   US Army arrives at Siegfriedlinie in the year 1945.   

Feb 02   Escape attempt at Mauthausen concentration camp in the year 1945.   

Feb 02   On this day in history karl F Goerdeler, mayor (Leipzig)/"July 20th plot", hanged at 60   

Feb 03   In the year 1945 almost 1000 Flying Fortresses drop 3000 ton bombs on Berlin   

Feb 03   Jose Rolon, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1945.   

Feb 03   Walt Disney's "The 3 Caballeros" released on this day in history.   

Feb 04   On this day in history fDR, Churchill & Stalin meet at Yalta   

Feb 04   On this day in history fDR, Churchill &Stalin meet at Yalta   

Feb 04   Winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin meet at Yalta in the Crimea to discuss plans for the defeat of the Axis powers and to decide on the post-war future in the year 1945.   

Feb 05   Big Racket becomes fastest race horse at 69.6 kph (440 yards/20.8 seconds) in the year 1945.   

Feb 05   Big Racket becomes fastest race horse at 69t.6 kph (440 yd/20.8 s) on this day in history.   

Feb 05   In the year 1945 british premier Churchill arrives in Yalta   

Feb 05   In the year 1945 uS troops under General Douglas MacArthur enter Manilla   

Feb 06   8th Air Force bombs Magdeburg/Chemnitz on this day in history.   

Feb 06   On this day in history jan Bos, Dutch resistance fighter, executed   

Feb 06   Russian Red Army crosses the river Oder 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   In the year 1945 birth of victoria Principal, Fukuoka Japan, actress (Earthquake, Pamela-Dallas)   

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   On this day in history birth of richard R. Schrock, American chemist, Nobel laureate   

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 on this day in history.   

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   Betram Home Ramsay, Engl adm/Cmdr Naval Forces (Normandy), dies at 61 in the year 1945.   

Jan 03   On this day in history 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   Jüri Uluots, Estonian Prime Minister (b. 1890) died in the year 1945.   

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

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