Page 8: Historical Events In 1945

Mar 16   Pierre Drieu la Rochelle, French writer/poet, commits suicide at 52 on this day in history.   

Mar 16   US defeats Japan at Iwo Jima on this day in history.   

Mar 17   Allied ships bomb North-Sumatra on this day in history.   

Mar 17   In the year 1945 american forces defeat the Japanese at the battle of Iwo Jima   

Mar 17   HMCS Guysborough torpedoed in the Bay of Biscay on this day in history.   

Mar 18   1,250 US bombers attacks Berlin in the year 1945.   

Mar 18   Maurice "Rocket" Richard becomes the first NHLer to score 50 goals in the year 1945.   

Mar 18   On this day in history uS Task Force 58 attacks targets on Kiushu   

Mar 18   William Grover-Williams, British racing driver on this day in history.   

Mar 19   800 killed as Kamikaze attacked USS Franklin off Japan in the year 1945.   

Mar 19   On this day in history adolf Hitler issues Nero Decree destruction of German facilities   

Mar 19   In the year 1945 adolf Hitler issues Nero Decree: destruction of German facilities   

Mar 19   In the year 1945 british 36th division conquers Mogok (ruby mine)   

Mar 19   On this day in history fritz Fromm, German supreme commander of Reserve army, executed   

Mar 19   In the year 1945 uS Task Force 58 attacks ships near Kobe/Kure   

Mar 20   US 70th Infantry division/7th Armour division attack Saar in the year 1945.   

Mar 21   1st Japanese flying bombs (ochas) attack Okinawa on this day in history.   

Mar 21   In the year 1945 bureau of Aeronautics initiates rocket-powered surface-to-air guided missile development by awarding contract to Fairchild   

Mar 21   In the year 1945 during WWII Allied bombers begin 4-day raid over Germany   

Mar 21   Dutch Resistance fighter Hannie Schaft arrested by Nazi police in the year 1945.   

Mar 21   On this day in history j Woortman, Dutch resistance fighter, dies in Bergen-Belsen at 39   

Mar 21   The first Japanese flying bombs (ochas) attack Okinawa on this day in history.   

Mar 22   Arab League formed by seven Middle East countries in the year 1945.   

Mar 22   Arab League forms with adoption of a charter in Cairo Egypt in the year 1945.   

Mar 22   In the year 1945 j Postuma, Dutch resistance fighter, dies   

Mar 22   In the year 1945 uS 3rd Army crosses Rhine at Nierstein   

Mar 23   In the year 1945 british 7th Black Watch crosses the Rhine   

Mar 23   In the year 1945 carriers begin pre-assault strikes on Okinawa, kamikaze attacks follow   

Mar 23   Premier Winston Churchill visits Montgomery's headquarter in Straelen on this day in history.   

Mar 24   In the year 1945 150 bombers fly from Italy to bomb Berlin.   

Mar 24   On this day in history cpl. Frederick G. Topham (1st Cdn. Parachute Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Diersfordt Wood, Germany   

Mar 24   Gen Eisenhower, Montgomery & Bradley discuss advance in Germany in the year 1945.   

Mar 24   General Eisenhower, Montgomery &Bradley discuss advance in Germany on this day in history.   

Mar 24   J S Nicklin, Lt-Col/Canada's 1st parachutist, dies on this day in history.   

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Jan 03   In the year 1945 birth of stephen Stills, Dallas TX, songwriter/guitarist (Cosby Stills & Nash)   

Jan 03   Victoria Principal, Fukuoka Japan, actress (Earthquake, Pamela-Dallas) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Jay Dee Maness, Loma Linda Ca, singer (Desert Rose Band-Love Reunited) was born in the year 1945.   

Jan 04   In the year 1945 birth of vesa-Matti Loiri, Finnish entertainer   

Jan 04   In the year 1945 birth of richard R. Schrock, American chemist, Nobel laureate   

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   Roger Spottiswoode, Canadian-born film director was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   On this day in history vit Nejedly, composer, dies at 33   

Jan 02   In the year 1945 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   In the year 1945 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   Rudolf Borchardt, writer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

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