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 in the year 1945.   

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

Mar 17   American forces defeat the Japanese at the battle of Iwo Jima on this day in history.   

Mar 17   In the year 1945 hMCS Guysborough torpedoed in the Bay of Biscay   

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

Mar 18   On this day in history maurice "Rocket" Richard becomes the first NHLer to score 50 goals   

Mar 18   In the year 1945 uS Task Force 58 attacks targets on Kiushu   

Mar 18   On this day in history william Grover-Williams, British racing driver   

Mar 19   On this day in history 800 killed as Kamikaze attacked USS Franklin off Japan   

Mar 19   In the year 1945 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   Fritz Fromm, German supreme commander of Reserve army, executed in the year 1945.   

Mar 19   On this day in history uS Task Force 58 attacks ships near Kobe/Kure   

Mar 20   On this day in history uS 70th Infantry division/7th Armour division attack Saar   

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

Mar 21   Bureau of Aeronautics initiates rocket-powered surface-to-air guided missile development by awarding contract to Fairchild on this day in history.   

Mar 21   During WWII Allied bombers begin 4-day raid over Germany on this day in history.   

Mar 21   In the year 1945 dutch Resistance fighter Hannie Schaft arrested by Nazi police   

Mar 21   In the year 1945 j Woortman, Dutch resistance fighter, dies in Bergen-Belsen at 39   

Mar 21   In the year 1945 the first Japanese flying bombs (ochas) attack Okinawa   

Mar 22   Arab League formed by seven Middle East countries on this day in history.   

Mar 22   In the year 1945 arab League forms with adoption of a charter in Cairo Egypt   

Mar 22   On this day in history j Postuma, Dutch resistance fighter, dies   

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

Mar 23   British 7th Black Watch crosses the Rhine on this day in history.   

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

Mar 23   In the year 1945 premier Winston Churchill visits Montgomery's headquarter in Straelen   

Mar 24   150 bombers fly from Italy to bomb Berlin on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1945 gen Eisenhower, Montgomery & Bradley discuss advance in Germany   

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

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 in the year 1945.   

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

Jan 04   Vesa-Matti Loiri, Finnish entertainer was born in the year 1945.   

Jan 04   Richard R. Schrock, American chemist, Nobel laureate was born on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 05   In the year 1945 birth of roger Spottiswoode, Canadian-born film director   

Jan 01   Vit Nejedly, composer, dies at 33 in the year 1945.   

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   Vladimir Vernadsky, Russian mineralogist (b. 1863) died in the year 1945.   

Jan 08   In the year 1945 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 in the year 1945.   

Jan 14   In the year 1945 sandor Vandor, composer, dies at 43