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   On this day in history uS defeats Japan at Iwo Jima   

Mar 17   Allied ships bomb North-Sumatra in the year 1945.   

Mar 17   American forces defeat the Japanese at the battle of Iwo Jima in the year 1945.   

Mar 17   On this day in history hMCS Guysborough torpedoed in the Bay of Biscay   

Mar 18   1,250 US bombers attacks Berlin on this day in history.   

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

Mar 18   US Task Force 58 attacks targets on Kiushu in the year 1945.   

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

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

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

Mar 19   In the year 1945 fritz Fromm, German supreme commander of Reserve army, executed   

Mar 19   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 1st Japanese flying bombs (ochas) attack Okinawa   

Mar 21   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Mar 21   J Woortman, Dutch resistance fighter, dies in Bergen-Belsen at 39 on this day in history.   

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

Mar 22   In the year 1945 arab League formed by seven Middle East countries   

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   US 3rd Army crosses Rhine at Nierstein on this day in history.   

Mar 23   British 7th Black Watch crosses the Rhine in the year 1945.   

Mar 23   Carriers begin pre-assault strikes on Okinawa, kamikaze attacks follow in the year 1945.   

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

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

Mar 24   On this day in history general Eisenhower, Montgomery &Bradley discuss advance in Germany   

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   On this day in history birth of victoria Principal, Fukuoka Japan, actress (Earthquake, Pamela-Dallas)   

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 in the year 1945.   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of richard R. Schrock, American chemist, Nobel laureate   

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 in the year 1945.   

Jan 05   Roger Spottiswoode, Canadian-born film director was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 02   Betram Home Ramsay, Engl adm/Cmdr Naval Forces (Normandy), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

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   Jac[obus] P Thijsse, Dutch biologist (Omgang met planten), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   In the year 1945 death of jüri Uluots, Estonian Prime Minister (b. 1890)   

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

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