Page 10: Historical Events In 1945

Mar 31   Tennessee Williams' "Glass Menagerie", premieres in New York NY on this day in history.   

Mar 31   On this day in history uS artillery lands on Keise Shima/begins firing on Okinawa   

Apr 01   In the year 1945 1st edition of Indonesia Merdeka publishes   

Apr 01   In the year 1945 over 1200 Navy ships and Army troops begin invasion of Okinawa   

Apr 01   On this day in history uS forces launch invasion of Okinawa during WW II   

Apr 02   On this day in history 1st US units reach east coast of Okinawa   

Apr 03   Hengelo freed from nazi control by Canadian army on this day in history.   

Apr 03   In the year 1945 joseph Weinheber, Austria poet/writer (Vienna Verbatim), dies at 43   

Apr 03   Nazi's begin evacuation of camp Buchenwald in the year 1945.   

Apr 03   US 1st army conquers Hofgeismar on this day in history.   

Apr 04   Hungary liberated from Nazi occupation (National Day) on this day in history.   

Apr 04   On this day in history hungary liberated from Nazi occupation (National Liberation Day)   

Apr 04   US forces liberated the Nazi death camp Ohrdruf in Germany on this day in history.   

Apr 04   US tanks/infantry conquer Bielefeld in the year 1945.   

Apr 05   Almelo Netherlands freed in the year 1945.   

Apr 05   On this day in history huldreich Georg Fruh, composer, dies at 41   

Apr 05   On this day in history kuniaki Koiso resigns as PM of Japan; replaced by Kantaro Suzuki   

Apr 06   Benjamin M Telders, president (Dutch Liberal States Party), dies at 42 on this day in history.   

Apr 06   Coevorden freed from nazis on this day in history.   

Apr 06   In the year 1945 first heavy kamikaze attack on ships at Okinawa.   

Apr 06   In the year 1945 most of the Jewish prisoners remaining at the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany are forced out on death marches.   

Apr 07   In the year 1945 1st & last assault of German Rammkommando on US bombers   

Apr 08   On this day in history nazi occupiers executed, Nazi general Christiansen flees Netherlands   

Apr 08   In the year 1945 uS forces launch invasion of Okinawa during WW II   

Apr 09   Battleship Admiral Scheer sinks British aircraft carrier on this day in history.   

Apr 09   Dietrich Bonhoeffer, German theologist/antifascist, hanged in the year 1945.   

Apr 09   Liberty ship at Bari Italy carrying aerial bombs explodes, kills 360 on this day in history.   

Apr 10   Allies liberate 1st Nazi concentration camp, Buchenwald (Czech) on this day in history.   

Apr 10   Allies liberate first Nazi concentration camp, Buchenwald (Czech) on this day in history.   

Apr 10   Hendrik N Werkman, resistance/painter (Blue Boat), executed at 63 in the year 1945.   

Apr 10   On his last visit to Theresienstadt, Adolf Eichmann is heard to say, "I shall gladly jump into the pit, knowing that in the same pit there are 5 million enemies of the state." on this day in history.   

Apr 11   Allied troops liberate Basket-Compascuum in the year 1945.   

Apr 11   In the year 1945 at the end of World War 2, the Red army enters the Austrian city of Vienna   

Apr 11   In the year 1945 kamiel van Baelen, Flemish resistance fighter (in Dachau), dies at 29   

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Jan 03   Stephen Stills, Dallas TX, songwriter/guitarist (Cosby Stills & Nash) was born on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1945.   

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

Jan 05   In the year 1945 birth of sam Wyche, NFL coach (Cincinnati Bengals)   

Jan 05   In the year 1945 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   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   Fyodor Akimenko, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Vladimir Vernadsky, Russian mineralogist (b. 1863) died on this day in history.   

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 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 on this day in history.