Page 17: Historical Events In 1945

Jul 03   The first civilian passenger car built since February 1942 was driven off the assembly line at the Ford Motor Company plant in Detroit, MI. Automotive production had been diverted to military production for the war (WWII) effort in the year 1945.   

Jul 04   Canadian troops enter Berlin as part of British garrison force; to share occupation duties on this day in history.   

Jul 05   Australian Prime Minister John Curtin dies in office in the year 1945.   

Jul 05   Death of Prime Minister John Curtin in the year 1945.   

Jul 05   Labour Party wins British parliamentary election on this day in history.   

Jul 06   In the year 1945 nicaragua becomes 1st nation to formally accept UN Charter   

Jul 06   Nicaragua becomes first nation to formally accept UN Charter on this day in history.   

Jul 06   Pres Truman signs executive order establishing Medal of Freedom on this day in history.   

Jul 06   Wash Senator Rick Ferrell catches a record 1,722 games on this day in history.   

Jul 07   Salomeja Neris, [S Bacinskaite-Buciene], Latvian poet, dies at 40 in the year 1945.   

Jul 10   In the year 1945 14 carriers from Third Fleet carriers begin air strikes on Japanese Home Islands which end 15 August.   

Jul 10   In the year 1945 lt-adm Marc Mitscher named chief of US Navy staff   

Jul 10   Robert Goddard Rocket pioneer, dies on this day in history.   

Jul 10   On this day in history robert Goddard, Rocket pioneer, dies   

Jul 12   Cubs stop Braves Tommy Holmes modern-day NL hitting streak at 37 games on this day in history.   

Jul 13   In the year 1945 1st atom bomb explodes in New Mexico   

Jul 14   Battleship USS South Dakota is 1st US ship to bombard Japan on this day in history.   

Jul 15   On this day in history 27th PGA Championship: Byron Nelson at Morraine CC Dayton Ohio   

Jul 16   " Fat Boy", the experimental, plutonium bomb, exploded at 5 30 a.m. in the first U.S. test of an atomic bomb. The mushroom-shaped cloud rose to a height of 41,000 feet above the New Mexico desert at Alamogordo Air Base. All life in a one-mile radius ceased to exist on this day in history.   

Jul 16   In the year 1945 " Fat Boy", the experimental, plutonium bomb, exploded at 5:30 a.m. in the first U.S. test of an atomic bomb. The mushroom-shaped cloud rose to a height of 41,000 feet above the New Mexico desert at Alamogordo Air Base. All life in a one-mile radius ceased to exist.   

Jul 16   In the year 1945 1st atomic bomb detonated, Trinity Site, Alamogordo, New Mexico   

Jul 16   First atomic bomb test, in New Mexico, USA in the year 1945.   

Jul 16   The first atomic bomb detonated, Trinity Site, Alamogordo, New Mexico in the year 1945.   

Jul 17   In the year 1945 potsdam Conference (FDR, Stalin, Churchill) holds 1st meeting   

Jul 17   In the year 1945 potsdam Conference (FDR, Stalin, Churchill) holds first meeting   

Jul 19   In the year 1945 edwin Schlossberg, husband of Carolyn Kennedy   

Jul 19   On this day in history george Barbier, actor (Man Who Came to Dinner), dies at 80   

Jul 20   On this day in history arthur Seccull, S Africa cricketer (Test v England 1896), dies   

Jul 21   Detroit Tigers & Phila A's play 24 inning 1-1 tie on this day in history.   

Jul 23   On this day in history marshal Henri Pétain, leader Vichy-regime, goes on trial   

Jul 24   In the year 1945 uS destroyer Underhill torpedoed West of Guam   

Jul 26   In the year 1945 after Labour landslide in general election, Clement Attlee becomes PM   

Jul 26   Churchill resigns as Britain's PM on this day in history.   

Jul 27   Cubs purchase pitcher Hank Borowy from NY Yankees 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   Victoria Principal, Fukuoka Japan, actress (Earthquake, Pamela-Dallas) was born in the year 1945.   

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 in the year 1945.   

Jan 04   Richard R. Schrock, American chemist, Nobel laureate was born in the year 1945.   

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 on this day in history.   

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   Jac[obus] P Thijsse, Dutch biologist (Omgang met planten), dies at 79 in the year 1945.   

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

Jan 10   Rudolf Borchardt, writer, dies at 67 in the year 1945.   

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