Historical Events In 1945

Feb 19   30,000 US Marines land on Iwo Jima on this day in history.   

Feb 19   On this day in history 900 Japanese soldiers reportedly killed by crocodiles in 2 days   

Feb 19   A U.S. invasion force of 30,000 marines land at Iwo Jima, starting a month-long WWII battle against Japanese troops in the year 1945.   

Feb 19   On this day in history wim Speelman, Dutch resistance fighter, executed at 26   

Feb 21   In the year 1945 archbishop De Jong calls for help with war casualties   

Feb 21   On this day in history british Army captures Goch   

Feb 21   Eric Liddell, Scottish runner (Olympic-gold 1924), dies at 43 in the year 1945.   

Feb 21   US 10th Armour division overthrows Orscholz line on this day in history.   

Feb 22   In the year 1945 arab League forms (Cairo)   

Feb 22   In the year 1945 arab League froms (Cairo)   

Feb 22   British troops take Ramree Island, Burma on this day in history.   

Feb 22   Canadian 3rd Division occupies Moyland on this day in history.   

Feb 23   2nd Dutch government of Gerbrandy forms in London in the year 1945.   

Feb 23   In the year 1945 2nd Dutch govt of Gerbrandy forms in London   

Feb 23   Aleksei Tolstoi, Russian poet/writer (Pjotr Peroyj), dies at 62 in the year 1945.   

Feb 23   Canadian troops occupy Kalkar in the year 1945.   

Feb 23   Operation Grenade General Simpson's 9th Army crosses Ruhr on this day in history.   

Feb 23   On this day in history uS Marines raise the American flag after taking Mount Suribachi on the island Iwo Jima, during WWII.   

Feb 24   On this day in history ahmed Maher Pasha, Egypt's PM, assassinated in parliament   

Feb 24   On this day in history egypt & Syria declares war on Nazi-Germany   

Feb 24   On this day in history u.S. troops liberate Manila from the Japanese during WWII.   

Feb 25   In the year 1945 sgt. Aubrey Cosens (Queen's Own Rifles of Canada) awarded the Victoria Cross at the Goch-Calear Road, Germany   

Feb 25   US aircraft carriers attack Tokyo on this day in history.   

Feb 26   Very heavy bombing on Berlin by 8th US Air Force in the year 1945.   

Feb 27   In the year 1945 battle of US 94 Infantry   

Feb 27   HJ Lochtman, Dutch chaplain/resistance fighter, dies in Bergen-Belsen in the year 1945.   

Feb 27   On this day in history u.S. troops land on Iwo Jima.   

Mar 01   British 43rd Division under General Essame occupies Xanten in the year 1945.   

Mar 01   On this day in history chinese 30th division occupies Hsenwi   

Mar 01   FDR announces success of Yalta Conference in the year 1945.   

Mar 01   In the year 1945 fieldmarshal Kesselring succeeds von Rundstedt as commander   

Mar 01   Hitler orders the destruction of all Germany; it is unworthy of surviving him. His order mandates the destruction not only of military installations, but also of all stores, industries, and transportation and communication installations. Nothing is to fall into enemy hands in the year 1945.   

Mar 01   On this day in history major Frederick A. Tilston Cdn.(The Essex Scottish Regimetn) wins the Victoria Cross at Hochwald, Germany   

Mar 01   In the year 1945 uS infantry regiment captures Mönchengladbach   

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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   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 in the year 1945.   

Jan 05   Sam Wyche, NFL coach (Cincinnati Bengals) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of chuck McKinley, U.S. tennis player (d. 1986)   

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

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   In the year 1945 fyodor Akimenko, composer, dies at 68   

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   On this day in history 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