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Events of 1945

(Below, many events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including )

January

• January - American troops cross the Siegfried Line into Belgium
• January 5 - Soviet Union recognizes the new pro-Soviet government of Poland. The original Siegfried line ( Siegfriedstellung) was a line of defensive forts and tank defenses built by Germany as a section of the Hindenburg Line 1916-1917 Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland
• January 7 - British General Bernard Montgomery holds a press conference at Zonhoven describing his contribution to the Battle of the Bulge. Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, KG, GCB, DSO, PC, (məntˈgʌmərɪ əv ˈæləmeɪn Zonhoven is a Municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg near Hasselt. The Ardennes Offensive (16 December 1944 – 25 January 1945 was a major German offensive launched towards the end of World War II through the forested Ardennes Mountains
• January 12 - WWII: The Soviet Union begins the Vistula-Oder Offensive in Eastern Europe against the Nazis. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Eastern Europe is a general term that refers to the Geopolitical region encompassing the easternmost part of the European continent. Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German
• January 13 - A Soviet patrol arrests Raoul Wallenberg in Hungary. Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Raoul Wallenberg (August 4 1912 &ndash July 17 1947? was a Swedish Humanitarian of the prominent Swedish Wallenberg family who worked in Budapest Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic
• January 16 - Adolf Hitler evacuates his underground bunker, the Führerbunker. Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately The Führerbunker ( German, literally meaning "shelter for the leader" or "the Führer's shelter" is a common name for a complex of subterranean rooms
• January 17 - WWII:
  • Soviet Union occupies Warsaw. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Warsaw (Warszawa; also known by other names) is the Capital and Largest city of Poland.
  • Holocaust: Nazis begin to evacuate from Auschwitz concentration camp. The Holocaust (from the Greek el ''ὁλόκαυστον'' (el-Latn holókauston holos, "completely" and kaustos, "burnt" also known as Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German "Auschwitz" redirects here For the town see Oświęcim Auschwitz-Birkenau () was the largest of Nazi Germany Internment is the imprisonment or confinement of people commonly in large groups without trial
• January 20
  • Franklin D. Roosevelt is inaugurated to an unprecedented fourth term as President of the United States. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by
    • Hungary drops out of the Second World War, agreeing to an armistice with the Allies. Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including An armistice is a situation where the warring parties agree to stop fighting In general allies are people groups or nations that have joined together in an association for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose
• January 24 - First successful launch of the German A4b-Rocket
• January 27 - The Red Army arrives at Auschwitz and Birkenau in Poland and find the Nazi concentration camp where 1. Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled The Aggregate series was a set of rocket designs developed in 1933&ndash1945 by a research program of Nazi Germany 's army Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. The Red Army ( Russian: Рабоче-Крестьянская Красная Армия R aboche- K rest'yanskaya K rasnaya A rmiya "Auschwitz" redirects here For the town see Oświęcim Auschwitz-Birkenau () was the largest of Nazi Germany Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German Internment is the imprisonment or confinement of people commonly in large groups without trial 3 million people were murdered.
• January 28 - WWII: Supplies begin to reach China over the newly reopened Burma Road. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National The Burma Road is a Road linking Burma (also called Myanmar with China.
• January 30 - The Wilhelm Gustloff ship with over 10,000 mainly civilian Germans from Gotenhafen (Gdynia) in the Gdansk Bay is sunk by 3 torpedoes from the Soviet submarine S-13 in the Baltic Sea. Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Ship history The Wilhelm Gustloff was the first purpose-built cruise liner for the Nazi Kraft durch Freude (KdF (" Strength Through Joy " Gdynia (Gdingen (until 1939 Gotenhafen (1939-1945 Gdiniô is a city in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of Poland and an important Seaport Gdańsk Bay or the Bay of Gdańsk (Zatoka Gdańska Gduńskô Hôwinga Гданьская бухта also known as Danzig Bay (Danziger Bucht is a southeastern The modern torpedo (historically called an automotive automobile locomotive or fish torpedo is a self-propelled explosive Projectile weapon launched above or below The Baltic Sea is a Brackish inland sea located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N Latitude and from 20°E to 26°E Longitude. Based on recent research, over 9,000 died.
  • 121 American Soldiers and other 200 Filipino guerrillas commence the Raid of Cabanatuan, freeing 513 American & British POWs from the Japanese-held camp at Cabanatuan City, Philippines. The Raid at Cabanatuan in the Philippines on 30 January 1945 by US Army Rangers, Alamo Scouts and Filipino guerrillas The City of Cabanatuan ( Ilokano: Ciudad ti Cabanatuan; Kapampangan: Lakanbalen ning Cabanatuan/Siudad ning Cabanatuan; The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP
• January 31 - Eddie Slovik is executed by firing squad for desertion, the first American soldier since the American Civil War, and last to date to be executed for this offence. Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes Edward Donald Slovik ( February 18, 1920 &ndash January 31, 1945) was a private in the United States Army during World War In Military terminology desertion is the Abandonment of a " Duty " or post without permission from one's Government or superior Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South

February

February 2: The "Big Three" at the Yalta Conference, Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin. Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC, PC (Can ( 30 November 1874 Joseph Stalin ( ნამდვილი გვარი ჯუღაშვილი|Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili; March 5 1953 was General Secretary of the Communist Party

• February 2 - WWII: President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill leave to meet with Soviet leader Joseph Stalin at the Yalta Conference. Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC, PC (Can ( 30 November 1874 The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Joseph Stalin ( ნამდვილი გვარი ჯუღაშვილი|Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili; March 5 1953 was General Secretary of the Communist Party The Yalta Conference, sometimes called the Crimea Conference and Codenamed the Argonaut Conference, was the wartime meeting from 4 February
• February 3 - WWII: Soviet Union agrees to enter the Pacific Theater conflict against Japan. Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
• February 4 - WWII: President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Winston Churchill and Soviet leader Joseph Stalin begin the Yalta Conference (ends February 11)
• February 6 - French writer Robert Brasillach executed for collaboration with the Germans
• Robert Nesta Marley was born in Jamaica. Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC, PC (Can ( 30 November 1874 The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Joseph Stalin ( ნამდვილი გვარი ჯუღაშვილი|Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili; March 5 1953 was General Secretary of the Communist Party The Yalta Conference, sometimes called the Crimea Conference and Codenamed the Argonaut Conference, was the wartime meeting from 4 February Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Robert Brasillach ( 31 March 1909 &ndash 6 February 1945) was a French author and journalist who was executed for advocating Collaborationism, can describe the Treason of cooperating with enemy Forces occupying one's Country.
• February 7 - WWII: General Douglas MacArthur returns to Manila
• February 9 - Walter Ulbricht becomes the leader of German communists in Moscow
• February 10 - WWII: The SS General von Steuben sunk by the Soviet submarine S-13. Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including General MacArthur redirects here for other meanings see General MacArthur (disambiguation. The City of Manila Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Walter Ulbricht ( June 30, 1893 &ndash August 1, 1973) was a German Communist politician Communism is a Socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless Society based Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Prologue Operation Hannibal Along with the Wilhelm Gustloff and many other vessels she was part of the largest evacuation by sea in modern times
• February 13 - WWII:
  • Soviet Union forces capture Budapest, Hungary from the Nazis. Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Budapest ( also /ˈbʊ-/) is the capital city of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary it serves as the country's principal Political, Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German
  • The Royal Air Force bombs Dresden, Germany. The Bombing of Dresden by the British Royal Air Force (RAF and United States Army Air Force (USAAF between 13 February and 15 February 1945 12 weeks Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
• February 14 - Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay and Peru join the United Nations. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Ecuador topics. Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay ( Spanish: República del Paraguay; Guaraní: Tetã Paraguái) is one of the only Peru (Perú Piruw Piruw officially the Republic of Peru ( reˈpuβlika del peˈɾu is a country in western South America. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security
• February 16 - WWII:
  • American and Filipino forces land on Corregidor island in the Philippines. Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including For the Spanish historical administrative position see Corregidor (position Corregidor is an island in the entrance of the Philippines The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP
  • American and Filipino forces recapture the Bataan Peninsula
• February 19 - WWII: Battle of Iwo Jima - about 30,000 United States Marines landed on Iwo Jima starting the battle. Bataan is a province of the Philippines occupying the whole of Bataan Peninsula on Luzon. Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Battle of Iwo Jima ( February 19, 1945 &ndash March 26, 1945) was the United States capture of the island of Iwo Jima Iwo Jima ( 硫黄[[wikt 島|島]] officially Iōtō,also frequently Iōjima: “ Sulfur island” is an island of the Japanese
• February 21 - Last launch of an A4-rocket at Peenemünde
• February 23 - WWII:
  • During the Battle of Iwo Jima, a group of United States Marines reach the top of Mount Suribachi on the island and are photographed raising the American flag. Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Peenemünde (peːnəˈmʏndə is a village in the northeast of the German (Western part of the Usedom island Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Battle of Iwo Jima ( February 19, 1945 &ndash March 26, 1945) was the United States capture of the island of Iwo Jima Iwo Jima ( 硫黄[[wikt 島|島]] officially Iōtō,also frequently Iōjima: “ Sulfur island” is an island of the Japanese Flags of the United States The Flag of the United States of America consists of 13 equal horizontal stripes of Red (top and bottom alternating The photo, Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima taken by Joe Rosenthal will later win a Pulitzer Prize. Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima is a Joseph John Rosenthal ( October 9 1911 &ndash August 20 2006) was an American Photographer who received the Pulitzer The Pulitzer Prize, ˈpʊlɨtsɚ PULL-it-sər is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in Newspaper journalism,
  • The capital of the Philippines, Manila, is liberated by American and Filipino forces. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP
  • The liberating Filipino and American troops entering in Intramuros, Manila by the attack from the Japanese forces. History Pre-hispanic settlement The site of Intramuros was originally a large Malayan-Islamic settlement named "Maynilad" ruled by Datus Rajahs
  • Capitulation of German garrison in Poznań, city is liberated by Red Army and Polish forces. Poznań Lublin Voivodeship This article is about the city in Poland The Red Army ( Russian: Рабоче-Крестьянская Красная Армия R aboche- K rest'yanskaya K rasnaya A rmiya
• February 24 - Egyptian Premier Ahmed Maher Pasha is killed in Parliament after reading a decree. Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Ahmad Mahir Pasha ( 1888 - February 24, 1945) (أحمد ماهر باشا was the Prime Minister of Egypt from October 10 1944

March

• Early March - Annelies Marie Frank, also called Anne Frank, dies in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, Lower Saxony, Germany of typhus. Annelies Marie "Anne" Frank ( (12 June 1929 – early March 1945 was a Jewish girl born in the city of Frankfurt am Main in Weimar Germany Belsen redirects here For other meanings see Belsen (disambiguation. Lower Saxony ( German: Niedersachsen ch is pronounced before an s --> lies in north-western Germany and is second Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Typhus is any of several similar diseases caused by Louse -borne bacteria
• March 1 - Franklin D. Roosevelt gives what will be his last address to a joint session of Congress, reporting on the Yalta Conference. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant The Yalta Conference, sometimes called the Crimea Conference and Codenamed the Argonaut Conference, was the wartime meeting from 4 February
• March 2
  • Former US Vice-President Henry Agard Wallace starts his term of office as US Secretary of Commerce, serving under President Franklin D. Roosevelt
  • Launch of the Bachem Ba 349 Natter from Stetten am kalten Markt. Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Henry Agard Wallace (October 7 1888 &ndash November 18 1965 was the thirty-third Vice President of the United States (1941&ndash45 the eleventh Secretary of The United States Secretary of Commerce is the head of the United States Department of Commerce concerned with business and industry the Department states its mission to Bachem Ba 349 Natter ( Colubrid) was a World War II era German experimental Point-defense Rocket -powered Stetten am kalten Markt (Stetten akM is a Municipality in the Sigmaringen district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The Natter was the first manned rocket and developed as anti-aircraft weapon. The launch failed and the pilot died. ^[1]
• March 3 - WWII:
  • Previously neutral Finland declares war on the Axis powers. Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. The Axis powers also known as the Axis alliance Axis nations Axis countries or sometimes just the Axis were those Countries
  • A possible experimental atomic test blast occurs at the Nazis' Ohrdruf military testing area. Ohrdruf is a small town in the German federal state of Thuringia.
  • The United States and Filipino troops take Manila. The City of Manila
• March 4 - In the United Kingdom, Princess Elizabeth, later to become Queen Elizabeth II, joins the British Army as a driver. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces.
• March 6 - Communist-led government formed in Romania
• March 7 - WWII: American troops seize the bridge over the Rhine River at Remagen, Germany and begin to cross. Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Rhine (Rhein Rijn Rhin Reno Rain Rhenus is one of the longest and most important Rivers in Europe at 1320 kilometres (820 mi with an average discharge Remagen is a town in Germany in Rhineland-Palatinate, in the district of Ahrweiler. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
• March 8 - Josip Broz Tito forms a government in Yugoslavia
• March 9-March 10 - WWII: American B-29 bombers attack Japan with incendiary bombs. Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian: Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Incendiary devices or incendiary bombs are Bombs designed to start Fires or destroy sensitive equipment using materials such as Napalm, Thermite Tokyo is fire-bombed killing 100,000 citizens. officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. Firebombing is a Bombing technique designed to damage a target generally an urban area through the use of Fire, caused by Incendiary devices rather
• March 10 - WWII: The Battle of Mindanao founded to the battles of the American and Philippine Commonwealth troops together with the Allied Filipino Guerrillas against the Japanese. Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Battle of Mindanao was fought by United States forces and allied Filipino guerrillas against the Japanese from 10 March to 15 August
• March 15 - 17th Academy Awards ceremony
• March 16 - WWII: The Battle of Iwo Jima ends, with small pockets of guerrilla resistance persisting past the official conclusion of the battle. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, The 17th Academy Awards marked the first time this awards ceremony was broadcast nationally on the ABC Radio network Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Battle of Iwo Jima ( February 19, 1945 &ndash March 26, 1945) was the United States capture of the island of Iwo Jima
• March 17 - WWII: Japanese city of Kobe is fire-bombed by 331 B-29 bombers, killing over 8,000. Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture and a prominent port city in Japan with a population of about 1 Firebombing is a Bombing technique designed to damage a target generally an urban area through the use of Fire, caused by Incendiary devices rather
• March 18 - WWII: 1,250 American bombers attack Berlin. Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany.
• March 19 - WWII:
  • Adolf Hitler orders that all industries, military installations, shops, transportation facilities and communications facilities in Germany be destroyed. Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
  • Off the coast of Japan, bombers hit the aircraft carrier USS Franklin, killing 800 of her crew and crippling the ship. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. An aircraft carrier is a Warship designed with Launch and commissioning initial cruise She was laid down on 7 December 1942 and launched by Newport News Shipbuilding
• March 21 - WWII: British troops liberate Mandalay, Burma
• March 22 - The Arab League is formed with the adoption of a charter in Cairo, Egypt. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Mandalay is the second largest city and the last royal capital of Burma (Myanmar and is the economic and cultural hub of Upper Burma Burma, officially the Union of Myanmar ( pjìdàunzṵ mjàmmà nàinŋàndɔ̀ is the largest country by geographical area in mainland Southeast Asia. Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. The Arab League ( الجامعة العربية) officially called the League of Arab States ( جامعة الدول العربية Cairo () which means "the Vanquisher" or "the Triumphant" is the capital and largest city of Egypt. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics.
• March 29 - The "Clash of Titans": George Mikan and Bob Kurland duelled at Madison Square Garden. Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King George Lawrence Mikan Jr (June 18 1924 &ndash June 1 2005 nicknamed Mr Robert Albert "Bob" Kurland (born December 23, 1924 in St Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, and known colloquially as The Garden, has been the name of four Arenas in New York City. OSU defeats DePaul 52-44. DePaul University is a private institution of Higher education and Research in Chicago, Illinois, U
• March 30 - WWII: Soviet Union forces invade Austria and take Vienna. Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria. Alger Hiss congratulated in Moscow for his part in bringing about the Western betrayal at the Yalta Conference. Alger Hiss (November 11 1904 – November 15 1996 was a US State Department official involved in the establishment of the United Nations. Western betrayal or Yalta betrayal are popular terms in many Central European countries especially in Poland and the Czech Republic which refers The Yalta Conference, sometimes called the Crimea Conference and Codenamed the Argonaut Conference, was the wartime meeting from 4 February
• From February 14, 1936, to March 1, 1945, AG Weser launched a total of 162 U-boats. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Aktien-Gesellschaft Weser (usually just mentioned as AG Weser or A U-boat is the anglicized version of the German word, itself an abbreviation of Unterseeboot ( undersea boat) and refers

April

• April 1 - WWII: United States troops land on Okinawa in the last campaign of the war. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The United States of America —commonly referred to as the is one of Japan 's southern prefectures, and consists of hundreds of the Ryukyu Islands in a chain over 1000 km long which extends southwest from Kyūshū The Battle of Okinawa starts. The Battle of Okinawa, also known as Operation Iceberg, was fought on the Ryukyu Islands of Okinawa and was the largest amphibious assault
• April 4 - WWII: American troops liberate their first Nazi concentration camp, Ohrdruf death camp in Germany. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Ohrdruf is a small town in the German federal state of Thuringia. Extermination camps were two types of facilities that Nazi Germany built during World War II for the systematic killing of millions of people in what has become Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
• April 7 - WWII:
  • The first and only flight of the German ramming unit known as the Sonderkommando Elbe took place, resulting in the loss of some 24 B-17s and B-24s of the United States Eighth Air Force. Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Sonderkommando Elbe was the name of a World War Two Luftwaffe task force assigned to bring down Allied bombers by ramming German aircraft into the bombers WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Eighth Air Force is a Numbered Air Force (NAF of the United States Air Force Air Combat Command (ACC
  • The Japanese battleship Yamato is sunk 200 miles north of Okinawa while enroute on a suicide mission. Construction The Yamato class was built after the Japanese withdrew from the Washington Naval Treaty at the Second London Conference of 1936 is one of Japan 's southern prefectures, and consists of hundreds of the Ryukyu Islands in a chain over 1000 km long which extends southwest from Kyūshū Ten-gō sakusen ( Kyūjitai: ja 天號作戰 Shinjitai: ja 天号作戦 "Operation Heaven One" also known as Ten-ichi-go and Operation
  • Visoko was liberated by the 7th, 9th and 17th Krajina brigades from the Tenth division of Yugoslav Partisan forces. Visoko is a city and municipality in central Bosnia and Herzegovina of rich historical heritage The Yugoslav Partisans, or simply the Partisans, ( Serbo-Croatian, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Slovene: Partizani
  • Kantaro Suzuki becomes the Prime Minister of Japan
• April 9
  • Abwehr conspirators Wilhelm Canaris, Hans Oster and Hans Dohanyi are hanged at Flossenberg concentration camp along with pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer. was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy and 42nd Prime Minister of Japan from 7 April 1945 to 17 August 1945 The is the usual English-language term used for the Head of government of Japan, although the literal translation of the Japanese name for the office is Prime Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) Wilhelm Franz Canaris ( January 1, 1887 &ndash April 9, 1945) was a German Admiral and head of the Abwehr Hans Oster ( August 9, 1887 &ndash April 9, 1945) was deputy head of the Abwehr, under Wilhelm Canaris, and a dedicated Dietrich Bonhoeffer ˈdiːtrɪç ˈboːnhøfɐ ( February 4, 1906 &ndash April 9, 1945) was a German Lutheran
  • WWII: Battle of Königsberg, in East Prussia, ends. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Battle of Königsberg, better known as the Königsberg Offensive Operation, was one of the last operations of the East Prussian Strategic Offensive operation East Prussia (Ostpreußen; Rytų Prūsija or Rytprūsiai; Prusy Wschodnie Восточная Пруссия or Vostochnaya Prussiya) refers to the main part
• April 10 - The Allied Forces liberate the Nazi concentration camp, Buchenwald. Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama In general allies are people groups or nations that have joined together in an association for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German Internment is the imprisonment or confinement of people commonly in large groups without trial Buchenwald concentration camp (German Konzentrationslager or 'KZ' Buchenwald) was a Nazi concentration camp established on the Ettersberg (Etter Mountain near
• April 12 - United States President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1933-1945) dies suddenly at Warm Springs, Georgia; Vice President Harry S. Truman (1945-1953) becomes the 33rd President. Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Warm Springs is a City in Meriwether County, Georgia, United States. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• April 15 - Bergen-Belsen concentration camp liberated. Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Belsen redirects here For other meanings see Belsen (disambiguation.
• April 16 - WWII: The Goya sunk by the Soviet submarine L-3. Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including History of the ship The Goya was originally built as a freighter by the Akers Mekanika Verksted shipyard in Oslo in 1940.
• April 18 - U. Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. S. war correspondent Ernie Pyle is killed by Japanese machine gun fire on the island of Ie Shima off Okinawa. A war correspondent is a Journalist who covers stories firsthand from a war zone. Ernest Taylor Pyle ( August 3 1900 &ndash April 18 1945) was an American Journalist who wrote as a roving correspondent For other uses of the phrase see Machine Gun (disambiguation. Iejima (伊江島 is an Island in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, lying a few kilometers off the Motobu Peninsula of Okinawa Honto. is one of Japan 's southern prefectures, and consists of hundreds of the Ryukyu Islands in a chain over 1000 km long which extends southwest from Kyūshū
• April 19 - Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel, a musical play based on Ferenc Molnar's Liliom, opens on Broadway and becomes their second long-running stage classic. Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Richard Rodgers (1902 &ndash 1979 and Oscar Hammerstein II (1895 &ndash 1960 were a well-known American songwriting duo Carousel is a musical by Richard Rodgers (music and Oscar Hammerstein II (book and lyrics that was adapted from Ferenc Molnar Ferenc Molnár (originally Ferenc Neumann 12 January 1878 in Budapest &mdash 1 April 1952 in New York City Liliom is a 1909 play by Ferenc Molnár. it was very famous in its own right during the early to mid-twentieth century but is best known today as the basis for the Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located
• April 20- The League of Nations oficially ceases to exsist. Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. The League of Nations was an International organization founded as a result of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919–1920
• April 24 - Retreating German troops destroy all the bridges over the Adige in Verona, including the historical Ponte di Castelvecchio and Ponte Pietra. Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Wehrmacht (literally "defense force" was the name of the unified Armed forces of Germany from 1935 to 1945 The Adige (Adige Venetian: Àdexe; Trentin Ades; Friulian: Adis; Etsch Ladin: Adesc, or Adiç Verona is a city and provincial capital in Veneto, Northern Italy. The Castelvecchio Bridge (Italian Ponte di Castelvecchio) or Skaliger Bridge (Italian Ponte Scaligero) is a fortified Bridge in Verona The Ponte di Pietra or Ponte Pietra ( Italian for "Stone Bridge" once known as the Pons Marmoreus, is a Roman Arch bridge crossing
• April 25
  • Founding negotiations of United Nations in San Francisco
  • WWII: Elbe Day, United States and Soviet troops link up at the Elbe River, cutting Germany in two
• April 26 - Battle of Bautzen (World War II) - last "successful" German panzer-offensive in Bautzen, the city is recaptured
• April 27 - U. Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Elbe Day, April 25, 1945, was the date Soviet and American troops met at the River Elbe, near Torgau in Germany The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 The Elbe ( die Elbe Low German: de Ilv) is one of the major Rivers of Central Europe. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. The Battle of Bautzen (April 1945 fought on the extreme southern flank of the Spremberg-Torgau Offensive Operation saw days of pitched street fighting between forces Bautzen ( pronounced, until 1868: Budissin; Upper Sorbian: Budyšin; Lower Sorbian: Budyšyn) is a Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated S. Ordinance troops find the coffins of Frederick Wilhelm I, Frederick the Great, Paul Von Hindenburg, and his wife
• April 28 - Italian dictator Benito Mussolini and his mistress, Clara Petacci, are executed by Italian partisans as they attempt to flee the country. Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg ( known universally as Paul von Hindenburg ( ( October 2, 1847 &ndash August 2 Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Clara Petacci ( Claretta Petacci) ( 28 February 1912 &ndash 28 April 1945) was an upper class Roman who became Italian dictator Their bodies are then hung by their heels in the public square of Milan. Milan (Milano Milan (listen) is one of the largest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy.
• April 29 - Start of Operation Manna: British Lancaster bombers drop food into the Netherlands to prevent the starvation of the civilian population. Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Operation Manna took place from 29 April to 8 May 1945, at the end of World War II. "Lanc" redirects here Distinguish from Lank (adjective and from Amon Lanc (a place in Tolkien's fiction The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands
• April 30 - Adolf Hitler and his wife of one day, Eva Braun, commit suicide as Red Army approaches Führerbunker in Berlin. Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately Eva Anna Paula Braun, died Eva Anna Paula Hitler ( 6 February 1912 – 30 April 1945) was the longtime companion of The generally accepted cause of the death of Adolf Hitler on Monday 30 April 1945 is Suicide by gunshot and Cyanide poisoning The Red Army ( Russian: Рабоче-Крестьянская Красная Армия R aboche- K rest'yanskaya K rasnaya A rmiya The Führerbunker ( German, literally meaning "shelter for the leader" or "the Führer's shelter" is a common name for a complex of subterranean rooms Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. Karl Dönitz succeeds Hitler as President of Germany. Karl Dönitz (ˈdøːnɪts) (16 September 1891 &ndash 24 December 1980 was a German naval Commander who served The Reichspräsident was the German Head of state during the period of the 1919-1934 Weimar Republic and the title was later briefly revived Joseph Goebbels succeeds Hitler as Chancellor of Germany. Paul Joseph Goebbels (German pronunciation ˈɡœbəls English generally ˈɡɝbəlz (29 October 1897 1 May 1945 was a German politician and Reich Minister of Public The Head of government of Germany is called Chancellor (Kanzler

May

• May 1 - WWII:
  • Hamburg Radio announces that Hitler has died in battle, ". Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Hamburg (English, German: ˈhambʊɐk local pronunciation Low German / Low Saxon: Hamborg) is the second-largest city in Germany . . fighting up to his last breath against Bolshevism. The Bolsheviks, originally also Bolshevists ( Большевик Большевист (singular, derived from bolshe, "more" were a faction "
  • Joseph Goebbels and his wife commit suicide after killing their 6 children. Paul Joseph Goebbels (German pronunciation ˈɡœbəls English generally ˈɡɝbəlz (29 October 1897 1 May 1945 was a German politician and Reich Minister of Public Karl Dönitz appoints Count Lutz Schwerin von Krosigk as the new Chancellor of Germany. Johann Ludwig (Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk, (22 August 1887 4 March 1977 was a German jurist and senior government official The Head of government of Germany is called Chancellor (Kanzler
  • Troops of Yugoslav 4th Army together with Slovene 9th Corpus NOV enter Trieste. The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian: Slovenes or Slovenians ( Slovene Slovenci, dual Slovenca, singular Slovenec, feminine Slovenke, dual Slovenki Trieste (Trieste Slovene and Croatian: Trst; German: Triest) is a city and port in northeastern Italy very near to
• May 2 - WWII:
  • The Soviet Union announces the fall of Berlin. Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 For the bombing campaign on Berlin by the RAF from November 1943 to March 1944 see Battle of Berlin (air. Soviet soldiers hoist the red flag over the Reich Chancellery. Red flags can signify a warning Martial law, defiance or Left-wing politics The Reich Chancellery ( German Reichskanzlei) was the traditional name of the office of the German Chancellor
  • Troops of New Zealand Army 2nd Division enter Trieste a day after the Yugoslavs. New Zealand Army ( Maori: Ngāti Tumatauenga, "Tribe of the God of war" is the land Armed force of the New Zealand military The 2nd New Zealand Division was New Zealand's major land formation during much of World War II. Trieste (Trieste Slovene and Croatian: Trst; German: Triest) is a city and port in northeastern Italy very near to Yugoslavs ( Bosnian: Jugosloveni/Jugoslaveni; Macedonian and Serbian: Југословени Jugosloveni; Croatian German Army in Trieste surrenders to the New Zealand Army. The German Army (Deutsches Heer heɐ) is the land component of the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany. Trieste (Trieste Slovene and Croatian: Trst; German: Triest) is a city and port in northeastern Italy very near to New Zealand Army ( Maori: Ngāti Tumatauenga, "Tribe of the God of war" is the land Armed force of the New Zealand military
  • The last postage stamp utilized by Manzhouguo is issued. Manchukuo (ja [[wikt満州国 満州国]] Manshūkoku lit "State of Manchuria " was a Puppet state in Manchuria and eastern
  • Liberation of Lübeck by British Army. Lübeck ( is the second largest City in Schleswig-Holstein, in Northern Germany, and one of the major
• May 3 - WWII:
  • Sinkings of the prison ships Cap Arcona, Thielbek and Deutschland by the RAF in the Lübeck Bay. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including A prison ship, historically sometimes called a prison hulk, is a vessel used as a Prison, often to hold convicts awaiting transportation to penal colonies History The 27561 gross ton Cap Arcona, named after Cape Arkona on the island of Rügen in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, was The Thielbek was a 2815 register ton Freighter that was sunk with the SS ''Cap Arcona'' and the Deutschland during British air raids Lübeck ( is the second largest City in Schleswig-Holstein, in Northern Germany, and one of the major
  • Rocket scientist Wernher von Braun and 120 members of his team surrender to US forces. Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr von Braun (March 23 1912 &ndash June 16 1977 a German rocket physicist and astronautics engineer became one of the leading figures in They later help start the US space program.
• May 4 - WWII:
  • Liberation of the concentration camp Neuengamme near Hamburg by the British army. Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Internment is the imprisonment or confinement of people commonly in large groups without trial Neuengamme is a quarter of the district Bergedorf within the City of Hamburg, Germany. Hamburg (English, German: ˈhambʊɐk local pronunciation Low German / Low Saxon: Hamborg) is the second-largest city in Germany
  • Reddition of the North Germany army by Marshal Bernard Montgomery. Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, KG, GCB, DSO, PC, (məntˈgʌmərɪ əv ˈæləmeɪn
  • Holland liberated by Canadian troops. [1] German troops officially surrender one day later.
• May 5 - WWII:
  • Prague uprising against the Nazis. Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Prague (ˈprɑːg Praha (ˈpraɦa see also other names) is the Capital and Largest city of the Czech Republic.
  • Ezra Pound, poet and author, is arrested by American soldiers in Italy for treason. Ezra Weston Loomis Pound ( Hailey, Idaho Territory, United States October 30 1885 – Venice, Italy November 1 1972 was an American Expatriate Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest
  • US 11th Armored Division liberates prisoners of Mauthausen concentration camp - including Simon Wiesenthal
  • Canadian soldiers liberate the city of Amsterdam from Nazi occupation. Mauthausen Concentration Camp (known from the summer of 1940 as Mauthausen-Gusen Concentration Camp) grew to become a large group of Nazi concentration camps Simon Wiesenthal ( Buczacz, December 31, 1908 &ndash Vienna, September 20, 2005) was an Austrian Jewish Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Amsterdam (pronounced) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German
    • Admiral Karl Dönitz orders all U-boats to cease offensive operations and return to their bases. Karl Dönitz (ˈdøːnɪts) (16 September 1891 &ndash 24 December 1980 was a German naval Commander who served U-boat is the anglicized version of the German word, itself an abbreviation of Unterseeboot ( undersea boat) and refers
  • A Japanese balloon bomb killed five children and a woman, Elsie Mitchell near Bly, Oregon, when it exploded as they dragged it from the woods. The term " fire balloon " can mean a small unmanned Hot air balloon for festivities this is also called a Sky lantern. The term " fire balloon " can mean a small unmanned Hot air balloon for festivities this is also called a Sky lantern. Bly is an unincorporated community in Klamath County, Oregon, United States. They were the only people killed by enemy attack on the United States mainland during World War II. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including
• May 6 - WWII: Axis Sally delivers her last propaganda broadcast to Allied troops (first was on December 11, 1941). Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Mildred Gillars ( November 29, 1900 – June 25, 1988) also known as " Axis Sally," was a female Radio personality Propaganda is a concerted set of messages aimed at influencing the opinions or behaviors of large numbers of people In general allies are people groups or nations that have joined together in an association for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• May 7 - WWII: General Alfred Jodl signs unconditional surrender terms at Rheims, France, ending Germany's participation in the war. Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Alfred Jodl (10 May 1890 – 16 October 1946 was a German military commander attaining the position of Chief of the Operations Staff of the Armed Forces High Reims (alternative English spelling Rheims; riːmz in English and /ʁɛ̃s/ in French) is a city of the Champagne-Ardenne région of northern This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The document will take effect the next day.
• May 8 - WWII:
  • V-E Day (Victory in Europe, as Nazi Germany surrenders) commemorates the end of World War II in Europe. Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Victory in Europe Day ( V-E Day or VE Day) was May 7 and May 8, 1945, the dates when the World War II Allies Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including
  • British 8th Army together with Slovene partisan troops and motorized detachment of Yugoslav 4th Army arrives to Carinthia and Klagenfurt. Carinthia (Kärnten Koroška is the southernmost Austrian state or Land. Klagenfurt guildhall 19072006 01jpg|thumb|220px|City hall in Klagenfurt´s center Neuer Platz]] Klagenfurt am Wörthersee ( Slovene: Celovec) is the Capital
• May 8-May 29 - In Algeria, thousands die as French troops and released Italian POW's kill an estimated 6 thousand Algerian citizens (Sétif rebellion). Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Algeria ( ar [[Arabic]] الجزائر, Al Jaza'ir ælʤæˈzæːʔir Amazigh: ⴷⵥⴰⵢⴻⵔ Dzayer) officially the People's The Sétif massacre refers to widespread disturbances in and around the Algerian market town of Setif located to the west of Constantine in 1945
• May 9 - WWII:
  • Russian V-E day and Hermann Göring is captured by the United States Army; Norway arrests Vidkun Quisling; Soviet Union marks V-E Day. Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Hermann Wilhelm Göring (also spelled Goering) (12 January 1893 15 October 1946 was a German Politician, Military leader and a leading member The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Vidkun Abraham Lauritz Jonssøn Quisling (18 July 1887 – 24 October 1945 was a Norwegian army Officer and politician The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Victory in Europe Day ( V-E Day or VE Day) was May 7 and May 8, 1945, the dates when the World War II Allies
  • Red Army enters Prague (capitulation of German occupation troops)
  • General Alexander Löhr Commander of German Army Group E near Topolšica, Slovenia, signs capitulation of German occupation troops. The Red Army ( Russian: Рабоче-Крестьянская Красная Армия R aboche- K rest'yanskaya K rasnaya A rmiya Alexander Löhr ( 20 May 1885 &ndash 26 February 1947) was an Austrian Air Force ( Österreichische Luftstreitkräfte Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia (Republika Slovenija) is a Country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west
  • Occupation of the Channel Islands ends with the liberation by British troops. The Occupation of the Channel Islands refers to the Military occupation of the Channel Islands by Germany during World War II which lasted Alderney, annex of the concentration camp Neuengamme liberated. Alderney ( French: Aurigny; Auregnais: Aoeur'gny) is the most northerly of the Channel Islands and a British Crown dependency Internment is the imprisonment or confinement of people commonly in large groups without trial Neuengamme is a quarter of the district Bergedorf within the City of Hamburg, Germany.
• May 14 - May 15 - WWII: the Battle of Poljana: the last battle of WWII in Europe is fought at Poljana near Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia
• May 23
  • President of Germany Karl Dönitz and Chancellor of Germany Count Lutz Schwerin von Krosigk are arrested by British forces at Flensburg. Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Battle of Poljana (Monday May 14 - Tuesday May 15, 1945) was the last battle of World War II in Europe. Slovenj Gradec ( German: Windischgraz or older Windischgrätz) is a town and a municipality formerly in the Slovene Styria region Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia (Republika Slovenija) is a Country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne The Reichspräsident was the German Head of state during the period of the 1919-1934 Weimar Republic and the title was later briefly revived Karl Dönitz (ˈdøːnɪts) (16 September 1891 &ndash 24 December 1980 was a German naval Commander who served The Head of government of Germany is called Chancellor (Kanzler Johann Ludwig (Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk, (22 August 1887 4 March 1977 was a German jurist and senior government official The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Flensburg ( Danish: Flensborg, Low Saxon: Flensborg, North Frisian: Flansborj) is an independent town in They would respectively be the last German Head of state and Head of government until 1949. Head of state is the generic term for the individual or collective office that serves as the chief public representative of a Monarchic or Republican Nation-state This article is about the government position For other uses see Prime Minister (disambiguation. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
  • Heinrich Himmler, the head of the Nazi Gestapo, commits suicide in British custody. Heinrich Luitpold Himmler ( 7 October 1900 – 23 May 1945 was a Nazi German politician and head of the Schutzstaffel (SS. Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German The ( contraction of ge heime Sta ats' po' lizei: "Secret State Police" was the official Secret police of Nazi Germany
• May 28 - William Joyce, known as "Lord Haw-Haw" is captured. Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling William Joyce ( 24 April 1906 – 3 January 1946) the man generally associated with the nickname Lord Haw-Haw Lord Haw-Haw was the Nickname of several announcers on the English language Propaganda radio programme Germany Calling, broadcast He is later charged with high treason in London for his English-language wartime broadcasts on German radio. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. He is hanged in January 1946.
• May 29 - Group of German communists, Ulbricht in the lead, arrive in Berlin. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany.
• May 30 - Iranian government demands that Soviet and British troops leave the country. Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics.

June

• June 1 - British take over Lebanon and Syria
• June 5 - Allied Control Council, military occupation governing body of Germany, formally takes power. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem The Allied Control Council or Allied Control Authority, known in German as the Alliierter Kontrollrat, also referred to as the Four Powers (German
• June 6 - King Haakon VII of Norway returns to Norway
• June 11 - William Lyon Mackenzie King is re-elected as Canadian prime minister. Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Haakon VII (Prince Carl of Denmark born Christian Frederik Carl Georg Valdemar Axel) (3 August 1872 in Charlottenlund 21 September 1957 in Oslo) Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. William Lyon Mackenzie King PC OM CMG ( December 17, 1874 – July 22, 1950) was a Canadian Franck Committee recommends against a surprise nuclear bombing of Japan. [2]
• June 12 - Yugoslav Army leaves Trieste, leaving the New Zealand Army in control. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian: Trieste (Trieste Slovene and Croatian: Trst; German: Triest) is a city and port in northeastern Italy very near to New Zealand Army ( Maori: Ngāti Tumatauenga, "Tribe of the God of war" is the land Armed force of the New Zealand military
• June 21 - WWII: The Battle of Okinawa ends. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Battle of Okinawa, also known as Operation Iceberg, was fought on the Ryukyu Islands of Okinawa and was the largest amphibious assault
• June 24 - WWII: Victory parade in Red Square
• June 25 - Seán T. O'Kelly is elected the second President of Ireland. Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Red Square ( Красная площадь, Krasnaya ploshchad) is the most famous City square in Moscow, and arguably one of the most Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Seán Thomas O'Kelly (Seán Tomás Ó Ceallaigh 25 August 1882–23 November 1966 was the second President of Ireland (1945–1959 The President of Ireland (Uachtarán na hÉireann n̪ˠə ˈheːɾʲən̪ˠ is the Head of state of Ireland.
• June 26 - United Nations charter signed. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security
• June 29 - Czechoslovakia cedes Ruthenia to Soviet Union

July

• July 1 - WWII: Germany is divided between Allied occupation forces
• July 5 - WWII: Liberation of the Philippines declared. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP
• July 8 - WWII: Harry S. Truman was informed that Japan will talk peace if she can keep the Emperor. Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. [3]
• July 9 - A forest fire breaks out in the Tillamook Burn, the third fire in that area since 1933. Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. A wildfire, also known as a wildland fire, forest fire, brush fire, vegetation fire, grass fire, Peat fire, The Tillamook Burn was a series of Forest fires in the Northern Oregon Coast Range of Oregon in the United States that destroyed a total area of
• July 16 - Nuclear testing: The Trinity Test, the first test of an atomic bomb, using 6 kilograms of plutonium, succeeds in detonating, unleashing an explosion equivalent to that of 19 kilotons of TNT. Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and Nuclear weapons tests are experiments carried out to determine the effectiveness yield and explosive capability of Nuclear weapons Throughout the twentieth century most nations Trinity was the first test of technology for a Nuclear weapon. A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from Nuclear reactions either fission or a combination of fission and fusion.
• July 16 - WWII: A train collision near Munich, Germany kills 102 war prisoners. Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Munich (München; Minga is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
• July 17 - WWII: Potsdam Conference - At Potsdam, the three main Allied leaders begin their final summit of the war. Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Potsdam Conference was held at Cecilienhof, the home of Crown Prince Wilhelm Hohenzollern, in Potsdam, Germany, from July 16, Also see Potsdam New York (in the USA For the Potsdam Conference see Potsdam Conference. In general allies are people groups or nations that have joined together in an association for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose The meeting will end on August 2. Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the
• July 21 - WWII: Harry S. Truman approves order for atomic bombs to be used. Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including [4]
• July 23 - WWII: French marshal Philippe Pétain, who headed the Vichy government during World War II goes on trial, charged with treason. Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Henri Philippe Benoni Omer Joseph Pétain (24 April 1856 – 23 July 1951 generally known as Philippe Pétain or Marshal Pétain ( Maréchal Pétain) Vichy France, or the Vichy regime are the common terms used to describe the government of France from July 1940 to August 1944 World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including
  • 1945 Rayleigh Wheelchair Murder in which Eric Brown murders his father, Archibald, by hiding a mine in his wheelchair. The Rayleigh Bath Chair Murder occurred in England in 1943The victim was Archibald Brown aged 47
• July 26
  • Winston Churchill resigns as Britain's prime minister after his Conservative Party is soundly defeated by the Labour Party in the 1945 general election. Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC, PC (Can ( 30 November 1874 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Results |} Total votes cast 24073025 All parties shown Conservative total includes Ulster Unionists Reason for Labour victory Clement Attlee becomes the new prime minister. Clement Richard Attlee 1st Earl Attlee, KG, OM, CH, PC ( 3 January 1883 &ndash 8 October 1967
  • Potsdam Declaration demands Japan's unconditional surrender; Article 12 permitting Japan to retain the Emperor had been deleted by Truman. The Potsdam Declaration or the Proclamation Defining Terms for Japanese Surrender was a statement issued on July 26, 1945 by President of the [5]
• July 28
  • An Army Air Forces B-25 bomber accidentally crashes into the Empire State Building, killing 14 people. Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. The United States Army Air Forces ( USAAF) was the military aviation arm of the United States of America during and immediately after World War II. The Empire State Building is a 102-story Art Deco Skyscraper in New York City at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and West 34th Street
  • WWII: Japan rejects Potsdam Declaration [6]. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The Potsdam Declaration or the Proclamation Defining Terms for Japanese Surrender was a statement issued on July 26, 1945 by President of the
• July 29 - The BBC Light Programme radio station was launched, aimed at mainstream light entertainment and music. Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat This article is about radio broadcasting for other uses see Radio (disambiguation. Mainstream is generally the common current of Thought of the Majority. Music is an Art form in which the medium is Sound organized in Time.
• July 30 - WWII: The USS Indianapolis is hit and sunk by the Japanese submarine I-58. Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Service before World War II Indianapolis was laid down on March 31 1930 by the New York Shipbuilding Corp I-58 was a Japanese B3 type submarine in World War II She was built in September 7, 1944 at Yokosuka, Japan Some 900 survivors jump into the sea and are adrift for 4 days. Nearly 600 die before help arrives. Captain Charles B. McVay III is later court-martialed. Rear Admiral Charles Butler McVay III ( July 30 1898 – November 6 1968) was a career naval officer and the Commanding Officer
• July 31 - WWII: Pierre Laval, fugitive former leader of Vichy France, surrenders to Allied soldiers in Austria. Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Pierre Laval (28 June 1883 15 October 1945 was a French Politician and statesman who led the Vichy government during World War II, and Vichy France, or the Vichy regime are the common terms used to describe the government of France from July 1940 to August 1944 In general allies are people groups or nations that have joined together in an association for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose

August

August 9: The mushroom cloud from the nuclear bomb dropped on Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were nuclear attacks near the end of World War II against the Empire of Japan by the United States at

September 2: Japan signs the Instrument of Surrender aboard the USS Missouri. The Japanese Instrument of Surrender was the written agreement that established the Armistice ending the Pacific War and with it World War II. Construction See also Iowa class battleship, Armament of the Iowa class battleship Missouri was one of the ''Iowa''-class "

• August 6 - WWII: the Atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were nuclear attacks near the end of World War II against the Empire of Japan by the United States at The United States detonates an atomic bomb nicknamed "Little Boy" on Hiroshima, Japan at 8:15 a. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from Nuclear reactions either fission or a combination of fission and fusion. Little Boy was the Codename of the Atomic bomb, developed via the "Manhattan Project" which was dropped on Hiroshima, on August 6 1945 by the The Japanese city of ( is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chūgoku region of western Honshū, the largest of Japan 's For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. m. (local time).
• August 7 - President Harry Truman announces the successful bombing of Hiroshima with an atomic bomb while returning from the Potsdam Conference aboard the heavy cruiser USS Augusta (CA-31) in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from Nuclear reactions either fission or a combination of fission and fusion. Beginnings The Augusta a "Treaty" cruiser of 10000 tons normal displacement was laid down on 2 July 1928 at Newport News Virginia, by
• August 8 - The United Nations Charter is ratified by the United States, and that nation becomes the third to join the new international organization. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. The United Nations Charter is the Treaty that forms and establishes the International organization called the United Nations. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Soviet Union declares war on Japan.
• August 9 - WWII:
  • The United States detonates an atomic bomb nicknamed "Fat Man" over the city of Nagasaki, Japan at 11:02 a. Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from Nuclear reactions either fission or a combination of fission and fusion. "Fat Man" is the codename for the Atomic bomb that was detonated over Nagasaki, Japan, by the United States on August 9 ( is the Capital and the largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture in Japan. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. m. (local time).
  • The Soviet Union begins its offensive against Japan in the then Japanese controlled Chinese region of Manchuria. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Manchuria ( Romanized Manchu: Manju,, Маньчжурия Mongolian: Манж is a historical name given to a vast geographic region in northeast [7]
• August 10 - WWII:
  • Japan offers to surrender to the Allies, ". Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. In general allies are people groups or nations that have joined together in an association for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose . . provided this does not prejudice the sovereignty of the Emperor. "
  • US drops warning leaflets on Nagasaki. [8]
• August 11 - WWII: Allies reply to the Japanese surrender offer by saying that Emperor Hirohito would be subject to the authority of the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces. Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including In general allies are people groups or nations that have joined together in an association for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose also known as, (April 29 1901 – January 7 1989 was the 124th Emperor of Japan according to the traditional order reigning from December 25 1926 until his death
• August 13 - Zionist World Congress approaches British government to talk about founding of Israel. Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. History of Zionism|Timeline of Zionism|World Zionist Organization|Zionist political violence Zionism is an international political movement that originally supported the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics.
• August 14 - WWII: Emperor Hirohito accepts the terms of the Potsdam Declaration. Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including also known as, (April 29 1901 – January 7 1989 was the 124th Emperor of Japan according to the traditional order reigning from December 25 1926 until his death The Potsdam Declaration or the Proclamation Defining Terms for Japanese Surrender was a statement issued on July 26, 1945 by President of the
• August 15 - WWII:
  • Emperor Hirohito announces Japan's surrender on the radio. Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including also known as, (April 29 1901 – January 7 1989 was the 124th Emperor of Japan according to the traditional order reigning from December 25 1926 until his death The United States called this day V-J Day (Victory in Japan). Victory over Japan Day ( V-J Day, also known as Victory in the Pacific Day, or V-P Day) is a name chosen for the day on which the Surrender of This ends the period of Japanese expansionism and begins the period of Occupied Japan. refers to the Ideology in the Empire of Japan that Militarism should dominate the political and social life of the nation and that the strength of the military is At the end of World War II, Japan was occupied by the Allied Powers, led by the United States with contributions also from Australia, British

• • Korea gains independence following Japan's surrender
• August 17 - Indonesian nationalists Soekarno and Mohammed Hatta declare the independence of Republic of Indonesia, Soekarno as a president. Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries a civilization and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. Sukarno ( June 6, 1901 – June 21, 1970) was the first President of Indonesia. Mohammad Hatta ( August 12, 1902 - March 14, 1980) was born in Bukittinggi, West Sumatra, Dutch East Indies (now The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. Dutch colonial authorities do not approve. Animal Farm by George Orwell is first published by Fredric Warburg
• August 19 - Vietnam War: Viet Minh led by Ho Chi Minh take power in Hanoi, Vietnam. Animal Farm is a Novel by George Orwell, and is the most famous satirical Allegory of Soviet Totalitarianism Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950 who used the Pseudonym George Orwell, was an English writer Fredric John Warburg ( November 27, 1898 - May 25, 1981) was an English publisher best known for his association with the British author Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia The Việt Minh (abbreviated from Việt Nam Ðộc Lập Ðồng Minh Hội, English "League for the Independence of Vietnam" was a National liberation For the city named after him see Ho Chi Minh City. Hồ Chí Minh (name Hanoi ( Vietnamese: Hà Nội Hán Tự: 河[[wikt 内|内]], estimated population 3398889 (2007, is the Capital of Vietnam Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially
• End of August - Chinese Civil War: Mao Zedong and Chiang Kai-shek meet in Chongqing to discuss an end to hostilities between the Communists and the Nationalists. Mao Zedong ( 26 December 1893 – 9 September 1976) was a Chinese Military and political leader who led Chiang Kai-shek ( POJ: Chiúⁿ Kài-se̍k Jyutping: zoeng2gaai3sek6 GCB ( October 31, 1887 &ndash Chongqing ( Postal map spelling: Chungking; Wade-Giles: Ch'ung-ch'ing) is the largest and most populous of the People's Republic of China The Communist Party of China ( CPC) ( also known as the Chinese Communist Party ( CCP) is the founding and ruling political party of the

September

• September 2
  • The Commanding of the Imperial Japanese Army general Tomoyuki Yamashita surrendered to the Filipino and American forces at Kiangan, Ifugao. Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. General was a General of the Japanese Imperial Army during the World War II. Kiangan is a 4th class municipality in the province of Ifugao, Philippines.
  • World War II ends: The final official surrender of Japan was accepted by Supreme Allied Commander General of the Army Douglas MacArthur and Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz from a delegation led by Mamoru Shigemitsu, aboard the battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. General MacArthur redirects here for other meanings see General MacArthur (disambiguation. Fleet Admiral Chester William Nimitz, USN, GCB ( February 24, 1885 &ndash February 20, 1966) held the dual command Mamoru Shigemitsu (重光 葵 July 29 1881 &ndash January 26, 1957) was the Japanese Minister of Foreign affairs at Construction See also Iowa class battleship, Armament of the Iowa class battleship Missouri was one of the ''Iowa''-class " But in Japan August 14 is well recognized as the day the Pacific War ended. Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures The Pacific War was the part of World War II —and preceding conflicts—that took place in the Pacific Ocean, its islands and in East Asia, between
  • Ho Chi Minh promulgates the Vietnamese Declaration of Independence, and unity from the north to the south. For the city named after him see Ho Chi Minh City. Hồ Chí Minh (name Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially
• September 4 - WWII: Japanese forces surrender on Wake Island after hearing word of their nation's surrender. Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Wake Island (also known as Wake Atoll) is a Coral atoll having a Coastline of 12 miles (19 kilometers in the North Pacific Ocean
• September 5 - Iva Toguri D'Aquino, a Japanese-American suspected of being wartime radio propagandist "Tokyo Rose," is arrested in Yokohama. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Iva Ikuko Toguri D'Aquino ( July 4, 1916 – September 26, 2006) a Japanese-American, was the woman most identified with " Tokyo Rose (alternate spelling Tokio Rose) was a generic name given by Allied forces in the South Pacific during World War II to any of approximately is the capital of Kanagawa Prefecture, located in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshū and is a major commercial hub of the Greater Tokyo Area
• September 5 - Russian code clerk Igor Gouzenko comes forward with numerous documents implicating the Soviet Union of having numerous spy rings in North America. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Igor Sergeyevich Gouzenko ( January 13, 1919, Rahachow, Soviet Union &ndash June 28, 1982, Mississauga,
• September 8
  • US troops occupy southern Korea, Soviet Union occupy the north. Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries a civilization and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 This arrangement proves to be the beginning of a divided Korea. Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries a civilization and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia.
• *Hideki Tojo, Japanese prime minister during most of World War II, attempts suicide to avoid facing a war crimes tribunal. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including War crimes are "violations of the laws or customs of war" including but not limited to "murder the ill-treatment or deportation of civilian residents of an occupied
• September 9 - "First actual case of (a computer) bug being found" - a moth lodged in a relay of a Harvard Mark II computer at the Naval Weapons Center in Dahlgren, Virginia. Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian A software bug (or just “bug” is an error flaw mistake Failure, fault or “undocumented feature” in a Computer program that prevents it A moth is an Insect closely related to the Butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. A relay is an electrical Switch that opens and closes under the control of another Electrical circuit.
• September 11
  • Radio Republik Indonesia starts broadcasting. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Radio Republik Indonesia ( RRI) is the state Radio network of Indonesia.
  • Batu Lintang camp in Sarawak, Borneo liberated by Australian forces. Batu Lintang camp (also known as Lintang Barracks and Kuching POW camp) at Kuching, Sarawak on the island of Borneo was a Sarawak is one of two Malaysian states on the Island of Borneo. Borneo is the third largest island in the world and is located at the centre of Maritime Southeast Asia.
• September 12 - Japanese army formally surrendered in Singapore. Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Singapore
• September 18 - Typhoon Makurazaki in Japan kills 3,746. Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated A tropical cyclone is a storm system characterized by a low pressure center and numerous Thunderstorms that produce strong winds and Flooding For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
• September 20 - Mohandas Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru demand that British troops leave India

October

• October 1 - to October 15 - Launch of three A4 rockets near Cuxhaven in order to show Allied forces the rocket with liquid fuel (Operation Backfire)
• October 3 - to October 10 - Detroit Tigers won the World Series against the Chicago Cubs. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the See also Vergeltungswaffe The V-2 rocket ( Vergeltungswaffe 2 was the first Ballistic missile and first man-made object to achieve Cuxhaven is a large independent town and seat of the Cuxhaven district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Operation Backfire was a military scientific operation during and after World War II, which was performed mainly by British staff Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. The Cubs haven't made it to the World Series since.
• October 4 - Established Partizan, sports society from Belgrade, Serbia. Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Partizan Belgrade is a Sports society from Belgrade, Serbia. Founded in 1945 it's an umbrella organization featuring 25 clubs in 25 different sports A sports club, athletics club or sports association is an eclectic institution oriented to multiple Sports which fields many Teams and in several Belgrade (Београд Beograd is the Capital and largest city of Serbia. Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country
• October 5 - A strike by the Set Decorator's Union in Hollywood results in riot
• October 15 - WWII: Former premier of Vichy France, Pierre Laval, is executed by firing squad for treason. Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Hollywood Black Friday is the name given in the history of Organized labor in the United States, to October 5, 1945. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Vichy France, or the Vichy regime are the common terms used to describe the government of France from July 1940 to August 1944 Pierre Laval (28 June 1883 15 October 1945 was a French Politician and statesman who led the Vichy government during World War II, and Execution by firing squad is a method of Capital punishment, particularly common in times of war In Law, treason is the Crime that covers some of the more serious acts of disloyalty to one's sovereign or Nation.
• October 17 - A massive number of people, headed for CGT, gather in the Plaza de Mayo in Argentina to demand Juan Peron's release. Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost The General Confederation of Labour ( Confederación General del Trabajo de la República Argentina, CGT is a national trade union center of Argentina founded Plaza_de_la_Victoriapng|thumb|225px|1867 view of the Plaza de la Victoria For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Juan Domingo Perón (October 8 1895 &ndash July 1 1974 was an Argentine Colonel and Politician, elected three times as President of Argentina This is known to the Peronists as the Día de la lealtad (day of loyalty) or San Perón (Saint Perón). Peronism (Peronismo or Justicialism (Spanish Justicialismo) is an Argentine political movement based on the ideas and programs associated with It's considered the birthday of Peronism.
• October 18
  • The first German war crimes trial begins in Nuremberg. Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid War crimes are "violations of the laws or customs of war" including but not limited to "murder the ill-treatment or deportation of civilian residents of an occupied
  • Isaías Medina Angarita, president of Venezuela, is overthrown by a military coup. Isaías Medina Angarita ( July 6 1897 in San Cristóbal Venezuela – September 15 1953 in Caracas) was a Venezuelan Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the
• October 21 - Women's suffrage: Women are allowed to vote in France for the first time. Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• October 23 - Jackie Robinson signs a contract with the Montreal Royals. Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson (January 31 1919 – October 24 1972 was a Baseball player for the Brooklyn Dodgers. The Montreal Royals were a minor league professional baseball team located in Montreal, Quebec, that existed from 1897-1917 and from 1928-60 as a member
• October 24
  • United Nations founded. Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security
  • Norwegian Nazi leader, Vidkun Quisling, is shot by firing squad for treason. Vidkun Abraham Lauritz Jonssøn Quisling (18 July 1887 – 24 October 1945 was a Norwegian army Officer and politician Execution by firing squad is a method of Capital punishment, particularly common in times of war In Law, treason is the Crime that covers some of the more serious acts of disloyalty to one's sovereign or Nation.
• October 27 - Indonesian separatists riot and fight Dutch and British security forces. Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia.
• October 29
  • Getúlio Vargas, president of Brazil, resigns. Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Getúlio Dornelles Vargas (ʒeˈtulju doɾˈnɛlis vaɾgɐs April 19, 1882 – August 24, 1954) served as president of |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld
  • At Gimbel's Department Store in New York City, the first ballpoint pens go on sale at $12. Gimbel Brothers (Gimbels was an iconic major American Department store corporation from 1887 through the late 20th century The City of New York A ballpoint pen ( Hungarian: golyóstoll also Eponymously known in British English and Australian English as a biro and ˈbaɪroʊ 50 each.

November

• November 1
  • John H. Johnson publishes the first issue of the magazine Ebony. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi John Harold Johnson ( January 19, 1918 &ndash August 8, 2005) was the founder of the Johnson Publishing Company an international media Ebony, a monthly Magazine for the African American market was founded by John H
  • Telechron introduces the model 8H59 "Musalarm", the first clock radio.
• November 11 - Musical theatre composer Jerome Kern dies after suffering a stroke a week before. Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Musical theatre is a form of Theatre combining Music, Songs spoken Dialogue and Dance. A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance Jerome David Kern ( January 27, 1885 &ndash November 11, 1945) was an American Composer of popular music
• November 13 - Charles De Gaulle elected head of a French provisional government
• November 15 - Harry S. Truman, Clement Attlee, and Mackenzie King call for a UN Atomic Energy Commission. Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle ( ( 22 November 1890 – 9 November 1970) was a French General and statesman who led the Free French A provisional government is an emergency or interim government set up when a political void has been created by the collapse of a previous administration or regime Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Clement Richard Attlee 1st Earl Attlee, KG, OM, CH, PC ( 3 January 1883 &ndash 8 October 1967 William Lyon Mackenzie King PC OM CMG ( December 17, 1874 – July 22, 1950) was a Canadian [9]
• November 16
  • Cold War: The United States controversially imports 88 German scientists to help in the production of rocket technology. Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. A rocket or rocket vehicle is a Missile, Aircraft or other Vehicle which obtains Thrust by the reaction of the
  • The motion picture The Lost Weekend, starring Ray Milland, is released. The Lost Weekend is a 1945 motion picture directed by Billy Wilder for Paramount Pictures, starring Ray Milland, Ray Milland ( January 3, 1907 - March 10, 1986) was a Welsh Actor and director who worked primarily in the It is the most realistic film portrayal of an alcoholic up to that time, and wins several Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director (Billy Wilder) and Best Actor (Ray Milland). The Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to artists working The Academy Award for Achievement in Directing (Best Director is one of the Awards of Merit presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to Billy Wilder ( June 22, 1906 – March 27, 2002) was an Austrian born Jewish - American Journalist Best Actor is the name of an award It is presented by various film organizations Film festivals and people's awards Billy Wilder wins his first Oscar for the film; Milland his only one. After his Oscar win, Ray Milland, who has usually starred in light comedies and adventure films, will be given more heavily dramatic roles.
  • Yeshiva College founded
• November 20 - Nuremberg Trials begin: Trials against 24 Nazi war criminals of World War II start at the Nuremberg Palace of Justice. Yeshiva College is located in New York City ’s Washington Heights neighborhood in Upper Manhattan. Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, The Nuremberg Trials were a series of trials most notable for the prosecution of prominent members of the political military and economic leadership of Nazi Germany after Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German War crimes are "violations of the laws or customs of war" including but not limited to "murder the ill-treatment or deportation of civilian residents of an occupied World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including
• November 28 - Earthquake in Balochistan (Pakistan) caused a tsunami and killed 4000. For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events 1945 Balochistan Earthquake (بلوچستان زلزلہ occurred on 28th November 1945 at 0526 PST ( Pakistan Standard Time) measured 7
• November 29
  • The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is declared (this day was celebrated as Republic Day until 1990s). Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian: The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 Marshal Tito is named president.
  • Assembly of the world's first general purpose electronic computer, the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC), is completed. ENIAC, short for Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer, was the first general-purpose electronic Computer. It covers 1800 feet of floor space. The first set of calculations is run on the computer.

December

• December 2 - General Eurico Gaspar Dutra elected president of Brazil
• December 3 - Communist demonstrations in Athens - preliminary of the Greek Civil War
• December 4 - By a vote of 65 to 7, the United States Senate approves the entry of the United States into the United Nations. Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Eurico Gaspar Dutra, PC ( 18 May, 1883 - 11 June, 1974) was a Brazilian general politician and president of Brazil |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Communism is a Socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless Society based Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's The Greek Civil War (ο Eμφύλιος, "the Civil War" fought from 1946 to 1949 by the Governmental forces receiving logistical support by the United Kingdom "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security
• December 5 - A flight of USAF Avenger torpedo bombers known as Flight 19 disappears on a training exercise. Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Flight 19 was the designation of five TBM Avenger torpedo bombers which disappeared on December 5 1945 during a United States Navy -authorized overwater navigation
• December 21 - General George S. Patton dies from injuries sustained in a car accident on December 9. Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian For the 19th century Scottish jurist/politician see George Patton Lord Glenalmond.
• December 27
  • Twenty-eight nations sign an agreement creating the World Bank. Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the The World Bank is an internationally supported Bank that provides financial and technical assistance to developing countries for development programs (e
  • Terror strikes against British military bases in Palestine. The Palestine Mandate, was a set of protocols or articles that formed a multilateral legal and administrative agreement

Undated

• Foundation of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
• Poland has two rival governments.

• Discovery of Nag Hammadi scriptures. Nag Hammadi library (popularly known as The Gnostic Gospels) is a collection of early Christian Gnostic texts discovered near the
• Dutch painter Han van Meegeren is arrested for collaboration with Nazis but the paintings he had sold to Hermann Göring are found to be his fakes. Han van Meegeren (10 October 1889 in Deventer, Overijssel – 30 December 1947 in Amsterdam) born Henricus Antonius van Meegeren, was a Hermann Wilhelm Göring (also spelled Goering) (12 January 1893 15 October 1946 was a German Politician, Military leader and a leading member
• Female suffrage in Guatemala and Japan
• Saskatchewan Government Insurance, the first state-owned automobile insurance company in North America, is created. Guatemala (República de Guatemala) is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west the Pacific Ocean to the southwest For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Created in 1945 Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI is a provincial Crown corporation that has been developed over the years into two linked operations Vehicle insurance (also known as auto insurance, car insurance, or motor insurance) is Insurance purchased for cars, Trucks
• Denmark recognizes independent Iceland
• US House of Representatives calls for unrestricted Jewish immigration to Palestine in order to establish a Jewish commonwealth there
• Berklee College of Music founded

Ongoing

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Science and technology

• The Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, the first chiropractic college in Canada, initiates its four year doctoral program. The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland ( ( Ísland or Lýðveldið Ísland ( Palestine is a name which has been widely used since Roman times to refer to the region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River. Berklee College of Music, founded in 1945 is an independent music College in Boston Massachusetts. The Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College is a Canadian Chiropractic institute established in 1945.
• Arthur C. Clarke puts forward the idea of a communications satellite in a Wireless World magazine article. Sir Arthur Charles Clarke, CBE (16 December 1917–19 March 2008 was a British Science fiction Author, Inventor, and This article is about artificial satellites For natural satellites also known as moons see Natural satellite.
• At the Mayo Clinic, streptomycin is first used to treat tuberculosis. Mayo Clinic is a Non-profit medical practice Its headquarters the Mayo Medical School and its research facilities are in Rochester Minnesota in Streptomycin is an Antibiotic drug the first of a class of drugs called Aminoglycosides to be discovered and was the first antibiotic remedy for Tuberculosis Tuberculosis (abbreviated as TB for tubercle bacillus or T u' b' erculosis Bacillus --> is a common
• Percy Spencer accidentally discovers that microwaves can heat food. Percy Lebaron Spencer ( 9 July, 1894 – 8 September, 1970) was an American engineer and inventor Invention of the microwave oven follows. A microwave oven, or a microwave, is a Kitchen appliance that cooks or heats Food by Dielectric heating.
• Grand Rapids, Michigan and Newburgh, New York become the first cities to add fluoride to drinking water. Water fluoridation is the addition of a chemical to increase the concentration of Fluoride Ions in Drinking water with the purpose of reducing the
• The first nuclear reactor outside of the U. S. is built in Chalk River, Ontario, Canada. Chalk River (2006 pop 800 is a Canadian rural community in Renfrew County, Ontario. Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page
• High-altitude, west-to-east winds across the Pacific Ocean—discovered by the Japanese in 1942 and by Americans in 1944—are dubbed the jet stream. The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jet streams are fast flowing relatively narrow air currents found at the Tropopause, the transition between the Troposphere (where temperature decreases
• Salvador Edward Luria and Alfred Day Hershey independently recognize that viruses undergo mutations. Salvador Edward Luria ( August 13, 1912 &ndash February 6, 1991) was an Italian -born American microbiologist Alfred Day Hershey ( December 4, 1908 &ndash May 22 1997) was an American Nobel Prize -winning Bacteriologist and A virus (from the Latin virus meaning Toxin or Poison) is a sub-microscopic infectious agent that is unable In biology mutations are changes to the Nucleotide sequence of the Genetic material of an organism
• The herbicide 2,4-D is introduced; it is later used as a component of Agent Orange. A herbicide is used to kill unwanted Plants Selective herbicides kill specific targets while leaving the desired Crop relatively unharmed 24-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (24-D is a common systemic Herbicide used in the control of broadleaf weeds Agent Orange is the code name for a powerful Herbicide and Defoliant used by the U
• A team led by Charles DuBois Coryell discovers chemical element 61, the only one still missing between 1 and 96 on the periodic table. A chemical element is a type of Atom that is distinguished by its Atomic number; that is by the number of Protons in its nucleus. The periodic table of the chemical elements is a tabular method of displaying the Chemical elements Although precursors to this table exist its invention is The new element is called promethium. Promethium (prəˈmiːθiəm/ /proʊˈmiːθiəm is a Chemical element with the symbol Pm and Atomic number 61
• Raymond Libby develops oral penicillin. Penicillin (sometimes abbreviated PCN or pen) is a group of Beta-lactam antibiotics used in the treatment of Bacterial Infections
• American Canamid discovers folic acid, a vitamin abundant in green leafy vegetables, liver, kidney, and yeast. Folic acid (also known as Vitamin M and Folacin) and Folate (the Anionic form are forms of the water-soluble Vitamin B9 A vitamin is an Organic compound required as a Nutrient in tiny amounts by an Organism. Leaf vegetables, also called potherbs, greens, or leafy greens, are plant leaves eaten as a Vegetable, sometimes accompanied The liver is a vital organ in the human body and is present in Vertebrates and some other animals The kidneys are complicated organs that have numerous biological roles Yeasts are a growth form of eukaryotic Microorganisms classified in the kingdom Fungi, with about 1500 Species currently described
• The first geothermal milk pasteurization occurs in Klamath Falls, Oregon, USA. Klamath Falls is a city in Klamath County, Oregon, United States. Oregon ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

Births

1945 in other calendars

Gregorian calendar	1945 MCMXLV
Ab urbe condita	2698
Armenian calendar	1394 ԹՎ ՌՅՂԴ
Bahá'í calendar	101 – 102
Berber calendar	2895
Buddhist calendar	2489
Burmese calendar	1307
Chinese calendar	4581/4641-11-18 (甲申年十一月十八日) — to — 4582/4642-11-27 (乙酉年十一月廿七日)
Coptic calendar	1661 – 1662
Ethiopian calendar	1937 – 1938
Hebrew calendar	5705 – 5706
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	2000 – 2001
- Shaka Samvat	1867 – 1868
- Kali Yuga	5046 – 5047
Holocene calendar	11945
Iranian calendar	1323 – 1324
Islamic calendar	1364 – 1365
Japanese calendar	Shōwa 20 (昭和20年)
Korean calendar	4278
Thai solar calendar	2488
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January

• January 3
  • Stephen Stills, American singer and songwriter (Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young)
  • Abbas Khattak, Commander of Pakistan Air Force
• January 4 - Richard R. Schrock, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
• January 6 - Pepe Le Pew, Looney Tunes cartoon character
• January 10
  • Jennifer Moss, British actress (d. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious Calendar Events Births Deaths Calendar Events Births Deaths The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری ‎ Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays The, or Shōwa era, is the period of Japanese history corresponding to the reign of Emperor Shōwa ( Hirohito) from December 25, 1926 to The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Stephen Arthur Stills (born January 3, 1945 is an American Guitarist and Singer/songwriter best known for his work with Buffalo Springfield and Crosby Stills & Nash ( CSN) is a Folk rock / rock supergroup made up of David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash Air Chief Marshal Abbas Khattak (born January 3, 1945) is the former chief of air staff of the Pakistan Air Force. Pakistan Air Force ( Urdu: پاک فضائیہ, Pak Faza'ya) ( PAF) is the Aviation branch of the Pakistan armed forces Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Richard Royce Schrock (born January 4, 1945) is an American chemist and Nobel laureate recognized for his contributions to the Metathesis reaction used The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Pepé Le Pew is an Academy Award -winning Fictional character in the Warner Bros Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Jennifer Moss may refer to Jennifer Moss (activist Jennifer Moss (actress 2006)
  • Rod Stewart, British singer
• January 14 - Einar Hakonarson, Painter
• January 15
  • Princess Michael of Kent
  • Vince Foster, a deputy White House counsel during the first term of President Bill Clinton (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Roderick "Rod" David Stewart, CBE (born 10 January 1945 is a Singer and Songwriter born and raised in London England and currently Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Einar Hákonarson (b 14th of January 1945 Reykjavík, Iceland) is one of Iceland's best known artists Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Princess Michael of Kent (Marie Christine née Baroness Marie Christine Agnes Hedwig Ida von Reibnitz 15 January 1945 is a member of the British Royal Family. Vincent Walker Foster Jr ( January 15, 1945 &ndash July 20, 1993) was a Deputy White House Counsel during the first term of President 1993)
• January 20 - Robert Olen Butler, American writer
• January 26 - Jacqueline du Pré, English cellist (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Robert Olen Butler Jr (b January 20, 1945) is an American Fiction Writer. Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Jacqueline Mary du Pré, OBE ( January 26, 1945 &ndash October 19, 1987) was an English cellist, today acknowledged 1987)
• January 27 - Harold Cardinal, Cree political leader, writer, and lawyer (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Dr Harold Cardinal ( January 27, 1945 &ndash June 3, 2005) was a Cree writer political leader teacher negotiator and lawyer 2005)
• January 29
  • Jim Nicholson, Northern Irish politician
  • Tom Selleck, American actor
• January 30 - Michael Dorris, American author (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. James Frederick "Jim" Nicholson (born 29 January 1945, Armagh) is a Northern Ireland unionist politician who is currently Thomas William Selleck (born January 29 1945 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American Actor, Screenwriter and Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Michael Anthony Dorris ( January 30, 1945 - April 10, 1997) was a prominent Native American 1997)
• January 31 - Joseph Kosuth, American artist

February

• February 2 - David Friedman, American economist
• February 3
  • Bob Griese, American football player
  • Philip Waruinge, Kenyan boxer
• February 5 - Charlotte Rampling, English actress
• February 6 - Bob Marley, Jamaican singer and musician (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes Joseph Kosuth (born January 31, 1945 Toledo Ohio) is an influential American Conceptual artist Life and work Kosuth Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor David Director Friedman (born February 12, 1945) is a writer who became a leading figure in the anarcho-capitalist community with the publication of his Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states Robert Allen Griese (Gree-see (born February 3, 1945 in Evansville Indiana) is a former American football Quarterback who earned Philip Waruinge (born February 3, 1945 in Nairobi) is a retired boxer from Kenya, who competed in the Featherweight Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Charlotte Rampling, OBE (born February 5, 1946) is a highly acclaimed European Film Award and Honorary Cesar Award winning English Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Robert "Bob" Nesta Marley OM (February 6 1945 – May 11 1981 was a Jamaican Musician, Singer-songwriter and Rastafarian 1981)
• February 7
  • Gerald Davies, Welsh rugby player
  • Pete Postlethwaite, English actor
• February 9 - Mia Farrow, American actress
• February 12 - Maud Adams, Swedish actress
• February 16 - Frank Welker, American voice actor
• February 14 - Prince Hans-Adam II of Liechtenstein
• February 17 - Brenda Fricker, Irish actress
• February 24 - Barry Bostwick, American actor
• February 25 - Elkie Brooks, English singer
• February 25 - Roy Saari, American swimmer
• February 26 - Marta Kristen, Norwegian actress
• February 27 - Carl Anderson, American singer and actor (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Thomas Gerald Reames Davies CBE (born 7 February 1945 in Llansaint) is one of the acknowledged greats of Welsh rugby, playing for the side between 1966 Peter William Postlethwaite OBE (born February 7, 1945; IPA: 'pɒsəlθweɪt is an Academy Award -nominated English Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Maria de Lourdes Villiers-Farrow, known as Mia Farrow (born February 9, 1945) is an American Actress. Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Maud Adams (born February 12 1945) is a Swedish actress known for her roles as two different Bond girls in two James Bond Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Franklin W Welker (born March 12 1946 is an American voice actor. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Hans-Adam II (Johannes Adam Ferdinand Alois Josef Maria Marko d'Aviano Pius von und zu Liechtenstein styled HSH The Sovereign Prince of Liechtenstein; born 14 February Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Brenda Fricker (born February 17, 1945 in Dublin, Ireland) is an Academy Award -winning Irish actress Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Barry Knapp Bostwick (born February 24 1945) is an American Actor and Singer. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Elkie Brooks (born Elaine Bookbinder 25 February 1945 in Broughton, Salford) is an English singer formerly a vocalist with Vinegar Joe, and later Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Roy Allen Saari (born February 25, 1945 in Buffalo New York) is a retired freestyle and medley Swimmer from the Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Marta Kristen (born Birgit Annalisa Rusanen on February 26, 1945 in Norway) is an American actress, specializing in character-type Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Carl Anderson ( February 27, 1945 – February 23, 2004) was an American Singer, Film and Theatre 2004)
• February 28 - Bubba Smith, American football player and actor

March

• March 1 - Dirk Benedict, American actor
• March 3 - Hattie Winston, American actress
• March 4
  • Dieter Meier, Swiss singer and children's writer
  • Tommy Svensson, Swedish football manager and former player
  • Gary Williams, American basketball coach
• March 6 - Rob Reiner, American actor, comedian and director
• March 7 - John Heard, American actor
• March 8
  • Jim Chapman, American politician
  • Micky Dolenz, American actor, director, and musician (The Monkees)
  • Anselm Kiefer, German painter
• March 9 - Dennis Rader, American serial killer
• March 13 - Anatoly Timofeevich Fomenko, Russian mathematician
• March 15 - A. K. Faezul Huq, Bangladeshi lawyer and Politician (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Charles Aaron "Bubba" Smith (born February 28, 1945) is an American actor and former athlete Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Dirk Benedict (born Dirk Niewoehner on March 1, 1945) is an American movie, television and stage Actor, Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Hattie Mae Winston (born March 3 1945) is an American television film and Broadway actress best known for her role as Margaret on Becker Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Dieter Meier (born March 4 1945 in Zürich) is a Swiss musician and Conceptual artist who is probably best known for the Electronic "Thomas "Tommy" Svensson (born 4 March, 1945) is a Swedish football manager and former player Gary B Williams (born March 4, 1945 in Collingswood, New Jersey, United States) is the current head coach of the University Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Robert "Rob" Reiner (born March 6, 1947) is an American Actor, director, producer, Writer, and Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus John Heard may refer to John Heard (ferryman (born 1835 ferryman and namesake of Heard's Ferry John Heard (actor (born Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. James Louis "Jim" Chapman (born March 8, 1945 in Washington D George Michael Dolenz Jr (born March 8, 1945) is an American Actor, Musician, Television director and theatre For the group's self-titled album see The Monkees (album. For the TV series see The Monkees (TV series. Anselm Kiefer (born March 8, 1945, Donaueschingen) is a German painter and Sculptor. Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Dennis Lynn Rader (born March 9 1945 is an American Serial killer who murdered 10 people in Sedgwick County (in and around Wichita Kansas Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Anatoly Timofeevich Fomenko (Анато́лий Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, A K Faezul Huq (এ কে ফায়জুল হক ( March 15, 1945 - July 19, 2007) was a Bangladeshi Politician 2007)
• March 17 - Katri Helena, Finnish singer
• March 19 - Cem Karaca, Turkish musician (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Cem Karaca ( April 5, 1945 - February 8, 2004) was a prominent Turkish rock musician and one of the most important figures 2004)
• March 20 - Jay Ingram, television host, author and journalist
• March 20 - Pat Riley, American basketball coach
• March 24 - Sylvester the Cat, Looney Tunes cartoon character
• March 26 - Mikhail Voronin, Russian gymnast (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Jay Ingram (b March 20, 1945) is a Canadian Author and broadcaster Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Patrick James Riley (born March 20 1945 is a former American National Basketball Association head coach and current team president of the Miami Heat. Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Sylvester J Pussycat Sr, or simply Sylvester the Cat, or Sylvester is a Fictional character, a three-time Academy Award -winning Anthropomorphic Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Mikhail Jakovlievitch Voronin ( Russian: Михаил Яковлевич Воронин 26 March 1945 in Moscow - 22 May 2004)
• March 29 - Walt Frazier, American basketball player
• March 30 - Eric Clapton, English guitarist
• March 31 - Gabe Kaplan, American actor, comedian, and professional poker player

April

• April 2 - Linda Hunt, American actress
• April 4 - Daniel Cohn-Bendit, French activist
• April 7 - Werner Schroeter, German film director
• April 9
  • Peter Gammons, baseball sportswriter
  • Steve Gadd, American session drummer
• April 12 - Lee Jong-wook, Korean Director-General of the World Health Organization (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Walter "Clyde" Frazier (born March 29 1945 in Atlanta Georgia) is a retired American Basketball player in the National Basketball Association Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 30 March 1945 is an English Blues-rock Guitarist, singer Songwriter and Composer Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Gabriel "Gabe" Kaplan (born March 31, 1944) is an American Comedian, Actor and professional Poker player Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Linda Hunt (born April 2, 1945) is an American film stage and television Actress. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Daniel Marc Cohn-Bendit (born Montauban, France, April 4 1945) is a French - German politician and was a student leader during Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Werner Schroeter (born April 7 1945 in Georgenthal, Thuringia) is a German Film director, considered together with Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) Peter Gammons (born April 9 1945) is an American sportswriter, media personality and National Baseball Hall of Fame honoree Stephen Kendall Gadd (born April 9, 1945 in Rochester New York) is an American session and studio drummer notable for Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Lee Jong-wook (1945–2006 was the 2006)
• April 13
  • Tony Dow, American actor, producer, and director
  • Lowell George, American musician (Little Feat)
  • Bob Kalsu, American football player (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople WikipediaPersondata --> Anthony "Tony" Lee Dow (born April 13, 1945 in Hollywood, California) is Lowell Thomas George or Lowell George ( April 13, 1945 - June 29, 1979) was an American Singer-songwriter Little Feat is an American band formed by Singer-songwriter, Frontman and Guitarist Lowell George and keyboard player Bill James Robert "Bob" Kalsu ( April 13, 1945 &ndash July 21, 1970) was an All-American tackle at the University of Oklahoma 1970)
• April 14 - Ritchie Blackmore, English guitarist (Deep Purple 1968-1975 & 1984-1993)
• April 20 - Frank DiLeo, American actor
• April 21 - Diana Darvey, British actress, singer and dancer (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in For the rugby league footballer of the same name see Richie Blackmore (rugby league Richard Hugh "Ritchie" Blackmore (born Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertfordshire in 1968 Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Frank Michael DiLeo (born October 23, 1947) is an American music industry executive and actor known for his portrayal of gangster Tuddy Cicero in Martin Scorsese Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Diana Magdalene Roloff ( April 21, 1945 in Cheadle, near Stockport, Cheshire, England – April 11, 2000)
• April 25 - Björn Ulvaeus, Swedish songwriter (ABBA)
• April 27 - August Wilson, American playwright (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Björn Kristian Ulvaeus, bjœɳ ɵlˈveɵs (born April 25 1945 is a Swedish Musician, Composer, a former member of the Swedish musical group Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated August Wilson ( April 27, 1945 – October 2, 2005) was an American Playwright. 2005)

May

• May 1 - Rita Coolidge, American singer
• May 2
  • Judge Dread, English musician
  • Sarah Weddington, American attorney
• May 4 - Narasinham Ram, Indian journalist
• May 5 - Yosemite Sam, Looney Tunes cartoon character
• May 6
  • Jimmie Dale Gilmore, American musician
  • Bob Seger, American singer
• May 8 - Keith Jarrett, American musician
• May 14 - Yochanan Vollach, former Israeli football player and president of Maccabi Haifa, CEO
• May 15 - Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza, heir to the Portuguese crown
• May 16 - Nicky Chinn, English songwriter (The Sweet and Suzi Quatro)
• May 17 - Tony Roche, Australian tennis player
• May 19 - Pete Townshend, English guitarist and lyricist (The Who)
• May 21 - Ernst Messerschmid, German physicist and astronaut
• May 23 - Doris Mae Oulton, Canadian community developer
• May 24 - Priscilla Presley, American actress
• May 28
  • John Fogerty, American singer
  • Gary Stewart, American singer (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Rita Coolidge (born May 1, 1945, in Lafayette Tennessee) is a Grammy Award-winning American singer Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. For the comic book character see Judge Dredd Alexander Minto Hughes ( 2 May 1945 - 13 March 1998 Sarah Ragle Weddington (born February 5, 1945 in Abilene Texas) is a American Attorney and lecturer Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Narasimhan Ram (born May 4, 1945) is an Indian Journalist. He has been the Editor-in-chief of The Hindu since June 27 2003 Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Yosemite Sam is an animated cartoon character in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons produced by Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Jimmie Dale Gilmore (born May 6, 1945) is a country singer songwriter actor recording artist and producer currently living in Austin, Robert Clark "Bob" Seger (born May 6, 1945) is an American Rock and roll Singer-songwriter and Musician. Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Keith Jarrett (born May 8, 1945 in Allentown Pennsylvania) is an American Pianist and Composer. Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Yochanan Vollach ( יוחנן וולך, sometimes spelled Jochanan Wallach or Yohanan Wallach, born 14 May 1945) is a former Israeli For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Duarte Pio Duke of Braganza ( Duarte Pio João Miguel Gabriel Rafael de Bragança; born May 15 1945) duˈaɾtɨ is the 24th Duke of Braganza Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Nicky Chinn (born Nicholas Barry Chinn, 16 May 1945, London, England) is an English Songwriter and Record Sweet (referred to as The Sweet on albums before 1974 and singles before 1975 were a popular 1970s British band. Suzi Quatro (born Susan Kay Quatronella, June 3 1950, Detroit, Michigan) is an American Singer-songwriter, Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. See also Tony Roche (writer Anthony "Tony" Dalton Roche (born May 17, 1945) is a former professional Australian tennis player Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend (born 19 May 1945 in Chiswick, London) is an English rock Guitarist, Singer, The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964. The primary lineup consisted of guitarist Pete Townshend Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Ernst Willi Messerschmid (born May 21, 1945) is a German physicist and former astronaut Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Doris Mae Oulton was born in Barrhead Alberta on May 23 1945. Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Priscilla Beaulieu Presley, (born Priscilla Ann Wagner; May 24, 1945) is an American Actress and Businesswoman. Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling John Cameron Fogerty (born May 28, 1945) is an American rock singer Songwriter, and Guitarist, best known for his Gary Stewart ( May 28, 1944 – December 16, 2003) was a Country musician and Songwriter known for his distinctive Vibrato 2003)
• May 31 - Rainer Werner Fassbinder, German film director (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Rainer Werner Fassbinder (May 31 1945 &ndash June 10 1982 was a German Film director, Screenwriter and Actor. 1982)

June

• June 1 - Frederica von Stade, American mezzo-soprano
• June 8 - Steven Fromholz, American singer-songwriter
• June 9 - Nike Wagner, German woman of the theater
• June 11 - Adrienne Barbeau, American film and television actress
• June 12 - Pat Jennings, Northern Irish footballer player
• June 14 - Jörg Immendorff, German painter
• June 15 - Françoise Chandernagor, French writer
• June 16 - Claire Alexander, Canadian ice hockey player
• June 17 - P. D. T. Acharya, Secretary General Lok Sabha
  • Frank Ashmore, American actor
  • Art Bell, American radio talk show host
  • Anupam Kher, Indian actor
  • Eddy Merckx, Belgian cyclist
• June 19
  • Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar poet, politician, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
  • Radovan Karadžić, Serbian politician
• June 24 - George Pataki, former New York State Governor
• June 25 - Carly Simon, American singer and songwriter
• June 26 - Dwight York, American musician, fashion consultant, cult leader, and child molester

July

• July 1 - Debbie Harry, American singer (Blondie)
• July 5 - Lu Sheng-yen, leader of the True Buddha School
• July 6 - Burt Ward, American actor
• July 7 - Michael Ancram, British politician
• July 8 - Micheline Calmy-Rey, Swiss Federal Councilor
• July 9 - Dean R. Koontz, American writer
• July 11 - Richard Wesley, American playwright and screenwriter
• July 15 - Jürgen Möllemann, German politician (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Frederica von Stade ( June 1, 1945) is an American Mezzo-soprano. Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Steven Fromholz (born June 8, 1945 in Temple Texas) is an Entertainer, known mostly as a singer and songwriter Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Nike Wagner (born on 9 June 1945 at Überlingen on Lake Constance in Germany is the director of an arts festival held annually at Weimar Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Adrienne Jo Barbeau (born June 11 1945 is an American Television, Film, character and Musical theater actress as well as the Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Patrick Anthony Jennings OBE (born June 12 1945 in Newry, County Down) is a Northern Irish former football player Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Jörg Immendorff (born June 14, 1945 in Bleckede near Lüneburg, died May 28, 2007 in Düsseldorf) was one of Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Françoise Chandernagor is a French writer born June 15, 1945. Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Claire Alexander (born June 16, 1945 in Collingwood, Ontario) is a retired professional Ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat P D T Acharya (born 17 June, 1945) is the Secretary General of the Lok Sabha, i Frank Ashmore (born June 17, 1945) is an American Actor. He is perhaps best known for his role as the Visitor Fifth Columnist Martin in the 1983 Arthur W "Art" Bell III (born June 17, 1945) is an American broadcaster and Author, known primarily as the founder and Anupam Kher (अनुपम खेर born March 7, 1954) is an actor in Hindi films in India. Edouard Louis Joseph Baron Merckx ('merks (born 17 June 1945 in Meensel-Kiezegem, Vlaams Brabant, Belgium) known as Eddy Merckx, is a former Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Aung San Suu Kyi ( àunsʰánsṵtʃì born 19 June 1945 in Rangoon, is a pro- Democracy activist and leader of the National League for The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Radovan Karadžić (Радован Караџић râdovaːn kâraʤiʨ born in Petnjica, SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia) is a former Bosnian Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place George Elmer Pataki (born June 24, 1945) is an American politician who was the 53rd Governor of New York serving three consecutive New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous A governor is a governing official usually the executive (at least nominally to different degrees also politically and administratively of a non-sovereign level of government Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Carly Elisabeth Simon (born June 25 1945 is an Oscar, Golden Globe and two time Grammy Award -winning American Singer-songwriter, Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Dwight D York (born June 26 1945 or 1935 better known as Dr Malachi Z "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Deborah Ann "Debbie" Harry (born July 1 1945 is an American Singer-songwriter and Actress, most famous for being the lead singer for the Punk Blondie is an American rock band that first gained fame in the late 1970s and has so far sold over 60 million records Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. Lu Sheng-Yen (盧勝彥 Lú Shèngyàn ( 27 June, 1945 - commonly referred to by followers as Master Lu is the founder and spiritual leader of the The True Buddha School (真佛宗 Zhen Fo Zong) is a modern Vajrayana Buddhist sect with influence from Sutrayana and Taoism based Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England Burt Ward (born Bert John Gervis Jr, on July 6, 1945) is an American Television Actor and Activist. Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Michael Andrew Foster Jude Kerr 13th Marquess of Lothian PC, QC, MP (born 7 July 1945 known as Michael Ancram, is a United Kingdom Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 Micheline Calmy-Rey (born July 8, 1945) is a Swiss politician member of the Swiss Federal Council since 2002 Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Dean Ray Koontz (born July 9 1945 is an American Author. Best known for his Novels that could broadly be described as Suspense thrillers Koontz Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. Richard Wesley (born July 11 1945) is an African American Playwright, and Screenwriter for Television and cinema Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Jürgen Wilhelm Möllemann ( July 15, 1945 – June 5, 2003) was a German Politician. 2003)
• July 16 - Victor Sloan, Irish artist
• July 17 - Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia
• July 20 - Kim Carnes, American singer-songwriter
• July 20 - Larry Craig, U. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and Victor Sloan (born Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, 1945 is an Irish photographer and artist Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Kim Carnes (born July 20, 1945 in Pasadena California) is a Grammy Award -winning American Singer-songwriter. Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Larry Edwin Craig (born July 20, 1945) is an American politician from the state of Idaho. S. senator from Idaho
• July 21 - John Lowe, English darts player
• July 24 - Azim Premji, Indian businessman
• July 26 - Dame Helen Mirren, British actress
• July 28
  • Jim Davis, American cartoonist
  • Richard Wright, English keyboardist (Pink Floyd)

August

• August 1
  • Laila Morse, American actress
  • Douglas D. Osheroff, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
• August 5 - Loni Anderson, American actress
• August 6 - Ron Jones, director (d. The State of Idaho ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States of America. Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World John Lowe (born in New Tupton, Derbyshire on 21 July 1945) was one of the main competitors who made Darts such a huge spectator Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. Azim Premji ( Gujarati:અઝીમ પ્રેમજી (born July 24, 1945) an Indian businessman is the Chairman & CEO Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Dame Helen Mirren, DBE (born 26 July 1945 is an English stage, Film and Television actress. Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. James Robert " Jim " Davis (born July 28, 1945) is an American Cartoonist who created the popular comic strip Richard William "Rick" Wright (28 July 1943 &ndash 15 September 2008 was a pianist and Keyboardist best known for his career with Pink Floyd Pink Floyd are Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Laila Morse (born Maureen Oldman on 1 August, 1945 in London) is an English Actress, best known for playing Mo Douglas Dean Osheroff (born August 1, 1945) is an American physicist The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. Loni Kaye Anderson (born August 5, 1946) is an American Actress, best known for her role as Jennifer Marlowe on the television Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Ron Jones ( 6 August 1945 –1995 was a British Television director. 1995)
• August 7 - Alan Page, American football player
• August 9 - Posy Simmonds, English cartoonist
• August 14
  • Steve Martin, American actor and comedian
  • Eliana Pittman, Brazilian singer and actress
• August 15 - Mahamandaleshwar Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda, Indian guru
• August 19 - Ian Gillan, English singer (Deep Purple)
• August 22 - Ron Dante, American singer, songwriter, and record producer (The Archies)
• August 24 - Vince McMahon, American wrestling promoter
• August 31
  • Van Morrison, Irish musician
  • Itzhak Perlman, Israeli-American violinist and conductor

September

• September 1 - Mustafa Balel, Turkish writer
• September 5 - Al Stewart, Scottish singer-songwriter
• September 8 - Jose Feliciano, Puerto Rican singer
• September 14 - Martin Tyler, British sports broadcaster
• September 15 - Jessye Norman, American soprano
• September 17 - Phil Jackson, American basketball coach
• September 19 - Randolph Mantooth, American actor
• September 21 - Shaw Clifton, General of The Salvation Army
• September 27 - Kay Ryan, American poet
• September 30
  • Salaheddin Ali Nader Shah Angha, 42nd Oveyssi-Shahmaghsoudi leader
  • Ehud Olmert, 12th Prime Minister of Israel

October

• October 3 - Kay Baxter, American bodybuilder (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Alan Cedric Page (born August 7, 1945 in Canton Ohio) is a Jurist and former professional American football player Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Rosemary Elizabeth "Posy" Simmonds MBE (born 9 August 1945) is a British Newspaper Cartoonist and Writer Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures Stephen Glenn Martin (born August 14, 1945) is an Emmy Award -winning American Actor, Comedian, Writer, Eliana Pittman (born August 14, 1945 in Rio de Janeiro Brazil) was one of the more soulful Singers of early 1970s Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Ian Gillan (born 19 August, 1945 in Hounslow, London) is an English Rock music Vocalist and Songwriter Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertfordshire in 1968 Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Not to be confused with hypnotist Ronald Pellar, aka Ronald Dante or Dr For the self-titled syndicated version of the 1968-1978 animated television franchise of which The Archies were a part please see The Archie Show. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River Vincent Kennedy McMahon (born August 24 1945 popularly known by his Ring name Mr Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne George Ivan Morrison OBE (generally known as Van Morrison) (born 31 August 1945 is a Grammy Award -winning Northern Irish Singer, Itzhak Perlman (born August 31, 1945) is an Israeli American Violin Virtuoso, conductor, and Pedagogue Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Mustafa Balel, Turkish Short story writer and novelist (born 1 September in 1945 Sivas) Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Al Stewart (born Alastair Ian Stewart, 5 September 1945 in Glasgow) is a British Singer-songwriter and folk rock Musician. Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz José Montserrate Feliciano García (born September 10, 1945) is a Puerto Rican singer and guitarist Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Martin Tyler (born in Chester, 14th September 1945) is an English football Commentator who was voted as the FA Premier Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Jessye Norman (born September 15, 1945) is a four time Grammy award winning African American opera singer Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Philip Douglas Jackson (born September 17 1945 in Deer Lodge, Montana) is a retired American Basketball player and current coach of the Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. Randolph Mantooth (born September 19, 1945 in Sacramento, California) is an American Character actor, best known for Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Shaw Clifton (born September 21, 1945 in Belfast Northern Ireland) is the General of The Salvation Army. Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again Kay Ryan (born 1945 is an American poet and educator She is the sixteenth Poet Laureate of the United States. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Ehud Olmert (אהוד אולמרט ɛˈhud ˈolmeʁt born September 30, 1945) is the 12th and current Prime Minister of Israel and the former leader The Prime Minister of Israel is the head of the Israeli government and is the most powerful political officer in Israel (the President of Israel being a titular figurehead Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Kay Baxter ( October 3, 1945 &ndash May 16, 1988) was a pioneer female bodybuilder. 1988)
• October 12 - Aurore Clément, French actress
• October 15 - Jim Palmer, baseball player
• October 18 - Yıldo, Turkish famous showmen, football player
• October 19 - John Lithgow, American actor
• October 22 - Yvan Ponton, Canadian actor and sportscaster
• October 24 - Eugenie Scott, Executive Director of the National Center for Science Education
• October 25 - David Schramm, American astrophysicist
• October 27 - Luís Inácio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil
• October 27 - John Kane, actor/writer
• October 30 - Henry Winkler, American actor
• October 31 - Brian Doyle-Murray, American actor

November

• November 5 - Jacques Lanctôt, Canadian terrorist
• November 11 - Chris Dreja, British musician (The Yardbirds)
• November 12
  • Michael Bishop, American author
  • Tracy Kidder, American journalist and author
  • Neil Young, Canadian singer
• November 15 - Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Norwegian singer (ABBA)
• November 16 - Casper the Friendly Ghost, Harvey Comics cartoon character
• November 18 - Wilma Mankiller, Chief of the Cherowkee nation
• November 18 - Mahinda Rajapaksa, President of Sri Lanka
• November 21 - Goldie Hawn, American actress
• November 23 - Jerry Harris, American sculptor
• November 26
  • Daniel Davis, American actor
  • John McVie, English musician (Fleetwood Mac)

December

• December 1 - Bette Midler, American singer and actress
• December 6
  • Larry Bowa, baseball player
  • Dan Harrington, American poker player
• December 7 - Marion Rung, Finnish singer
• December 8 - John Banville, Irish novelist and journalist
• December 12 - Tony Williams, American musician (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Aurore Clément (born October 12, 1945) is a French actress She has performed in a number of motion pictures in both the French language Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the James Alvin "Jim" Palmer (born October 15, 1945) nicknamed "Cakes" is a former Major League Baseball right-handed Starting pitcher Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Yıldo, real name Ahmet Yıldırım Benayyat (b 18 October 1945) is a famous Turkish Showman (talk show host Actor, retired Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. John Arthur Lithgow (ˈlɪθɡoʊ̪ born October 19, 1945) is an American Actor perhaps best-known for his starring role as Dr Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Yvan Ponton (born October 22, 1945 in Farnham Quebec) is a Quebec Actor, Commentator and Television host. Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Eugenie Carol Scott (born October 24 1945) is an American physical anthropologist who has been the executive director of the National The National Center for Science Education ( NCSE) is a non-profit organization based in Oakland California affiliated with the American Association for the Advancement Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a David Norman Schramm ( October 25, 1945 &ndash December 19, 1997) was an American Astrophysicist. Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (pronounced /lu'iz i'nasju 'lulɐ da 'siwvɐ/; born October 27, 1945) known simply as Lula, is the thirty-fifth and The President of Brazil is both the Head of state and Head of government of the Federative Republic of Brazil. Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. John Kane (born October 27 1945) is an actor and writer An associate actor with the Royal Shakespeare Company, he played Puck in Peter Brook's acclaimed Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Henry Franklin Winkler (born October 30, 1945) is an American Golden Globe Award winning Actor, director, producer Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Brian Doyle-Murray (born October 31, 1945) is an American Comedian, Screenwriter and Character actor. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Jacques Lanctôt (born November 5, 1945, Montreal Québec, Canada) was an important member of the Québec Terrorist group Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Christopher 'Chris' Dreja (born 11 November 1946, Surbiton, Surrey, England) is former Rhythm guitarist, and later The Yardbirds are an English rock band noted for starting the careers of three of rock's most famous Guitarists Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Michael Lawson Bishop (born November 12, 1945 in Lincoln Nebraska) is an award-winning American Writer. Tracy Kidder (born November 12, 1945, in New York City) is an American author and Vietnam War veteran Neil Percival Young OM (born November 12, 1945, Toronto Ontario) is a Canadian Singer-songwriter, Musician Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Anni-Frid Princess Reuss von Plauen (born Anni-Frid Lyngstad 15 November 1945 in Bjørkåsen Ballangen, Norway) is a Norwegian Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Casper the Friendly Ghost is the Protagonist of the Famous Studios theatrical animated cartoon series of the same name Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Wilma Pearl Mankiller (born November 18, 1945 in Tahlequah Oklahoma) was the first female Chief of the Cherokee Nation. Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Percy Mahinda Rajapaksa (commonly known as Mahinda Rajapaksa, Sinhala මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ; maˈhində ˈraːjəˌpakʂə born November Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ( Sinhalese:, இலங்கை known as Ceylon before 1972 is an Island Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. Goldie Jean Hawn (born November 21 1945 is an American Academy Award -winning Actress, director and producer. Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Jerry Harris (b Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, b November 23, 1945) is an African American abstract Sculptor, Collagist Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Daniel Davis (born November 26, 1945) is an American Actor who is best known for portraying Niles the Butler on the sitcom John Graham McVie (born on November 26, 1945) is a British Bass guitarist best known as a member of the rock group Fleetwood Mac. Fleetwood Mac are a British / American Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Bette Midler (born December 1, 1945) is anAmerican Singer, Actress and Comedian, also known (as her informal stage name as Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Lawrence Robert Bowa (born December 6 1945 in Sacramento California) is a former middle infielder, playing mainly as a Shortstop, Dan Harrington (born December 6, 1945 in Cambridge Massachusetts) is a professional Poker player Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. John Banville (born 1945 is an Irish Novelist and Journalist. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Anthony Tillmon "Tony" Williams ( December 12, 1945 &ndash February 23, 1997) was an American jazz drummer. 1997)
• December 20 - Peter George Criscoula, American drummer and singer (Kiss)
• December 22 - Diane Sawyer, American television anchor
• December 24 - Ian "Lemmy" Kilminster, British bassist and singer (Motörhead)
• December 28 - King Birendra of Nepal

Unknown dates

• Victor Sloan, Irish artist
• Roger Dobkowitz, American game show producer

Deaths

January-March

• January 2 - Bertram Ramsay, British admiral (b. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. George Peter John Criscuola (born December 20, 1945) better known as Peter Criss, is an American Musician best known as Kiss (also typeset as KISS) is an American rock band formed in New York City in December 1972 Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies Lily Diane Sawyer (born December 19, 1945) is a Television Reporter for ABC and co-anchor of its morning news show Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes Lemmy (born Ian Fraser Kilmister, December 24 1945) also known as Lemmy Kilmister, Ian Willis or Lemmy von Motörhead Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (वीरेन्द्र वीर विक्रम शाह ( December 28, 1945 &ndash June 1, 2001) was Victor Sloan (born Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, 1945 is an Irish photographer and artist Roger Kurt Dobkowitz (born July 30, 1945 in San Francisco, California) is the head of his own production company in Los Angeles California Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Admiral Sir Bertram Home Ramsay KCB, KBE, MVO ( January 20, 1883 - January 2, 1945) was a British 1883)
• January 3 - Edgar Cayce, American psychic (b. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Edgar Cayce ( March 18, 1877 &ndash January 3, 1945) (ˈkeɪsiː was an American psychic. 1877)
• January 6 - Josefa Llanes Escoda, Filipino advocate of women's right of suffrage and founder of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines (b. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Josefa Llanes Escoda ( September 20, 1898 &ndashc January 6, 1945) was a well-known Suffrage (from the Latin suffragium, meaning "voting tablet" and figuratively "right to vote" probably from suffrago "hough" and originally The Girl Scouts of the Philippines (GSP is the national Guiding association for girls and young women of the Philippines. 1898)
• January 9 - Jüri Uluots, Estonian statesman (b. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Jüri Uluots ( January 13, 1890 - January 9, 1945) was an Estonian Prime minister, Journalist, and prominent 1890)
• January 22 - Else Lasker-Schuler, German poet (b. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Else Lasker-Schüler ( February 11, 1869 &ndash January 22, 1945) was a Jewish German Poet and playwright 1869)
• January 31 - Eddie Slovik, American soldier (b. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes Edward Donald Slovik ( February 18, 1920 &ndash January 31, 1945) was a private in the United States Army during World War 1920)
• February 5
  • Denise Bloch, French World War II heroine (executed) (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Denise Madeleine Bloch (died 1945 Ravensbrück, Germany) was a British secret agent in World War II. 1915)
  • Lilian Rolfe, French World War II heroine (executed) (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Lilian Vera Rolfe ( April 26, 1914, Paris France - February 5, 1945, Ravensbrück, Germany) was an Allied 1914)
  • Violette Szabo, French World War II heroine (executed) (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Violette Reine Elizabeth Bushell Szabo, GC (26 June 1921 &ndash c 1921)
• February 10 - Anacleto Diaz, Filipino jurist (murdered during Battle of Manila) (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Anacleto Diaz ( November 20, 1878 — February 10, 1945) was a Filipino Jurist who served as an Associate Justice The Battle for Manila from 3 February to 3 March 1945, fought by American, Filipino and Japanese forces was part 1878)
• February 11 - Al Dubin, Swiss songwriter (b. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Al Dubin ( June 10, 1891 - February 11, 1945) was a Jewish-American Swiss -born lyricist 1891)
• February 12 - Antonio Villa-Real, Filipino jurist (murdered during Battle of Manila) (b. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Antonio Villa-Real ( January 17, 1880 — February 12, 1945) was a Filipino Jurist who served as an Associate The Battle for Manila from 3 February to 3 March 1945, fought by American, Filipino and Japanese forces was part 1878)
• February 14 - Didier Bonvitesse, Belgian painter and sculptor (b. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Didier Claude Bonvitesse ( June 3, 1880 - February 14, 1945) was a painter and sculptor born in Dresden to French parents 1880)
• February 17 - Gabrielle Weidner, Belgian World War II heroine (b. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Gabrielle Weidner ( August 17, 1914, Brussels Belgium &ndash February 17, 1945, Königsberg, Germany) 1914)
• February 21 - Eric Liddell, Scottish runner (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Eric Henry Liddell ( January 16, 1902 – February 21, 1945) was a Scottish athlete and Rugby Union international 1902)
• February 25 - Mário de Andrade, Brazilian writer and photographer (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor For the Angolan politician and writer see Mário Pinto de Andrade. 1893)
• March - Margot Frank (b. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Margot Betti Frank ( February 16, 1926 &ndash late February or early March 1945 was the elder sister of Anne Frank, whose deportation order from the 1926) and her younger sister Anne Frank, German-born diarist (typhus) (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Annelies Marie "Anne" Frank ( (12 June 1929 – early March 1945 was a Jewish girl born in the city of Frankfurt am Main in Weimar Germany 1929)
• March 2 - Emily Carr, Canadian artist (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Emily Carr ( December 13, 1871 &ndash March 2, 1945) was a Canadian artist and writer heavily inspired by the Indigenous 1871)
• March 16 - Börries von Münchhausen, German poet (b. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Börries von Münchhausen ( March 20, 1874 &ndash March 16, 1945) was a German Poet. 1874)
• March 18 - William Grover-Williams, French race car driver and war hero (b. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Charles Frederick William Grover-Williams (born 16 January 1903 - last seen towards the end of March 1945 believed executed soon afterwards was a Grand 1903)
• March 19 - Friedrich Fromm, Nazi official (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Friedrich Fromm ( October 8 1888 &ndash March 12 1945) was a German army officer remembered for his betrayal of conspirators 1888)
• March 20 - Lord Alfred Douglas, English poet (b. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Lord Alfred Bruce Douglas ( 22 October 1870 &ndash 20 March 1945) was a Poet, a Translator and a Prose 1870)
• March 22
  • Eliyahu Bet-Zuri, Israeli assassin (executed) (b. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Eliyahu Bet-Zuri (1922 &ndash 22 March 1945) was a member of Lehi, who was Executed in Egypt for assassinating Lord 1922)
  • Eliyahu Hakim, Israeli assassin (executed) (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Eliyahu Hakim (אליהו חכים 1925 - 22 March 1945) was a member of the Lehi executed in Egypt for the Assassination 1925)
• March 23 - Elisabeth de Rothschild, French World War II heroine (executed) (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Elisabeth de Rothschild ( March 9, 1902 - March 23, 1945) was a member by marriage of the wine-making branch of the Rothschild family 1902)
• March 26 - David Lloyd George, Welsh Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. David Lloyd George 1st Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor OM, PC (17 January 1863 &ndash 26 March 1945 was a British Statesman and the only The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom 1863)
• March 30 - Élise Rivet, French nun and war heroine (b. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Élise Rivet ( January 19 1890, Draria, Algeria – March 30 1945, Ravensbrück concentration camp Germany) 1890)
• March 31 - Hans Fischer, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Hans Fischer ( July 27, 1881 &ndash March 31, 1945) was a German organic chemist and the recipient of the 1930 The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1881)

April-June

• April-Auguste van Pels, housemate of Anne Frank
• April 5 - Huldreich Georg Früh (b. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Auguste van Pels ( September 29, 1900 - spring 1945 was a German - Jewish Refugee who hid with Anne Frank during the Annelies Marie "Anne" Frank ( (12 June 1929 – early March 1945 was a Jewish girl born in the city of Frankfurt am Main in Weimar Germany Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop Huldreich Georg Früh ( June 16 1903 – April 5 1945) was a Swiss composer who produced music and songs for plays by Bertholt Brecht 1903)
• April 9
  • Dietrich Bonhoeffer, German theologian (hanged) (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) Dietrich Bonhoeffer ˈdiːtrɪç ˈboːnhøfɐ ( February 4, 1906 &ndash April 9, 1945) was a German Lutheran 1906)
  • Wilhelm Canaris, head of the German Abwehr (hanged) (b. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Wilhelm Franz Canaris ( January 1, 1887 &ndash April 9, 1945) was a German Admiral and head of the Abwehr 1887)
• April 10 - H.N. Werkman, Dutch artist and printer (executed) (b. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Hendrik Nicolaas Werkman (commonly called HN Werkman; April 29 1882 &ndash April 10 1945) was a Dutch Artist 1882)
• April 12 - Franklin Delano Roosevelt, President of the United States (cerebral hemorrhage) (b. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by 1882)
• April 18
  • Ernie Pyle, American journalist (sniper fire) (b. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Ernest Taylor Pyle ( August 3 1900 &ndash April 18 1945) was an American Journalist who wrote as a roving correspondent 1900)
  • Prince William of Wied, sovereign Prince of Albania (b. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Prince William of Wied Prince of Albania (Wilhelm Friedrich Heinrich ( 26 March 1876 &ndash 18 April 1945) reigned briefly as sovereign 1876)
• April 22 - Käthe Kollwitz, German artist (b. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Käthe Schmidt Kollwitz ( July 8, 1867 – April 22, 1945) was a German painter, Printmaker, and Sculptor 1867)
• April 24 - Ernst-Robert Grawitz, Reichsphysician SS and Police in the Third Reich (b. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Professor Dr Ernst-Robert Grawitz ( 8 June 1899 &ndash 24 April 1945) was a German Physician in Nazi Germany 1899)
• April 28 - Benito Mussolini, Italian dictator (executed) (b. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title 1883)
• April 30
  • Adolf Hitler, German dictator (suicide) (b. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately 1889)
  • Eva Braun, wife of Adolf Hitler (suicide) (b. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Eva Anna Paula Braun, died Eva Anna Paula Hitler ( 6 February 1912 – 30 April 1945) was the longtime companion of 1912)
  • William Darby, creator of the U. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting S. Army Rangers (b. 1911)
• May 1
  • Cecily Lefort, English World War II heroine (executed) (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Cecily Margot Lefort (30 April 1900 &ndash February 1945 was a figure of World War II. 1900)
  • Joseph Goebbels, Nazi propagandist (suicide) (b. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Paul Joseph Goebbels (German pronunciation ˈɡœbəls English generally ˈɡɝbəlz (29 October 1897 1 May 1945 was a German politician and Reich Minister of Public 1897)
  • Magda Goebbels, wife of Joseph Goebbels (suicide) (b. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Johanna Maria Magdalena "Magda" Goebbels ( November 11, 1901 &ndash May 1, 1945) was the wife of Nazi Germany 's Propaganda 1901)
• May 5 - Peter van Pels, love interest of diarist Anne Frank (b. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Peter Aron van Pels ( November 8, 1926 &ndash c May 5, 1945) was a German Jewish Refugee who hid Annelies Marie "Anne" Frank ( (12 June 1929 – early March 1945 was a Jewish girl born in the city of Frankfurt am Main in Weimar Germany 1926)
• May 14 - Heber J. Grant, seventh president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Heber Jeddy Grant ( November 22, 1856 &ndash May 14, 1945) was the seventh president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the fourth largest Christian denomination in the United States and the largest and most well-known 1856)
• May 15 - Charles Williams, British author (b. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Charles Walter Stansby Williams ( September 20, 1886 – May 15, 1945) was a British Poet, Novelist, Theologian 1886)
• May 18 - William Joseph Simmons, founder of the second KKK (b. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. William Joseph Simmons ( May 6, 1880 in Harpersville, Alabama – May 18, 1945 in Atlanta, Georgia Ku Klux Klan ( KKK) is the name of several past and present secret domestic terrorist organizations in the United States, generally in the southern states that are 1880)
• May 19 - Philipp Bouhler, German Nazi Leader
• May 23 - Heinrich Himmler, head of the SS (suicide) (b. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and Philipp Bouhler ( 11 September 1899 - 19 May 1945) was a Nazi German government official SS-Obergruppenführer head of the Führer's Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Heinrich Luitpold Himmler ( 7 October 1900 – 23 May 1945 was a Nazi German politician and head of the Schutzstaffel (SS. The ( German for "Protective Squadron" abbreviated SS - or ( Runic)- was a major Nazi organization under Adolf Hitler and the 1900)
• June 8 - Robert Desnos, French poet and French resistance fighter (b. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Robert Desnos ( 4 July 1900 - 8 June 1945) was a French Surrealist poet who played a key role in the surrealistic movement of his day 1900)
• June 15 - Nikola Avramov, Bulgarian painter (b. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Nikola Vasilev Avramov (Никола Аврамов ( May 21 1897 &ndash June 15 1945) was a Bulgarian painter. 1897)
• June 16 - Nikolai Berzarin, Russian Red Army General (b. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Nikolai Erastovich Berzarin ( Russian Николай Эрастович Берзарин (born April 1, 1904 in St 1904)

July-September

• July 5 - John Curtin, fourteenth Prime Minister of Australia (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. John Joseph Curtin (8 January 1885 &ndash 5 July 1945 Australian politician and 14th Prime Minister of Australia, led Australia when the Australian mainland came under direct The Prime Minister of Australia is the Head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia, holding office on commission from the Governor-General. 1885)
• July 20 - Paul Valéry, French poet (b. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Ambroise-Paul-Toussaint-Jules Valéry (French pɔl valeˈʁi October 30, 1871 – July 20, 1945) was a French Poet 1871)
• August 2 - Pietro Mascagni, Italian composer (b. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Pietro Mascagni ( December 7, 1863 &ndash August 2, 1863)
• August 9 - Harry Hillman, American athlete (b. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Harry Livingston Hillman Jr ( September 8, 1881 &ndash August 9, 1945) was an American athlete and winner of three 1881)
• August 10 - Robert Goddard, American rocket scientist (b. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Robert Hutchings Goddard, PhD ( October 5, 1882 &ndash August 10 1945 U 1882)
• August 15 - Korechika Anami, Japanese general (b. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II, and was War Minister at the Surrender of Japan. 1887)
• August 18 - Subhash Chandra Bose, Indian political leader (b. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. Subhas Chandra Bose (সুভাষ চন্দ্র বসু (born January 23, 1897; presumed to have died August 18, 1945 1897)
• August 19 - Tomas Burgos, Chilean philanthropist (b. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Tomás Burgos Sotomayor ( Osorno, September 18, 1875 – Valdivia, August 19, 1945) was a Chilean Philanthropist 1875)
• August 31 - Stefan Banach, Polish mathematician (b. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne Stefan Banach ( Ukrainian: Степан Степанович Банах 1892–1945 was a Polish Mathematician who worked in interwar Poland and in 1892)
• September 12 - Sugiyama Hajime, Japanese general (b. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the ( 1 January 1880 - 12 September 1945) was a field marshal who served as successively as chief of the Army General Staff, and 1880)
• September 15 - Anton Webern, Austrian composer (b. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Anton Webern (December 3 1883 &ndash September 15 1945 was an Austrian Composer 1883)
• September 24 - Johannes Hans Geiger, German physicist and inventor (b. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Johannes (Hans Wilhelm Geiger ( September 30, 1882 &ndash September 24, 1945) was a German Physicist. 1882)
• September 26 - Béla Bartók, Hungarian composer (b. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a Béla Viktor János Bartók (March 25 1881&ndashSeptember 26 1945 was a Hungarian Composer and Pianist, considered to be one of the greatest 1881)

October-December

• October 13 - Milton Hershey, American chocolate tycoon (b. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Milton Snavely Hershey ( September 13, 1857 &ndash October 13, 1945) was a confectioner philanthropist and founder of The Hershey Chocolate 1857)
• October 15 - Pierre Laval, Prime Minister of France (executed) (b. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Pierre Laval (28 June 1883 15 October 1945 was a French Politician and statesman who led the Vichy government during World War II, and The Prime Minister of France ( Premier ministre français) in Fifth Republic is the functional Head of the government and Council of Ministers 1883)
• October 19 - N.C. Wyeth, American illustrator (b. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Newell Convers Wyeth ( October 22, 1882 – October 19, 1945) known as N 1882)
• October 24 - Vidkun Quisling, Norwegian traitor (executed) (b. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Vidkun Abraham Lauritz Jonssøn Quisling (18 July 1887 – 24 October 1945 was a Norwegian army Officer and politician 1887)
• October 25 - Robert Ley, Nazi politician (suicide} (b. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Dr Robert Ley (laɪ ( 15 February 1890 – 25 October 1945) was a Nazi German politician and head of the German Labour 1890)
• October 26 - Paul Pelliot, French explorer (b. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Paul Pelliot ( May 28, 1878 &ndash October 26, 1945) was a French Sinologist and Explorer of Central 1878)
• October 31 - Henry Ainley, actor (b. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Henry Hinchliffe Ainley ( 1879)
• November 8 - August von Mackensen, German field marshal (b. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration Anton Ludwig August von Mackensen (December 6 1849 &ndash November 8 1945 born August Mackensen, was a German soldier and field marshal. 1849)
• November 11 - Jerome Kern, American composer (b. Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Jerome David Kern ( January 27, 1885 &ndash November 11, 1945) was an American Composer of popular music 1885)
• November 20 - Francis William Aston, English chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Francis William Aston ( September 1 1877 &ndash November 20 1945) was a British Chemist and Physicist who won the The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1877)
• November 21 - Robert Benchley, American humorist, theater critic, and actor (b. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. Robert Charles Benchley (September 15 1889 – November 21 1945 was an American comedian best known for his work as a Newspaper columnist and Film actor 1889)
• December 4 - Thomas Hunt Morgan, American geneticist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Thomas Hunt Morgan ( September 25, 1866 &ndash December 4, 1945) was an American geneticist and embryologist. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1866)
• December 5 - Cosmo Lang, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Cosmo Gordon Lang 1st Baron Lang of Lambeth (31 October 1864 &ndash 5 December 1945 was a bishop in the Church of England. The Archbishop of Canterbury is the chief bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the 1864)
• December 13 - Josef Kramer, commandant of Bergen-Belsen concentration camp (executed) (b. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Josef Kramer ( November 10, 1906 &ndash December 13, 1945) was the Commandant of the Bergen-Belsen Concentration Belsen redirects here For other meanings see Belsen (disambiguation. 1906)
• December 16 - Fumimaro Konoe, Prime Minister of Japan (suicide) (b. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion Fumimaro Konoe 3rd Prince Konoe ( Kyūjitai: 近衞 文麿 Shinjitai: 近衛 文麿 Konoe Fumimaro) ( sometimes Konoye, October 12 The is the usual English-language term used for the Head of government of Japan, although the literal translation of the Japanese name for the office is Prime 1891)
• December 21 - George S. Patton, U. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian For the 19th century Scottish jurist/politician see George Patton Lord Glenalmond. S. general (car accident) (b. 1885)
• December 28 - Theodore Dreiser, American author (b. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser ( August 27 1871 &ndash December 28 1945) was an American novelist and journalist 1871)

Nobel prizes

• Physics - Wolfgang Pauli
• Chemistry - Artturi Ilmari Virtanen
• Physiology or Medicine - Sir Alexander Fleming, Ernst Boris Chain, Sir Howard Walter Florey
• Literature - Gabriela Mistral
• Peace - Cordell Hull

Ship events

• List of ship launches in 1945
• List of ship commissionings in 1945
• List of ship decommissionings in 1945
• List of shipwrecks in 1945

Notes

1. ^ "Year by Year 1945" -- History Channel International

Table of Contents

Contents 1 Events of 1945 1.1 January 1.2 February 1.3 March 1.4 April 1.5 May 1.6 June 1.7 July 1.8 August 1.9 September 1.10 October 1.11 November 1.12 December 1.13 Undated 1.14 Ongoing 2 Science and technology 3 Births 3.1 January 3.2 February 3.3 March 3.4 April 3.5 May 3.6 June 3.7 July 3.8 August 3.9 September 3.10 October 3.11 November 3.12 December 3.13 Unknown dates 4 Deaths 4.1 January-March 4.2 April-June 4.3 July-September 4.4 October-December 5 Nobel prizes 6 Ship events 7 Notes 8 Table of Contents

Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. Artturi Ilmari Virtanen ( pronounced) ( January 15, 1895 &ndash November 11, 1973) was a Finnish chemist and recipient The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. Sir Alexander Fleming (6 August 1881 &ndash 11 March 1955 was a Scottish Biologist and Pharmacologist. Sir Ernst Boris Chain ( June 19, 1906 &ndash August 12, 1979) was a German -born British biochemist and a 1945 co-recipient Howard Walter Florey Baron Florey, OM, FRS, ( September 24, 1898 &ndash February 21, 1968) was an Australian The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred Gabriela Mistral ( April 7, 1889 — January 10, 1957) was the Pseudonym of Lucila de María del Perpetuo Socorro Godoy Alcayaga The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Cordell Hull ( October 2, 1871 &ndash July 23, 1955) was an American politician from the U The list of ship launches in 1945 includes a chronological list of all Ships launched in 1945. The list of ship commissionings in 1945 includes a chronological list of all Ships commissioned in 1945. The list of ship decommissionings in 1945 includes a chronological list of all Ships decommissioned in 1945. The list of shipwrecks in 1945 includes all Ships sunk foundered grounded or otherwise lost during 1945. History International is a Digital cable, and Satellite television channel that features historical Documentaries with an international focus

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