Famous Births
- Mar. 30: Eric Clapton - Musician
- May 19: Pete Townshend - The Who
- Jul. 20: Larry Craig - Fmr. Idaho Senator
- Jul. 28: Jim Davis - Garfield Cartoonist
- Aug. 26: Tom Ridge - Frm. Secretary of DHS
- Dec. 22: Diane Sawyer - Good Morning America
Famous Deaths
- Mar. 22: John Clarke - Supreme Court Justice
- Mar. 31: Anne Frank - World War II victim
- Apr. 12: Franklin D. Roosevelt - 32nd USA President
- Apr. 28: Benito Mussolini - Italian Dictator
- Apr. 30: Adolf Hitler - Nazi Party Leader
- Dec. 21: George S. Patton - WWII General
Chart Toppers
- Jan. 06: Bing Crosby - Don't Fence Me In
- Feb. 17: The Andrews Sisters - Rum and Coca-Cola
- Apr. 07: Les Brown - My Dreams Are Getting Better
- May 26: Les Brown - Sentimental Journey
- Jul. 28: Johnny Mercer - On the Atchison...
- Sep. 15: Perry Como - Till the End of Time
- Nov 17: Sammy Kaye - Chckery Chick
- Nov. 24: Harry James - It's Been a Long, Long Time
- Dec. 15: Sammy Kaye - Chickery Chick
- Dec. 22: Harry James - It's Been a Long, Long Time
- Dec. 29: Sammy Kaye - Chickery Chick Billboard: Historical Billboard Charts
Top Grossing Films
18th Academy Awards
- Presented on: March 7, 1946
- Best Picture: The Lost Weekend
- Best Actor: Ray Milland in The Lost Weekend
- Best Actress: Joan Crawford in Mildred Pierce
- Best Director: Billy Wilder in The Lost Weekend
- Best Documentary: The True Glory Rope of Silicon: Oscar Award Winners list
Championship Teams
Top Athletes
Nobel Laureates
1945 Timeline
January 1945
- January 17: The city of Warsaw, Poland is liberated from the Nazi's by Soviet Union and Polish forces.
- January 27: Holocaust: Troops from the Soviet Union liberated the Nazi concentration camps Auschwitz and Birkenau in Poland.
February 23 1945
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February 23: World War II: Pulitzer Prize winning photographer Joe Rosenthal capture the moment went the US. Marines took Mount Suribachi at Iwo Jima.
February 1945
- February 11: World War II: With the battle in Europe coming to a close wartime leaders Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin meet in Yalta to discuss how to divide Germany after the war.
- February 14: Peru, Paraguay, Chile and Ecuador joined The United Nations.
- February 24: World War II: The United States liberates Manila, the capital of the Philippines from Japanese control.
March 1945
- March 19: World War II: Adolf Hitler issued his "Nero Decree," telling his men to destroy German facilities that could fall into Allied hands.
- March 30: World War II: The Soviet Union invades Austria.
April 11 1945
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April 30 1945
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April 30: A day after getting married Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler and wife Eva Braun commit suicide.
April 1945
- April 12: President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies while in office of a cerebral hemorrhage, Harry Truman takes over and becomes the 33rd President.
- April 28: Benito Mussolini and his Mistress, Clara Petacci were executed by Italians as they tried to flee to Switzerland.
- April 29: Holocaust: Dachau concentration camp in Germany is liberated.
- April 29: Adolf Hitler married his longtime mistress Eva Braun from the inside of a bunker in Berlin.
May 2 1945
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May 2: The Soviet Union announces the fall of Berlin and Allie troops announce Nazi's surrendering around Europe.
May 1945
- May 5: World War II: A pregnant woman is killed in Oregon after a Japanese balloon bomb explodes.
- May 7: Germany surrenders giving the WWII Allies Victory in Europe.
October 1945
- October 24: The United Nations becomes an organization as the charter comes in effect after The Soviet Union became the 29th nation to ratify it.
July 1945
- July 16: The United States conducted their first Atomic Bomb test near Alamogordo, New Mexico.
November 1945
- November 20: The Nuremburg Trials begin
December 1945
- December 4: The United States is cleared by the U.S. Senate to participate in The United Nations
- December 27: The World Bank is created.
- December 28: The Pledge of Allegiance was officially recognized by Congress
Who were the starting quarterbacks for Illinois from 1945 - present?(2 Answers)
A:
The complete list of players is available here - including starting QB http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/FBHist-All-TimeRosters.html#1945
Have we started the beginning of a 20 year economic depression?(0 Answers)
A:
No answers yet.
Who wrote the song "Have I Told You Lately that I Love You?"(1 Answer)
A:
originally Scotty Wiseman in 1945
