Date: July 17, 1945
Heavy fighting in Surabaya between Indonesian nationalists and returning colonialists after World War II, today celebrated as Heroes' Day (Hari Pahlawan). Date: November 10, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 10 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Mississippi-Alabama Tornado Outbreak Kills…
World War II: Battle of Iwo Jima: About 30,000 United States Marines land on the island of Iwo Jima. Date: February 19, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 19 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Holocaust: Nazi Germany Executes Socialist and…
World War II: The siege of Budapest concludes with the unconditional surrender of German and Hungarian forces to the Red Army. Date: February 13, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 13 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945U.S. Atomic Energy Commission…
World War II: The Battle of Iwo Jima ends as the island is officially secured by American forces. Date: March 26, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 26 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Bulgaria, Soviet Union Defend Drava River in…
World War II: In what becomes known as the Razing of Friesoythe, the 4th Canadian (Armoured) Division deliberately destroys the German town of Friesoythe on the orders of Major General Christopher Vokes. Date: April 14, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 14 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅…
World War II: A defecting German pilot delivers a Messerschmitt Me 262A-1, the world's first operational jet-powered fighter aircraft, to the Americans, the first to fall into Allied hands. Date: March 31, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 31 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day…