Date: January 30, 1945
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies in office; Vice President Harry S. Truman succeeds him. Date: April 12, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 12 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Heinrich Himmler Dies in Allied Custody, May 23, 1945Tokyo Firebombing…
World War II: Germany's Flensburg Government under Karl Dönitz is dissolved when its members are arrested by British forces. Date: May 23, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 23 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945522nd Field Artillery Halts Dachau Death…
World War II: Adolf Hitler's designated successor, Hermann Göring, sends him a telegram asking permission to take leadership of Nazi Germany. Martin Bormann and Joseph Goebbels advise Göring that the telegram is treasonous. Date: April 23, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 23 📅 Events on this day in 1945…
World War II: Operation Carthage: Royal Air Force planes bomb Gestapo headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark. They also accidentally hit a school, killing 125 civilians. Date: March 21, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 21 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Stutthof…
World War II: The Wilhelm Gustloff, overfilled with German refugees, sinks in the Baltic Sea after being torpedoed by a Soviet submarine, killing approximately 9,500 people. Date: January 30, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 30 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
A devastating tornado outbreak in Mississippi and Alabama kills 45 people and injures 427 others. Date: February 12, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 12 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Operation Bodenplatte: Failed German Luftwaffe Attack on Allied Air Power…