Sétif Massacre: Hundreds of Algerian Civilians Killed by French Army May 8, 1945
Date: May 8, 1945
Date: May 8, 1945
World War II: Benito Mussolini is arrested by Italian partisans in Dongo, while attempting escape disguised as a German soldier. Date: April 27, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 27 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Red Army Invades Japanese-Occupied Manchuria…
August Revolution: Viet Minh led by Ho Chi Minh take power in Hanoi, Vietnam. Date: August 19, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 19 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Dietrich Bonhoeffer Executed by Nazis April 9, 1945Prague Offensive Begins, Last…
Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg is taken into Soviet custody while in Hungary; he is never publicly seen again. Date: January 17, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 17 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945King Haakon VII Returns from Exile in…
World War II: British and Canadian forces commence Operation Veritable to occupy land between the Maas and Rhine rivers. Date: February 8, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 8 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945World War II: U.S. and Philippines…
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 1945World War II: Goya Sunk by Soviet Submarine, 7,000+ Die,…
World War II: The Tenth United States Army attacks the Thirty-Second Japanese Army on Okinawa. Date: April 1, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 1 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Halifax Riot Begins in Nova Scotia, May 8, 1945RAF Drops…