August 9th (1945) was a Thursday. It's the 221st day of the year (222nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 144 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 9th August, 1945
» World War II: Nagasaki, Nagasaki Nagasaki is Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki devastated when an nuclear weapon atomic bomb, 'Fat Man', is dropped by the United States B-29 Superfortress B-29 'Bockscar'. 39,000 people are killed outright.
» The Red Army Soviet invasion of Manchuria named invades Japanese-occupied Manchuria.
Famous Birthdays on August 9 in 1945
» Barbara Delinsky, American author
» Aleksandr Gorelik, Russian figure skater (d. 2012)
» Zurab Sakandelidze, Georgian basketball player (d. 2004)
» Posy Simmonds, English author and illustrator
August 9th Famous Deaths for 1945
» Robert Hampton Gray, Canadian lieutenant and pilot, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1917)
» Harry Hillman, American runner (b. 1881)
August 9th Holidays in History
» Christian Feast Day:
» Edith Stein
» Saint Firmus and Saint Rusticus named Firmus and Rusticus
» Saint Herman of Alaska or Herman of Alaska (Russian Orthodox Church and Eastern Orthodox Church known as related congregations; Episcopal Church (USA))
» Saint Jean Vianney named Jean Vianney
» Mary Sumner (Church of England)
» Nath Í of Achonry
» Romanus Ostiarius
» Secundian, Marcellian and Verian
» August 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» National Day (Singapore) or National Day, celebrates the independence of Singapore from Malaysia in 1965.