March 16th (1945) was a Friday. It's the 75th day of the year (76th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 290 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 16th March, 1945
» World War II: The Battle of Iwo Jima ended, but small pockets of Japanese resistance persisted.
» Ninety percent of Würzburg, Germany is destroyed in only 20 minutes by United Kingdom or British bombers. 5,000 are killed.