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What Happened In August 1945 In History

Historical Events for August, 1945

  • 6th » World War II: Hiroshima, Japan is Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki devastated when the nuclear weapon atomic bomb "Little Boy" is dropped by the United States Boeing B-29 Superfortress B-29 'Enola Gay'. Around 70,000 people are killed instantly,
  • 9th » 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.
  • 9th » The Red Army Soviet invasion of Manchuria named invades Japanese-occupied Manchuria.
  • 11th » Poles in Kraków engage in Kraków pogrom e.g a pogrom against Jews in the city, killing one and wounding five.
  • 14th » Japan accepts the Allied Japanese Instrument of Surrender terms of surrender in World War II and the Emperor of Japan Emperor records the Gyokuon-hōsō Imperial Rescript on Surrender (August 15 in Japan Standard Time).
  • 14th » The Viet Minh launches August Revolution amid the political confusion and power vacuum engulfing Vietnam.
  • 16th » Puyi, the last Chinese emperor and ruler of Manchukuo, is captured by Soviet Union known as Soviet troops.
  • 17th » Sukarno and Mohammad Hatta Proclamation of Indonesian Independence named proclaim the independence of Indonesia, igniting the Indonesian National Revolution against the Dutch Empire.
  • 19th » August Revolution: Viet Minh led by Ho Chi Minh take power in Hanoi, Vietnam.
  • 21st » Physicist Harry K. Daghlian, Jr. is fatally irradiated in a criticality accident during an experiment with the Demon core at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
  • 23rd » Soviet–Japanese War (1945) called Soviet–Japanese War Joseph Stalin ordered conveying a Imperial Japanese Army called Japanese army prisoner of war to the Soviet Union. (Japanese prisoners of war in the Soviet Union)
  • 25th » Ten days after World War II ends with Japan Victory over Japan Day announcing its surrender, armed supporters of the Communist Party of China Chinese Communist Party kill United States U.S. intelligence officer John Birch (missionary) John Birch, regarded
  • 30th » Hong Kong is liberated from Japan by British Armed Forces.
  • 30th » The Commander-in-chief United States called Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces, General Douglas MacArthur lands at Atsugi Air Force Base.
  • 30th » The Allied Control Council, governing Germany after World War II, comes into being.
  • 30th » The August Revolution ends as Emperor Bảo Đại abdicates, ending the Nguyễn dynasty.
  • 31st » The Liberal Party of Australia is founded by Robert Menzies.

Famous Birthdays on August in 1945

  • 1st » Sandi Griffiths, American singer
  • 1st » Douglas Osheroff, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize in Physics e.g Nobel Prize laureate
  • 2nd » Joanna Cassidy, American actress
  • 2nd » Alex Jesaulenko, Austrian-Australian footballer and coach
  • 2nd » Bunker Roy, Indian educator and activist
  • 3rd » Eamon Dunphy, Irish footballer and journalist
  • 4th » Alan Mulally, American engineer and businessman
  • 5th » Loni Anderson, American actress
  • 5th » Csaba Giczy, Hungarian canoe racer
  • 5th » John Monks, English union leader and politician
  • 6th » Ron Jones (television director) or Ron Jones, English director and production manager (d. 1993)
  • 6th » Andy Messersmith, American baseball player and coach
  • 7th » Kenny Ireland, Scottish actor and director (d. 2014)
  • 7th » Alan Page, American football player and jurist
  • 9th » Barbara Delinsky, American author
  • 9th » Aleksandr Gorelik, Russian figure skater (d. 2012)
  • 9th » Zurab Sakandelidze, Georgian basketball player (d. 2004)
  • 9th » Posy Simmonds, English author and illustrator
  • 10th » Harriet Miers, American lawyer, 31st White House Counsel
  • 10th » Laura Spurr, American nurse and tribal leader (d. 2010)
  • 12th » Ron Mael, American keyboard player and songwriter (Sparks (band) or Sparks and Halfnelson (band) e.g Halfnelson)
  • 13th » Lars Engqvist, Swedish politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden
  • 13th » Gary Gregor, American basketball player
  • 13th » Robin Jackman, Indian-English cricketer and sportscaster
  • 14th » Heidi Hartmann, American feminist economist
  • 14th » Steve Martin, American actor, singer, producer, and screenwriter
  • 14th » Wim Wenders, German director, producer, and screenwriter
  • 15th » Duffy Dyer, American baseball player and coach
  • 15th » Gene Upshaw, American football player (d. 2008)
  • 15th » Khaleda Zia, Bangladeshi politician, 9th Prime Minister of Bangladesh
  • 16th » Bob Balaban, American actor, producer, director and author
  • 16th » Russell Brookes, English race car driver
  • 16th » Suzanne Farrell, American ballerina
  • 17th » Rachel Pollack, American author
  • 18th » Paula Danziger, American author (d. 2004)
  • 18th » Barbara Harris (singer) named Barbara Harris, American singer-songwriter (The Toys)
  • 18th » Värner Lootsmann, Estonian politician
  • 18th » Lewis Burwell Puller, Jr., American soldier, lawyer, and author (d. 1994)
  • 19th » Sandro de América, Argentinian singer and actor (d. 2010)
  • 19th » Ian Gillan, English singer-songwriter
  • 19th » Charles Wellesley, Marquess of Douro
  • 20th » Roy Gardner (businessman) known as Roy Gardner, English businessman
  • 21st » Celia Brayfield, English journalist and author
  • 21st » Jerry DaVanon, American baseball player
  • 21st » Patty McCormack, American actress and singer
  • 21st » Basil Poledouris, American composer and conductor (d. 2006)
  • 22nd » David Chase, American director, producer, and screenwriter
  • 22nd » Ron Dante, American singer-songwriter and producer (The Archies, The Cuff Links, and The Detergents)
  • 22nd » Erol Gelenbe, Turkish computer scientist and mathematician
  • 23rd » Rita Pavone, Italian singer and actress
  • 23rd » Bob Peck, English actor (d. 1999)
  • 23rd » Rayfield Wright, American football player and coach
  • 24th » Ronee Blakley, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
  • 24th » Molly Duncan (musician) named Molly Duncan, Scottish saxophonist (Average White Band)
  • 24th » Ken Hensley, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Uriah Heep (band) known as Uriah Heep, The Gods (band) called The Gods, and Toe Fat)
  • 24th » Vince McMahon, American wrestler, promoter, producer, and actor
  • 25th » Daniel Hulet, Belgian cartoonist (d. 2011)
  • 25th » Hannah Louise Shearer, American screenwriter and producer
  • 26th » Jo Freeman, American lawyer and scholar
  • 26th » Tom Ridge, American sergeant and politician, 1st Secretary of Homeland Security
  • 27th » Jan Sloot, Dutch technician (d. 1999)
  • 28th » Robert Greenwald, American director and producer
  • 28th » Bob Segarini, American-Canadian singer-songwriter (The Wackers)
  • 29th » Chris Copping, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Procol Harum)
  • 29th » Wyomia Tyus, American runner
  • 29th » Harry S. Morgan, German porn actor, director, and producer (d. 2011)
  • 31st » Lee Bryant, American actress
  • 31st » Van Morrison, Irish singer-songwriter (Them (band) or Them)
  • 31st » Itzhak Perlman, Israeli-American violinist and conductor
  • 31st » Bob Welch (musician) or Bob Welch, American singer and guitarist (Fleetwood Mac and Paris (band) named Paris) (d. 2012)

Famous Deaths for August 1945

  • 1st » Gyula Csortos, Hungarian actor (b. 1883)
  • 2nd » Pietro Mascagni, Italian composer (b. 1863)
  • 6th » Richard Bong, American soldier and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1920)
  • 6th » Hiram Johnson, American politician, 23rd Governor of California (b. 1866)
  • 7th » Yi Wu, Korean prince (b. 1912)
  • 9th » Robert Hampton Gray, Canadian lieutenant and pilot, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1917)
  • 9th » Harry Hillman, American runner (b. 1881)
  • 10th » Robert H. Goddard, American physicist and engineer (b. 1882)
  • 15th » Korechika Anami, Japanese general (b. 1887)
  • 16th » Takijirō Ōnishi, Japanese admiral (b. 1891)
  • 17th » Reidar Haaland, Norwegian police officer and soldier (b. 1919)
  • 18th » Subhas Chandra Bose, Indian politician (b. 1897)
  • 19th » Tomás Burgos, Chilean philanthropist (b. 1875)
  • 24th » Midori Naka, Japanese actress (b. 1909)
  • 25th » John Birch (missionary) called John Birch, Indian-American soldier and missionary (b. 1918)
  • 26th » Franz Werfel, Austrian author and playwright (b. 1890)
  • 27th » Hubert Pál Álgyay, Hungarian engineer, designed the Petőfi Bridge (b. 1894)
  • 29th » Constantin Tănase, Romanian actor and playwright (b. 1880)

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