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What Happened In July 1945 In History

Historical Events for July, 1945

  • 5th » World War II: The liberation of the Philippines is declared.
  • 16th » World War II: The heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis CA-35 6 leaves San Francisco with parts for the atomic bomb "Little Boy" bound for Tinian Tinian Island.
  • 16th » Manhattan Project: The Atomic Age begins when the United States Trinity (nuclear test) called successfully detonates a plutonium-based test nuclear weapon near Alamogordo, New Mexico.
  • 17th » World War II: The main three leaders of the Allies of World War II or Allied nations, Winston Churchill, Harry S. Truman and Joseph Stalin, Potsdam Conference or meet in the German city of Potsdam to decide the future of a defeated Germany.
  • 23rd » The post-war legal processes against Philippe Pétain begin.
  • 26th » The Labour Party (UK) e.g Labour Party wins the United Kingdom general election, 1945 called United Kingdom general election of July 5 by a landslide, removing Winston Churchill from power.
  • 26th » The Potsdam Declaration is signed in Potsdam, Germany.
  • 26th » HMS Vestal J215 6 is the last British Royal Navy ship to be sunk in the World War Two Second World War
  • 26th » The United States Navy US Navy cruiser USS Indianapolis CA-35 6 arrives at Tinian with parts of the warhead for the Hiroshima atomic bomb.
  • 28th » A U.S. Army North American B-25 Mitchell or B-25 bomber B-25 Empire State Building crash e.g crashes into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building killing 14 and injuring 26.
  • 29th » The BBC Light Programme radio station is launched for mainstream light entertainment and music.
  • 30th » World War II: Japanese submarine I-58 sinks the USS Indianapolis CA-35 6, killing 883 seamen.
  • 31st » Pierre Laval, the fugitive former leader of Vichy France, surrenders to Allies of World War II known as Allied soldiers in Austria.

Famous Birthdays on July in 1945

  • 1st » Mike Burstyn, American actor and singer
  • 1st » Debbie Harry, American singer, songwriter and actress (Blondie (band) called Blondie and The Wind in the Willows (band) or The Wind in the Willows)
  • 1st » Victoria Miro, English art dealer
  • 3rd » Michael Cole (actor) e.g Michael Cole, American actor
  • 3rd » Robert Crawford (historian) e.g Robert Crawford, English historian and curator
  • 3rd » Iain MacDonald-Smith, English sailor
  • 3rd » Michael Martin, Baron Martin of Springburn, Scottish politician, Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom) named Speaker of the House of Commons
  • 3rd » Saharon Shelah, Israeli mathematician and academic
  • 4th » Bruce French (actor) named Bruce French, American actor
  • 4th » Andre Spitzer, Romanian-Israeli fencer and coach (d. 1972)
  • 5th » Humberto Benítez Treviño, Mexican lawyer and politician, Attorney General of México
  • 6th » Rodney Matthews, English painter and illustrator
  • 6th » Burt Ward, American actor
  • 7th » Michael Ancram, English lawyer and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
  • 7th » Matti Salminen, Finnish opera singer
  • 8th » Micheline Calmy-Rey, Swiss politician, 91st President of the Swiss Confederation
  • 9th » Dean Koontz, American author and screenwriter
  • 9th » John Lilleyman, English haematologist
  • 9th » Root Boy Slim, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1993)
  • 10th » Ron Glass, American actor
  • 10th » Hal McRae American baseball player and manager
  • 10th » Peter Michalica, Slovak violinist
  • 10th » John Motson, English sportscaster
  • 10th » Jean-Marie Poiré, French director, producer, and screenwriter
  • 10th » Virginia Wade, English tennis player and sportscaster
  • 12th » Leopoldo Mastelloni, Italian actor, singer, and director
  • 14th » Jim Gordon (musician) or Jim Gordon, American drummer and songwriter (Traffic (band) called Traffic, Derek and the Dominos, Delaney & Bonnie, and Souther–Hillman–Furay Band)
  • 15th » Jürgen Möllemann, German politician, Vice-Chancellor of Germany (d. 2003)
  • 16th » Diana Warwick, Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe, English politician
  • 17th » Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia
  • 17th » John Patten, Baron Patten, English politician, Secretary of State for Education
  • 18th » Pat Doherty, Irish politician
  • 19th » Paule Baillargeon, Canadian actress, director, and screenwriter
  • 19th » George Dzundza, German-American actor
  • 20th » Kim Carnes, American singer-songwriter
  • 20th » Larry Craig, American soldier and politician
  • 20th » Harrison Ellenshaw, American special effects artist
  • 20th » John Lodge (musician) named John Lodge, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (The Moody Blues)
  • 20th » Johnny Loughrey, Irish singer-songwriter (d. 2005)
  • 20th » Bo Rein, American football player and coach (d. 1980)
  • 21st » Wendy Cope, English poet
  • 21st » Geoff Dymock, Australian cricketer
  • 21st » John Lowe, English darts player
  • 21st » Barry Richards, South African cricketer
  • 21st » Lydia Shum, Chinese-Hong Kong actress (d. 2008)
  • 22nd » Philip Cohen (British biochemist) or Philip Cohen, English biochemist and academic
  • 23rd » Edward Gregson, English composer
  • 24th » Frank Close, English physicist and academic
  • 24th » Linda Harrison (actress) named Linda Harrison, American actress
  • 24th » Azim Premji, Indian businessman and philanthropist
  • 24th » Hugh Ross (creationist) e.g Hugh Ross, Canadian-American astrophysicist and astronomer
  • 25th » Donna Theodore, American actress and singer
  • 26th » Betty Davis, American singer-songwriter
  • 26th » Helen Mirren, English actress
  • 28th » Jim Davis (cartoonist) called Jim Davis, American cartoonist, created 'Garfield'
  • 29th » Sharon Creech, American author
  • 29th » Mircea Lucescu, Romanian footballer, coach, and manager
  • 30th » Patrick Modiano, French author and screenwriter
  • 30th » David Sanborn, American saxophonist and composer
  • 31st » Gary Lewis (musician) named Gary Lewis, American singer and drummer (Gary Lewis & the Playboys)
  • 31st » William Weld, American lawyer and politician, 68th Governor of Massachusetts

Famous Deaths for July 1945

  • 5th » John Curtin, Australian politician, 14th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1885)
  • 12th » Boris Galerkin, Russian mathematician and engineer (b. 1871)
  • 12th » Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen, German field marshal (b. 1895)
  • 13th » Alla Nazimova, Russian-American actress, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1879)
  • 17th » Ernst Busch (military) named Ernst Busch, German field marshal (b. 1885)
  • 20th » Paul Valéry, French author and poet (b. 1871)

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