Historical Events
- German rocket engineers begin work in US
Famous Birthdays
- Hillard "Sweet Pea" Atkinson, American R&B singer (Was (Not Was)), born in Oberlin, Ohio (d. 2020) [1]
- Laurie Spiegel, American composer, born in Chicago, Illinois
- Torkild Brakstad, Norwegian soccer defender (3 caps; Molde) and coach (Molde, Tromsø, Rosenborg), born in Molde, Norway (d. 2021)
Famous Deaths
- Augusto Tasso Fragoso, Brazilian president (b. 1869)
Eduard Wirths
Eduard Wirths, Nazi physician at Auschwitz, commits suicide at 36
Eduard Wirths
- William Buehler Seabrook, Writer, journalist, occultist and explorer (b. 1884)
1945 Highlights
About September 20, 1945
Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 75 years, 10 months and 4 days
Leap Year: No
Generation Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Rooster
Star Sign: Virgo
