1945 in History (Part 6)

Events in History

Events 501 - 560 of 560

Oct 17 Loyalty Day in Argentina, mass demonstrations held to release Juan Perón

Oct 18 Paul Robeson wins Spingarn Medal for singing & acting achievements
Oct 20 US Supreme Court Justice Geoffrey Lawrence opens the Nuremberg Nazi war crime trials
Oct 21 Women in France allowed to vote for 1st time

Oct 24 Charter of United Nations comes into effect

Oct 25 Japanese surrender Taiwan to General Chiang Kai-shek

Oct 29 Getulio Vargas, President of Brazil, resigns.

Oct 30 US government announces end of shoe rationing
Nov 1 First issue of Ebony magazine published by John H Johnson
Nov 3 Lindsay Hassett scores 187 & 124* for Aust Services at Delhi
Nov 5 Colombia joins the United Nations.
Nov 6 House Committee on Un-American Activities begins investigation of 7 radio commentators
Nov 6 The first landing of a jet on a carrier takes place on USS Wake Island when an FR-1 Fireball touches down
Nov 8 Riverboat sinks off Hong Kong; kills 1,550
Nov 10 General Enver Hoxha becomes leader of Albania
Nov 10 Heavy battle in Surabaya between Indonesian nationalists and returning colonialists after World War II, celebrated as Heroes' Day (Hari Pahlawan).
Nov 12 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Cordell Hull (establishing UN)
Nov 13 Australian Services draw 1st Victory Test against India
Nov 14 H Lindsay and R Crouse's "State of the Union" premieres in NYC
Nov 14 Java: Sutan Sjahrir appointed as forming government
Nov 15 The rules are revised for election of modern players to the Hall of Fame
Nov 16 Yeshiva College (University), chartered in NY, 1st US Jewish College

Nov 16 Founding of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)
Nov 16 Two new elements discovered by Glenn Seaborg, James, Morgan and Albert Ghiorso were are announced: americium (atomic number 95) and curium (atomic number 96)
Nov 17 New world air speed record 606 mph (975 kph) set by HJ Wilson of RAF
Nov 20 24 Nazi leaders put on trial at Nuremberg, Germany
Nov 20 Queen Wilhelmina opens Dutch parliament in Hague
Nov 21 Benjamin Britten's 2nd String quartet in C premieres
Nov 21 General Motors workers go on strike
Nov 23 Most US wartime rationing of foods, including meat & butter, ends
Nov 26 During snow storm, school bus crashes, kills 15 (Washington)

Nov 27 Gen George Marshall named special US envoy to China

Nov 27 Trial against NSB-leader Mussert begins
Nov 27 Dutch resistance fighter Hannie Schaft re-buried in presence of Queen Wilhelmina
Nov 29 Yugoslavian Socialist Republic proclaimed
Dec 4 Senate approves US participation in United Nations
Dec 5 Flight 19 the "Lost Squadron" of 5 torpedo bombers and 14 airmen is lost east of Florida in the supposed Bermuda Triangle
Dec 5 Special Council of Annulment affirms death sentence of Max Blokzijl
Dec 10 Preston Tucker reveals plan to produce the Torpedo, a new 150 MPH car
Dec 11 Het Parool publishes 1st Captain Rob-strip
Dec 12 Special Court of justice convicts Dutch Nazi leader Mussert to death
Dec 14 Elmer Rice' "Dream Girl" premieres in NYC
Dec 15 John J "Cardinal" O'Connor, ordained as a priest
Dec 18 Uruguay joins the United Nations
Dec 19 Austrian Republic re-establishes
Dec 19 Jean Giraudoux' "La Folle de Chaillot" premieres in Paris
Dec 20 Rationing of auto tires ends in US

Dec 27 International Monetary Fund formally established by 29 member countries based on ideas of Harry Dexter White and John Maynard Keynes

Dec 27 The World Bank was created with the signing of an agreement by 28 nations.
Dec 28 Congress officially recognizes "Pledge of Allegiance"
Dec 31 Ratification of United Nations Charter completed