April 9th (1945) was a Monday. It's the 98th day of the year (99th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 267 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 9th April, 1945
» World War II: The German pocket battleship German cruiser Admiral Scheer or 'Admiral Scheer' is sunk by the Royal Air Force
» World War II: The Battle of Königsberg, in East Prussia, ends.
» The United States Atomic Energy Commission is formed.
Famous Birthdays on April 9 in 1945
» Steve Gadd, American drummer (Stuff (band) named Stuff, Steps Ahead, and Sunlightsquare)
» Peter Gammons, American journalist
April 9th Famous Deaths for 1945
» Dietrich Bonhoeffer, German pastor and theologian (b. 1906)
» Wilhelm Canaris, German admiral (b. 1887)
» Johann Georg Elser, German carpenter (b. 1903)
» Hans Oster, German general (b. 1887)
» Karl Sack, German jurist (b. 1896)
» Hans von Dohnányi, Austrian-German jurist (b. 1902)
April 9th Holidays in History
» Bataan Day or 'Araw ng Kagitingan' (Philippines)
» Christian Feast Day:
» Dietrich Bonhoeffer (Anglicanism, Lutheranism)
» Saint Gaucherius named Gaucherius
» Saint Materiana known as Materiana
» Waltrude
» April 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Public holidays in Kosovo known as Constitution Day (Kosovo)
» Public holidays in Georgia called Day of National Unity (Georgia (country) known as Georgia)
» Mikael Agricola Agricola as a rector and an ordinarius named Day of the Finnish Language (Finland)
» Public holidays in Denmark known as Occupation of Denmark (Denmark)
» Vimy Ridge Day, commemorating the Battle of Vimy Ridge. (Canada)