What Happened In June 1945 In History

Historical Events for June, 1945

• 5th » The Allied Control Council, the military occupation governing body of Germany, formally takes power.
• 10th » Second Australian Imperial Force named Australian Imperial Forces land in Brunei Bay to liberate Brunei.
• 14th » World War II: Filipino troops of the 15th, 66th and 121st Infantry Regiment, Philippine Commonwealth Army, USAFIP-NL liberate the captured in Ilocos Sur and start the Battle of Bessang Pass in Northern Luzon.
• 15th » The General Dutch Youth League (ANJV) is founded in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
• 18th » William Joyce ("Lord Haw-Haw") is charged with treason for his pro-German propaganda broadcasting during World War II.
• 20th » The United States Secretary of State approves the transfer of Wernher von Braun and his team of Nazi rocket scientists to America.
• 21st » World War II: The Battle of Okinawa ends when the organized resistance of Imperial Japanese Army forces collapses in the Mabuni area on the southern tip of the main island.
• 22nd » The Battle of Okinawa comes to an end.
• 26th » The United Nations Charter is signed in San Francisco.
• 29th » Carpathian Ruthenia is annexed by the Soviet Union.

Famous Birthdays on June in 1945

• 1st » Brian Oldfield, American shot putter
• 1st » Linda Scott, American singer
• 1st » Kerry Vincent, Australian chef and author
• 1st » Frederica von Stade, American soprano and actress
• 2nd » Richard Long (artist) e.g Richard Long, English painter, sculptor, and photographer
• 2nd » Bonnie Newman, American politician
• 2nd » Jon Peters, American film producer
• 3rd » John Derbyshire, English-American journalist and author
• 3rd » Hale Irwin, American golfer
• 3rd » Ramon Jacinto, Filipino singer, guitarist, and businessman, founded the Rajah Broadcasting Network
• 3rd » Roger Lane-Nott, English admiral
• 3rd » Bill Paterson (actor) e.g Bill Paterson, Scottish-English actor
• 4th » Anthony Braxton, American saxophonist, clarinet player, and composer (Circle (jazz band) e.g Circle and Creative Construction Company)
• 4th » Daniel Topolski, English rower and coach
• 4th » Gordon Waller, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Peter and Gordon) (d. 2009)
• 5th » John Carlos, American runner and football player
• 5th » Patrick Head, English engineer and businessman, co-founded Williams F1
• 5th » André Lacroix (ice hockey) named André Lacroix, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach
• 6th » David E. Bonior, American politician
• 6th » David Dukes, American actor (d. 2000)
• 6th » Sasha Gabor, Hungarian-Norwegian pornographic actor (d. 2008)
• 6th » Arthur Shawcross, American serial killer (d. 2008)
• 6th » Nikolai Velikov, Russian figure skater and coach
• 7th » Gilles Marotte, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2005)
• 7th » Wolfgang Schüssel, Austrian politician, 26th Chancellor of Austria
• 8th » Anthony Bagnall, English air marshal
• 8th » Steven Fromholz, American singer-songwriter, producer, and poet (d. 2014)
• 8th » Derek Underwood, English cricketer
• 9th » Luis Ocaña, Spanish cyclist (d. 1994)
• 9th » Nike Wagner, German author and critic
• 11th » Adrienne Barbeau, American actress and author
• 11th » Patrick Joseph McGrath, Irish-American bishop
• 11th » Robert Munsch, American-Canadian author
• 12th » Pat Jennings, Irish footballer and coach
• 13th » Whitley Strieber, American author
• 14th » Rod Argent, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player (The Zombies and Argent (band) or Argent)
• 14th » Carlos Reichenbach, Brazilian director and producer (d. 2012)
• 14th » Marilyn Schreffler, American actress (d. 1988)
• 14th » Richard Stebbins, American sprinter
• 15th » Miriam Defensor Santiago, Filipino judge and politician
• 15th » Nicola Pagett, Egyptian-English actress
• 15th » Robert Sarah, Guinean cardinal
• 15th » Lawrence Wilkerson, American colonel
• 16th » Claire Alexander, Canadian ice hockey player
• 16th » Buddy Roberts, American wrestler (d. 2012)
• 16th » Lucienne Robillard, Canadian politician
• 17th » Frank Ashmore, American actor
• 17th » Art Bell, American radio host and author
• 17th » Tommy Franks, American general
• 17th » Ken Livingstone, English politician, 1st Mayor of London
• 17th » Eddy Merckx, Belgian cyclist
• 19th » Peter Bardens, English keyboard player and songwriter (Camel (band) Camel, Them (band) Them, and Mirage (band) Mirage) (d. 2002)
• 19th » John Hind (bishop of Chichester) known as John Hind, English bishop
• 19th » Radovan Karadžić, Serbian-Bosnian politician, 1st List of Presidents of Republika Srpska named President of Republika Srpska
• 19th » Aung San Suu Kyi, Burmese politician, Nobel Peace Prize called Nobel Prize laureate
• 19th » Tobias Wolff, American author
• 20th » Anne Murray, Canadian singer and guitarist
• 21st » Adam Zagajewski, Polish author and poet
• 22nd » Rainer Brüderle, German politician
• 23rd » Kjell Albin Abrahamson, Swedish journalist and author
• 23rd » John Garang, Sudanese politician, President of Southern Sudan (d. 2005)
• 24th » Colin Blunstone, English singer-songwriter (The Zombies and Keats (band) called Keats)
• 24th » Wayne Cashman, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 24th » George Pataki, American lawyer and politician, 53rd Governor of New York
• 24th » Betty Stöve, Dutch tennis player
• 24th » Nora Valsami, Egyptian-Greek actress
• 25th » Gary David Goldberg, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2013)
• 25th » Philip Watts, English priest
• 27th » Joey Covington, American drummer (Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna) (d. 2013)
• 27th » Norma Kamali, American fashion designer
• 28th » Ken Buchanan, Scottish boxer
• 28th » David Knights, English bass player and producer (Procol Harum)
• 28th » Raul Seixas, Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 1989)
• 29th » Chandrika Kumaratunga, Sri Lankan politician, 5th President of Sri Lanka
• 30th » Christopher Lloyd (art historian) named Christopher Lloyd, English historian and curator
• 30th » Sean Scully, Irish-American painter

Famous Deaths for June 1945

• 7th » Kitaro Nishida, Japanese philosopher and academic (b. 1870)
• 8th » Karl Hanke, Polish-German politician (b. 1903)
• 16th » Aris Velouchiotis, Greek general (b. 1905)
• 18th » Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr., American general (b. 1886)
• 20th » Luís Fernando de Orleans y Borbón, Spanish son of Infanta Eulalia of Spain (b. 1888)
• 20th » Bruno Frank, German author, poet, and playwright (b. 1878)
• 22nd » Isamu Chō, Japanese general (b. 1895)
• 22nd » Mitsuru Ushijima, Japanese general (b. 1887)
• 23rd » Giuseppina Tuissi, Italian journalist and activist (b. 1923)
• 26th » Emil Hácha, Czech lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Czechoslovakia (b. 1872)

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