2nd » World War II: Combat ends in the Pacific War Pacific Theater: the Japanese Instrument of Surrender (1945) Instrument of Surrender of Imperial Japan Japan is signed by Minister for Foreign Affairs (Japan) Japanese Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu and acc
2nd » Vietnam declares its independence, forming the North Vietnam e.g Democratic Republic of Vietnam.
3rd » Three-day celebration was held in China, following the Victory over Japan Day China called Victory over Japan Day on September 2.
5th » Cold War: Igor Gouzenko, a Soviet Union embassy clerk, defects to Canada, exposing Soviet espionage in North America, signalling the beginning of the Cold War.
7th » Japanese forces on Wake Island, which they had held since December of 1941, surrender to United States Marine Corps e.g U.S. Marines.
8th » Cold War: United States troops arrive to partition the southern part of Korea in response to Soviet Union known as Soviet troops occupying the northern part of the peninsula a month earlier.
9th » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Empire of Japan formally surrenders to Republic of China (1912–49) called China.
11th » World War II: 9th Division (Australia) e.g Australian 9th Division forces liberate the Japanese-run Batu Lintang camp, a POW and civilian internment camp on the island of Borneo.
15th » A hurricane in southern Florida and the Bahamas destroys 366 planes and 25 blimps at NAS Richmond.
16th » World War II: The surrender of the Japanese troops in Hong Kong is accepted by Royal Navy Admiral Sir Cecil Harcourt.
18th » General Douglas MacArthur moves his command headquarters to Tokyo.
19th » Lord Haw-Haw (William Joyce) is sentenced to death in London.
30th » The Bourne End rail crash, in Hertfordshire, England, kills 43