1945 in the United States

1945
in
the United States

Decades:
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Events from the year 1945 in the United States. World War II ended during this year following the surrender of Germany in May and that of Japan in September.

Incumbents[edit]

Federal government[edit]

Events[edit]

January[edit]

January 20:Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 32nd president of the United States, begins his fourth term
Harry S. Truman becomes the 34th U.S. vice president

February[edit]

February 4–11: Yalta Conference

March[edit]

April[edit]

April 12: Vice President Harry S. Truman becomes the 33rd U.S. president upon the death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt

May[edit]

June[edit]

July[edit]

August[edit]

August 6: Atomic bombing of Hiroshima

September[edit]

October[edit]

November[edit]

December[edit]

Undated[edit]

Ongoing[edit]

  • World War II, U.S. involvement (1941–1945; ends on September 2)

Births[edit]

January[edit]

Stephen Stills
Tom Selleck

February[edit]

Mia Farrow

March[edit]

Micky Dolenz
Charles Greene

April[edit]

Linda Hunt
Michael J. Smith

May[edit]

Bob Seger
John Fogerty

June[edit]

John Carlos
George Pataki
Carly Simon

July[edit]

Debbie Harry
Burt Ward
Ron Glass

August[edit]

Steve Martin
Vince McMahon
Wyomia Tyus
Bob Welch

September[edit]

Richard Thaler
Jessye Norman

October[edit]

Don McLean
John Lithgow
Henry Winkler

November[edit]

Goldie Hawn
James Avery

December[edit]

Bette Midler
Ernie Hudson
Diane Sawyer

Date unknown[edit]

Deaths[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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  9. ^ "On This Day", New York Times, retrieved 24 August 2016
  10. ^ Galleries Maurice Sternberg.Galleries Maurice Sternberg. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
  11. ^ ‘Jeffrey Epstein’s ex-associate Steven Hoffenberg found dead in apartment’
  12. ^ "Susan Rothenberg". FAMSF Search the Collections. 10 May 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  13. ^ Sharp, Michael D. (2006-09-01). Popular Contemporary Writers: Index Volume. Marshall Cavendish. pp. 551–. ISBN 9780761476016. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  14. ^ Richard Taruskin, provocative scholar of classical music, dies at 77
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  16. ^ The Town of Chesapeake Beach Honors George W. Owings, III
  17. ^ Joan Acocella, Dance Critic for The New Yorker, Dies at 78
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  19. ^ Singer-songwriter Blackberri dies
  20. ^ Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 139. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
  21. ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 441. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
  22. ^ Marlin Briscoe, the 1st Black starting quarterback in the AFL, dies at 76
  23. ^ Charlie Smithgall, former Lancaster Mayor, dies at 77
  24. ^ Don Michael Randel (1996). "Spiegel, Laurie". Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music. Harvard University Press. p. 857. ISBN 0674372999.
  25. ^ Paz, Isabella Grullón (2021-07-13). "Charlie Robinson, Actor Best Known for 'Night Court,' Dies at 75". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2021-07-14. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
  26. ^ "Bette Midler | Biography, Music, Movies, & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  27. ^ Staff (May 6, 1945). "GEORGE GARY DIES NOTED ARCHITECT Former Head of the American Institute Was a Founder of Beaux-Arts Here". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  28. ^ (2 September 1945). Frank Craven, 65, Noted Actor, Dies; Playwright and Director Won Equal Success in His Many Stage and Film Chores, The New York Times
  29. ^ "Dr. W.B. Cannon, 73, Neurologist, Dead. Harvard Psychology Professor for 36 Years Noted for His Work on Traumatic Shock Became Professor in 1906". New York Times. October 2, 1945. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
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  31. ^ Theodore Dreiser Recalled. Clemson University Press. 2017. p. 311. ISBN 9781942954446.

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