Events Date 1945 August | History by KabAstro

Aug 1 Japanese city Toyama destroyed by B-29's

Ott Hits 500th HR

Aug 1 NY Giants outfielder Mel Ott hits historic 500th MLB home run off Braves Johnny Hutchings, joins Babe Ruth & Jimmy Foxx as only players to reach milestone

Sinking of the USS Indianapolis

Aug 2 After 3½ days suffering exhaustion, lack of water and shark attacks in the Philippine Sea, the surviving crew of USS Indianapolis are spotted by Wilbur “Chuck” Gwinn, a PV-1 Ventura pilot on a routine sector search. 316 had survived.

A scene from the 2016 movie "USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage"

Potsdam Conference

Aug 2 Potsdam Conference between Joseph Stalin, Harry Truman and Winston Churchill (replaced by Clement Attlee after losing the 1945 general election) ends

Nelson's Record PGA Victory

Aug 4 American golfer Byron Nelson wins Canadian Open at Uplands & Thornhill CC for a record 11th consecutive PGA victory, on way to record season tally of 18

Aug 4 Red Sox outfielder Tom McBride drives in MLB record tying 6 runs in an inning (4th) during 15-4 win v Washington

Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima

Aug 6 Atomic bomb dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima by the US B-29 Superfortress "Enola Gay"

4th Victory Test

Aug 6 Australian Test cricket all-rounder Keith Miller scores 110 not out for Australian Services on Day 1 of drawn 4th Victory Test against England at Lord's

Aug 8 England & Australian Services draw 4th Victory Test

United Nations Charter

Aug 8 President Harry Truman signs the United Nations Charter

Preamble to the Charter of the United Nations

Nuremberg Trials

Aug 8 US, USSR, Britain and France sign Treaty of London which sets down procedures for the Nuremberg war trials of Nazi leaders

Aug 8 USSR declares war against Japan in WW II
Aug 8 USSR establishes a communist government in North Korea

Nuclear Bombing of Nagasaki

Aug 9 US drops second atomic bomb "Fat Man" on Nagasaki, Japan, destroying part of the city

Japan Willing to Surrender

Aug 10 Japan announces willingness to surrender to Allies, provided Emperor Hirohito's status remains unchanged

Aug 11 Allies refuse Japan's offer to surrender on the condition that Emperor Hirohito retains his status
Aug 12 Emperor Hirohito of Japan informs the imperial family that he has decided to surrender

Viet Minh Launches Uprising

Aug 14 Ho Chi Minh's Viet Minh movement launch a coordinated uprising against French rule across Vietnam following the Japanese surrender

Vietnamese Communist Revolutionary Ho Chi Minh

Potsdam Declaration

Aug 14 Japan's government notifies the Allies that it has accepted the Potsdam Declaration

Allied leaders in conference in the German city of Potsdam, after Germany's defeat but before Japan's surrender

Victory over Japan

Aug 14 V-J Day, the Empire of Japan surrenders unconditionally to the Allies, ending World War II (August 15 in Japan and other countries depending on the time zone)

Aug 15 A riot ensues in San Francisco while the city is celebrating the end of WW II
Aug 15 Chandler sells World Series radio rights for $150,000 to Gillette, Ford had been World Series sponsor since 1934, pay $100,000 annually
Aug 15 US wartime rationing of gasoline and fuel oil ends
Aug 15 Victory over Japan Day, Surrender of Japan marks the end of World War II (August 14 in the Americas due to the time zone difference)
Aug 15 World War II: Korean Liberation Day
Aug 16 Puyi, the last Chinese Emperor and ruler of Manchukuo is captured by Soviet troops
Aug 17 Korea is divided into North and South Korea along the 38th parallel

Indonesian Declares Independence

Aug 17 Sukarno and Mohammad Hatta declare Indonesia (Dutch East Indies) independent from the Netherlands

Aug 18 Scheduled demonstrations at Polo Grounds & Ebbets Field to end segregation in organized baseball are called off
Aug 18 Sukarno elected 1st President of Indonesia by the Preparatory Committee for Indonesian Independence (PPKI)

Foxx's 1st Seven Innings Pitch

Aug 19 Phillies Jimmie Foxx, 37, pitches 1st 7 innings vs Reds & wins

MLB Hall of Fame 1st Baseman Jimmie Foxx

Aug 20 17-year-old Dodgers utility Tommy Brown becomes youngest player to hit a MLB home run in Brooklyn's 11-1 rout of Pittsburgh Pirates at Ebbets Field
Aug 20 Soviet troops occupy Harbin & Mukden
Aug 21 US President Harry Truman ends Lend-Lease program
Aug 22 Bob Cristofani scores 110 for Aust Services at Old Trafford

Sigh No More

Aug 22 Noël Coward's revue "Sigh no More" premieres in London

Playwright, Director and Singer Noël Coward

Aug 22 Vietnam conflict begins as Ho Chi Minh leads a successful coup

Feller's Post War Return

Aug 24 MLB Cleveland Indians ace Bob Feller returns from serving in the US Navy and strikes out 12

Baseball Hall of Fame Pitcher Bob Feller

Aug 25 Jewish immigrants are permitted to leave Mauritius for Palestine
Aug 26 Japanese diplomats board USS Missouri to receive instructions on Japan's surrender at the end of WWII
Aug 27 US troops land in Japan after Japanese surrender
Aug 29 British liberate Hong Kong from Japan