What happened on Wednesday April 18, 1945?

Here's what happened on April 18, 1945:

• Walter Model's Mass Surrender German Field Marshal Walter Model leads his remaining 225,000 troops in a mass surrender to the Allies in the encircled Ruhr region, symbolizing the imminent collapse of Nazi military resistance.
• German Army Group B Surrenders in Ruhr Approximately 320,000 German troops in Army Group B surrender to Allied forces in the Ruhr region, marking a significant defeat for Nazi Germany in the final stages of World War II.
• Cap Arcona Concentration Camp Prisoner Loading SS guards begin loading 5,000 concentration camp prisoners onto the immobilized ocean liner Cap Arcona in the Baltic, a grim prelude to one of the war's most tragic maritime incidents.
• Bombing of Heligoland Allied forces launch a massive aerial bombardment of the small German island of Heligoland, involving over 1,000 bombers that systematically destroy the entire island's infrastructure.
• Turin Pre-Insurrectional Strike Despite severe Nazi-fascist repressive measures, the Italian resistance movement initiates a significant pre-insurrectional strike in Turin, demonstrating remarkable courage and defiance.
• Pete Gray's One-Armed Baseball Performance Pete Gray, a one-armed outfielder for the Saint Louis Browns, plays his first game and achieves a 1 for 4 batting performance, showcasing extraordinary athletic determination.

Events in 1945

April 18, 1945: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

Magazines from Apr. 18, 1945

Newspapers from Apr. 18, 1945

April 18, 1945 was a Wednesday and it was the 108th day of the year 1945 in the Gregorian calendar.

April 18, 1945 can also be written as 4/18/1945 in the US and as 18/4/1945 in UK and Europe.

April 18, 1945 in April 1945 calendar

Famous people born on April 18, 1945:

• Bernard Arcand

  Renowned Canadian anthropologist and author known for his scholarly work in cultural anthropology and indigenous studies.

• Margaret Hassan

  Irish-Iraqi humanitarian aid worker tragically kidnapped and killed in Iraq in 2004, symbolizing the dangers faced by aid workers in...

• Anicet Turinay
• George Jones
• Mats Ek

Famous people born in 1945

Famous people born on April 18th

Famous people died on April 18, 1945:

• Ernie Pyle

  Legendary World War II war correspondent who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1943 and was killed in action in Okinawa.

• John Ambrose Fleming

  English physicist and engineer, invented the vacuum tube (b. 1849).

• Hans Källner
• Alceo Speranza
• Kurt von der Chevallerie
• Ettore Deltetto

Famous people who died in 1945

Famous people who died on April 18th

The Zodiac and Astrological sign for April 18th is Aries.

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Babies born in April are either Aries or Taurus. People born before April 19th are Aries, while people born from April 20th have the sign of Taurus.

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April 18, 1945: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

The Chinese Zodiac sign for April 18, 1945 is Rooster and the associated element is Wood.

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Moon phase

The moon phase on April 18, 1945 was Waxing crescent.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on April 18, 1945 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on April 18, 1945 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 49% full, rising at 11:13 am and setting at 02:30 am.

The previous full moon was on Mar 28, 1945 while the next full moon would come on Apr 27, 1945.

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Your place in the Universe on April 18, 1945

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Someone born on April 18, 1945 is:

80 years and 26 days old,

or 960 months and 26 days old,

or 4178 weeks

or 29246 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on April 18, 1945?

There are 339 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Saturday April 18th 2026.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on April 18, 1945?

You belong to the Silent Generation if you were born on April 18, 1945.

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