Births on January 15

William R. Higgins

Born on January 15, 1945

William R. Higgins, American colonel (d. 1990)

William Richard Higgins (January 15, 1945 – July 6, 1990) was a United States Marine Corps colonel who was captured in Lebanon in 1988 while serving on a United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission. He was held hostage, tortured and eventually murdered by his captors.

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William R. Higgins

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Events on 1945

23 Feb

History of Poland (1939-45)
World War II: Capitulation of German garrison in Poznań. The city is liberated by Soviet and Polish forces.
25 Feb

Turkey
World War II: Turkey declares war on Germany.
9 Mar

Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
World War II: The first nocturnal incendiary attack on Tokyo inflicts damage comparable to that inflicted on both Hiroshima and Nagasaki five months later.
6 Aug

Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
World War II: Hiroshima, Japan is devastated when the atomic bomb "Little Boy" is dropped by the United States B-29 Enola Gay. Around 70,000 people are killed instantly, and some tens of thousands die in subsequent years from burns and radiation poisoning.
30 Aug

Douglas MacArthur
The Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces, General Douglas MacArthur lands at Atsugi Air Force Base.

Births on January 15

William R. Higgins

Born on January 15, 1945

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Events on 1945

History of Poland (1939-45)

Turkey

Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Douglas MacArthur