Births on October 7

David Wallace (physicist)

Born on October 7, 1945

David Wallace, Scottish physicist and academic

Sir David James Wallace, CBE, FRS, FRSE, FREng (born 7 October 1945) is a British physicist and academic. He was the Vice-Chancellor of Loughborough University from 1994 to 2005, and the Master of Churchill College, Cambridge from 2006 to 2014.

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David Wallace (physicist)

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Events on 1945

23 Feb

Manila
World War II: The capital of the Philippines, Manila, is liberated by combined Filipino and American forces.
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.
30 Aug

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

Births on October 7

David Wallace (physicist)

Born on October 7, 1945

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Events on 1945

Manila

History of Poland (1939-45)

Turkey

Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Douglas MacArthur