At A Glance

3 September 1945 at a glance

Day of the week
3 September 1945 was a Monday.
Top Film of 1945
One of the highest-grossing films worldwide released in 1945 was The Bells of St. Mary's.
Star sign
The star sign for 3 September is Virgo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 3 September 1945 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
Birthstone
The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 3 September 1945 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 3 September

  • 1941 The Holocaust: Karl Fritzsch, deputy camp commandant of the Auschwitz concentration camp, experiments with the use of Zyklon B in the gassing of Soviet POWs.
  • 1942 World War II: In response to news of its coming liquidation, Dov Lopatyn leads an uprising in the Ghetto of Lakhva (present-day Belarus).
  • 1943 World War II: British and Canadian troops land on the Italian mainland. On the same day, Walter Bedell Smith and Giuseppe Castellano sign the Armistice of Cassibile, although it is not announced for another five days.
  • 1944 Holocaust: Diarist Anne Frank and her family are placed on the last transport train from the Westerbork transit camp to the Auschwitz concentration camp, arriving three days later.
  • 1945 A three-day celebration begins in China, following the Victory over Japan Day on September 2.

Famous people born on 3 September

  • Kaia Gerber, American model and actress (born 2001)
  • Charlie Sheen, American actor and producer (born 1965)
  • Garrett Hedlund, American actor (born 1984)
  • Redfoo, American singer-songwriter, producer, and dancer (born 1975)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 1945 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '1945 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 30 January – Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester becomes Australia's first royal Governor-General.
  • 1 May – The Australian National Film Board is established.
  • 9 May – Germany surrenders to the Allies, ending World War II in Europe.

Life in Australia in 1945

Prime Minister

Ben Chifley

Monarch

King George VI

Petrol (per litre)

$0.01

Loaf of Bread

$0.07

Average House

$1,500

Weekly Wage

$4.00

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Famous Faces Born in the 1940s

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