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22 August 1945 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 22 August 1945 was a Wednesday.
- 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 22 August is Leo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 22 August 1945 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for August is Peridot.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 22 August 1945 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 22 August
- 1934 Bill Woodfull of Australia becomes the only test cricket captain to twice regain The Ashes.
- 1942 Brazil declares war on Germany, Japan and Italy.
- 1944 World War II: Holocaust of Kedros in Crete by German forces.
- 1949 The Queen Charlotte earthquake is Canada's strongest since the 1700 Cascadia earthquake.
- 1953 The penal colony on Devil's Island is permanently closed.
Famous people born on 22 August
- Dua Lipa, English singer-songwriter (born 1995)
- Richard Armitage, English actor (born 1971)
- Layne Staley, American singer-songwriter (1967–2002)
- Giada De Laurentiis, Italian-American chef and author (born 1970)
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Events of 1945 in the United Kingdom
A selection from Wikipedia's '1945 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.
- 4 February – Prime Minister Winston Churchill attends the Yalta Conference (ends 11 February).
- 8 May – eight days after the suicide of Adolf Hitler in Berlin and the collapse of Nazi rule in Europe, V-E Day is celebrated throughout the UK.
- 18 May – Operation Unthinkable: Churchill secretly requests his military chiefs of staff to consider a plan for British, American and reactivated German forces to attack the Soviet Red Army on July 1 to preserve the independence of Poland. The operation is ruled militarily unfeasible.
Life in 1945
Prime Minister
Clement Attlee
Monarch
George VI
Pint of Beer
4p
Loaf of Bread
2p
Average House
£700
Weekly Wage
£5.00
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Famous Faces Born in the 1940s
Well-known people born in the same decade as you, not on your birthday.
Tim Curry19 April 1946ActorView their day →Charles III14 November 1948King of the United KingdomView their day →Freddie Mercury5 September 1946Singer & songwriterView their day →Paul McCartney18 June 1942Musician & member of the BeatlesView their day →David Bowie8 January 1947Musician & actorView their day →John Lennon9 October 1940MusicianView their day →Jeffrey Archer15 April 1940Author & politicianView their day →George Harrison25 February 1943Musician & member of the BeatlesView their day →Sources: Wikidata and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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