Historical Events
- German rocket engineers begin work in US
Famous Birthdays
- Francisco Rodríguez, Venezuelan boxer (Olympic gold men's light flyweight 1968), born in Cumaná, Venezuela (d. 2024)
- Hillard "Sweet Pea" Atkinson, American R&B singer (Was (Not Was)), born in Oberlin, Ohio (d. 2020) [1]
- Laurie Spiegel, American composer, born in Chicago, Illinois
- Torkild Brakstad, Norwegian soccer defender (3 caps; Molde) and coach (Molde, Tromsø, Rosenborg), born in Molde, Norway (d. 2021)
Famous Deaths
- Augusto Tasso Fragoso, Brazilian military officer and briefly president (1930), dies at 76
- William Seabrook, American journalist, occultist and explorer, commits suicide by drug overdose at 61
Died in 1945 1945 Highlights
About September 20, 1945
Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 78 years, 7 months and 8 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Rooster
Star Sign: Virgo
