* 1939 – 1945, the Second Battle of the Atlantic.

* 1945 – World War II: Sarajevo is liberated from German and Croatian forces by the Yugoslav Partisans.

* 1945 – World War II: the Battle of Slater's Knoll on Bougainville comes to an end.

* 1945 – Neal Boortz, American radio personality

* 1945 – U. S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies while in office ; vice-president Harry Truman is sworn in as the 33rd President.

* 1945 – Lee Jong-wook, Korean Director-General of the World Health Organization ( d. 2006 )

* 1945 – World War II: Führerbunker: Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun commit suicide after being married for one day.

* 1945 – Annie Dillard, American writer

* 1945 – Mimi Fariña, American singer-songwriter, musician, and activist ( d. 2001 )

* 1945 – Michael J. Smith, American astronaut ( d. 1986 )

* 1871 – Theodore Dreiser, American author ( d. 1945 )

* 1905 – Aris Velouchiotis, Greek military leader ( d. 1945 )

* 1945 – Jan Sloot, Dutch inventor ( d. 1999 )

* 1945 – World War II: Hiroshima, Japan is devastated when the atomic bomb " Little Boy " is dropped by the United States B-29 Enola Gay.

* 1945 – Ron Jones, English director ( d. 1993 )

* 1945 – Andy Messersmith, American baseball player

* 1945 – World War II: Nagasaki, Japan is devastated when an atomic bomb, Fat Man, is dropped by the United States B-29 Bockscar.

* 1945 – World War II: The Soviet Union declares war on Japan and begins the Manchurian Strategic Offensive Operation.

* 1945 – Barbara Delinsky, American author

* 1945 – Aleksandr Gorelik, Russian figure skater ( d. 2012 )

* 1945 – Posy Simmonds, English cartoonist

* 1866 – Giovanni Agnelli, Italian businessman, founded Fiat S. p. A ( d. 1945 )

* 1945 – Lars Engqvist, Swedish politician

* 1945 – Robin Jackman, English cricketer

* 1897 – Karl-Otto Koch, German SS officer ( d. 1945 )

The fourth generation of Annales historians, led by Roger Chartier ( 1945 – ), clearly distanced itself from the mentalities approach, replaced by the cultural and linguistic turn, which emphasize analysis of the social history of cultural practices.

* October 4 – Roger Keyes, 1st Baron Keyes, British admiral ( d. 1945 )

* Loomis, Roger ( 1945 ) " Morgain La Fee and the Celtic goddesses ", in: Speculum.

* Roger Bolton ( producer ) ( born 1945 ), British television producer and radio presenter

During the 1945 season, with talent depleted by call-ups to fight in World War II, the Washington Senators had a pitching rotation which included four knuckleball pitchers ( Dutch Leonard, Johnny Niggeling, Mickey " Itsy Bitsy " Haefner and Roger Wolff ) who combined for 60 complete games and 60 wins, carrying the Senators to second place.

The original members were Reg King ( lead vocals ) ( born Reginald King, 5 February 1945, Paddington, West London, died, 8 October 2010, Belvedere, Kent ), Alan ' Bam ' King ( lead guitar, vocals ) ( born Alan King, 18 September 1945, Muswell Hill, North London ), Mike " Ace " Evans ( bass guitar, vocals ) ( born Michael Evans, 10 July 1944, Henley, Berkshire, died 15 January 2010, London ) and Roger Powell ( drums ) ( born 4 July 1945, Camden Town, North West London ).

* Roger Holtback, ( b. 1945 ), industry leader, former CEO of Volvo AB and Bure

The second, in the January 20, 1945 issue, was titled " Who Cares Who Killed Roger Ackroyd?

* Joseph Roger de Benoist, Église et pouvoir colonial au Soudan français: les relations entre les administrateurs et les missionnaires catholiques dans la Boucle du Niger, de 1885 à 1945.

In 1970, Roger Garaudy, a member of the Central Committee of the PCF from 1945 on, was expelled from the party for his revisionist tendencies, being criticised for his attempt to reconcile Marxism with Roman Catholicism.

# Julian Roger Seymour ( b. 1945 ), younger brother of Archibald Seymour

Roger Brand ( 1880 – 1945 ), fifth son of the second Viscount, was a Brigadier-General in the Army.

* Roger Bootle-Wilbraham, 7th Baron Skelmersdale ( b. 1945 )

Live-action and animation were later combined to successful effect in features such as The Three Caballeros ( 1944 ), Anchors Aweigh ( 1945 ), Song of the South ( 1946 ), Mary Poppins ( 1964 ), Bedknobs and Broomsticks ( 1971 ), Heavy Traffic ( 1973 ), Coonskin ( 1975 ) Pete's Dragon ( 1977 ), Who Framed Roger Rabbit ( 1988 ), Rock-a-Doodle ( 1992 ), Cool World ( 1992 ), The Pagemaster ( 1994 ) Space Jam ( 1996 ), and Looney Tunes: Back In Action ( 2003 ).

* Roger John Brownlow Keyes, 1st Baron Keyes ( 1872 – 1945 )

Roger David Glover ( born 30 November 1945 in Brecon ) is a Welsh bassist, songwriter, and record producer.

The departure of Fenton and Lubin hastened the demise of the original line-up, but Jeff Christie returned with new members Terry Fogg ( drums ) ( born Terrence George Fogg, 25 September 1945, Chesterfield, Derbyshire ), Roger Flavell ( bass ), and Danny Krieger ( guitar ).

Leo Roger Spurway Price ( born 26 November 1945 ) is a former Australian politician.

* Roger Donaldson ( born 1945 ), Australian-born New Zealand film producer, director and writer

* John Roger Kirkpatrick Scott ( 1873 – 1945 ), U. S. Representative from Pennsylvania

* Roger Price ( Australian politician ) ( born 1945 ), Australian politician

* Sir Roger Moore, Actor ( never graduated ) ( 1945 )