* 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 )

* 1945 – Steve Martin, American actor, singer, writer, and producer

* 1945 – Steve Katz, American musician, songwriter, and producer ( Blood, Sweat & Tears, Blues Project, and American Flyer )

* 1945 – Steve Landesberg, American actor and comedian ( d. 2010 )

* Steve Jones ( game show presenter ) ( born 1945 ), English former musician turned game show presenter and voice-over artist

Steve Donoghue ( 8 November 188423 March 1945 ) was a leading English flat-race jockey in the 1910s and 1920s.

* Steve Merritt ( 1945 – 1993 ), American dancer and choreographer

The 1945 World Series is referenced in the Steve Goodman song " A Dying Cubs Fan's Last Request " when Goodman says, " The law of averages says, anything will happen that can, but the last time the Cubs won a National League Pennant was the year we dropped the bomb on Japan.

* Steve Smith ( comedian ) ( born 1945 ), Canadian comedian, best known for his alter ego, Red Green

* Steve Smith ( singer ) ( born 1945 ), American singer

Steven " Steve " Smith, Jr., ( born December 24, 1945 ) is a Canadian actor, writer and comedian.

Mick Wayne ( born Michael Wayne, 1945, Hull, Yorkshire and died 26 June 1994, in the U. S. A .), was Rudolph's replacement, having recorded with Sanderson, Hunter and Steve Peregrin Took on sessions for Took at Olympic Studios and later on loose sessions ( along with sundry other underground musicians ) in Took's flat in the basement of manager Tony Secunda's office, the fruits of which were released by Cleopatra Records in 1995.

* Steve Spurrier ( born 1945 ), American football head coach

Marjorie Westbury took over the part of Steve from the fifth serial, Send for Paul Temple Again ( 1945 ), although she had a small part in the fourth serial, Paul Temple Intervenes ( 1942 ).

The Lemon Pipers comprised singer Dale " Ivan " Browne ( born 1947 ), guitarist William Bartlett ( born 1946, South Harrow, Middlesex, England ), keyboardist Robert G. " Reg " Nave ( born 1945 ), drummer William E. Albaugh ( 1948 – 1999 ), and bassist Steve Walmsley ( born 1948, Cleveland, Ohio ) who replaced the original bass guitarist Ron " Dude " Dudek.

Hayes ' 29 double plays in 1945 is the second-highest season total ever for a catcher, behind Steve O ' Neill's record of 36, set in 1916.

* Steve Kramer ( basketball ) ( born 1945 ), American basketball player

* Steve Wallach ( born 1945 ), American computer architecture engineer and company founder

Steve Fisher ( born March 24, 1945 ) is an American college basketball coach currently at San Diego State University.

Their line-up on their first album, Scratchin ' the Surface, released in November 1968, consisted of McPhee as singer and guitarist ; bassist Peter Cruickshank ( born 2 July 1945, in Calcutta, West Bengal, India ); Ken Pustelnik on drums ( born 13 March 1946 on a farm near Blairgowry, Angus, Scotland ) and Steve Rye on harmonica ( born 8 March 1946 in London – died 14 July 1992, in London ).

* Steve Thompson ( American football, born 1945 ), American football defensive tackle

Steve Kroft ( born August 22, 1945 ) is an American journalist and a longtime correspondent for 60 Minutes.