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The Japanese government announced that a message had been sent to the Allies accepting the terms of the Potsdam…
Emperor Hirohito broadcasts his declaration of surrender following the effective surrender of Japan in World War II;…
The National Representatives' Congress, the precursor of the current National Assembly of Vietnam, convenes in Sơn…
Sukarno and Mohammad Hatta proclaim the independence of Indonesia, igniting the Indonesian National Revolution against…
Evacuation of Manchukuo: At Talitzou by the Sino-Korean border, Puyi, then the Kangde Emperor of Manchukuo, formally…
Sukarno takes office as the first president of Indonesia, following the country's declaration of independence the…
Soviet-Japanese War: Battle of Shumshu: Soviet forces land at Takeda Beach on Shumshu Island and launch the Battle of…
August Revolution: Viet Minh led by Ho Chi Minh take power in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Physicist Harry Daghlian is fatally irradiated in a criticality accident during an experiment with the Demon core at…
World War II: Soviet–Japanese War: The USSR State Defense Committee issues Decree no. 9898cc "About Receiving,…
Ten days after World War II ends with Japan announcing its surrender, armed supporters of the Chinese Communist Party…
The August Revolution ends as Emperor Bảo Đại abdicates, ending the Nguyễn dynasty.
World War II: Allied forces start bombing Belgrade, killing about 1,100 people
Forces of the Communist-controlled Greek People's Liberation Army attack the smaller National and Social Liberation resi
The 1st Air Commando Group using Sikorsky R-4 helicopters stage the first use of helicopters in combat with combat searc
World War II: Operation Persecution is initiated: Allied forces land in the Hollandia (currently known as Jayapura) area
World War II: In Greenland, the Allied Sledge Patrol attack the German Bassgeiger weather station
World War II: The SBS launches a raid against the garrison of Santorini in Greece
Georgios Papandreou becomes head of the Greek government-in-exile based in Egypt
World War II: Nine German E-boats attack US and UK units during Exercise Tiger, the rehearsal for the Normandy landings,