About July 16, 1945
July 16, 1945 is the 197th day of the year 1945 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 168 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Monday.
You can browse the full year 1945 calendar in case you need it.
A person born on this day will be 78 years old today. (Assuming this person is still alive and kicking)
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Cancer is the sun sign of a person born on this day. Ruby is the modern birthstone for this month. Ruby is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Rooster is the mythical animal and Wood is the element for a person born on this day if we consider the very old art of Chinese astrology (or Chinese zodiac).
What Happened On July 16, 1945
- 1945 –Manhattan Project: the Atomic Age begins when the United States successfully detonates a plutonium-based test nuclear weapon at the Trinity site near Alamogordo, New Mexico.
- 1945 –World War II: The Heavy Cruiser USS Indianapolis (CA-35) leaves San Francisco with parts for the atomic bomb “Little Boy” bound for Tinian Island. This would be the last time the Indianapolis would be seen by the Mainland she would be torpedoed by the Japanese Submarine I-58 on July 30 and sink with 880 out of 1,196 crewmen.
- 1945 –World War II: the leaders of the three Allied nations, Winston Churchill, Harry S. Truman and Joseph Stalin, meet in the German city of Potsdam to decide the future of a defeated Germany.
Uh-oh! This is embarrassing. My apologies, it seems like I know very little about this day. Gotta research some more.
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