Japanese forces attempting to breakout of the Pegu Hills suffered heavy casualties.
US Task Force 92 bombarded Paramushiro in the Kurile Islands.
Nine U.S. destroyers penetrated Tokyo Bay under the cover of a storm.
The Japanese government announced that it was open to peace negotiations, but not to threats.
Allied military police were allowed to cross into any zone in Berlin.
Dutch troops landed north of Balikpapan, completing the encirclement of the bay.
Chinese troops captured the Tanchuk airbase.
The Brazilian cruiser Bahia accidentally sank itself by hitting itself during antiaircraft firing exercises. 294 men were killed.
Charles de Gaulle proposed a national referendum to decide the system of government in France.
A crowd of 30,000 gathered in Perth for the funeral procession of John Curtin to Karrakatta Cemetery.
A total solar eclipse was visible across parts of the northern hemisphere, including parts of North America.
Life magazine featured a model in a bikini, something that various magazines had been doing a lot of in 1945.
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