About the day » Sunday January 7, 1945Calender converter

• Harm Gortmaker, Borger/Odoorn († 1975)
• Janice Yvonne Mason***, Providence, Webster, Kentucky, Verenigde Staten († 2003)
• johannes lambertus (jan) engels, helden-dorp († 2007)
• Jenneke Endeveld, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1945)
• Gerard Johan Wilbrink († 2001)
• Geerhard Zwiers, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1987)
• Antje Stuts, Slochteren († 1997)
• Jan Engels († 2007)
• Adriana Petronella Theresia Kantelberg, Eindhoven,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2018)
• Bertus Wellenberg († 1945)

• Adam Adams (63), Veendam(Gr)-Wildervank
• Agathe Breunner (85), Klosterneuburg, Wien-Umgebung, Niederösterreich, Oostenrijk
• Alida Jacoba van de Goorberg (60)
• Adam ADAMS (63), Wildervank
• Aldegonda Peijnenborgh (59), Vlijmen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Aldegonda Peijnenborgh (59), Vlijmen
• Adrianus de Jong (93), Ouderkerk aan den IJssel
• Andries van der Wulp (77), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Aartje Johanna Lucas (86), Rotterdam
• Deboer (0), Conrad, Pondera County, Montana, United States

• 1941 » Iona Brown, English violinist and conductor († 2004)
• 1942 » Vasily Alekseyev, Russian-German weightlifter and coach († 2011)
• 1943 » Sadako Sasaki, Japanese survivor of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, known for one thousand origami cranes († 1955)
• 1944 » Kotaro Suzumura, Japanese economist and academic († 2020)
• 1944 » Mike McGear, British performing artist and rock photographer
• 1945 » Raila Odinga, Kenyan engineer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Kenya
• 1946 » Jann Wenner, American publisher, co-founded Rolling Stone
• 1947 » Tony Elliott, English publisher, founded Time Out
• 1948 » Ichirou Mizuki, Japanese singer-songwriter
• 1948 » Kenny Loggins, American singer-songwriter

• 1927 » Nikolaos Kalogeropoulos, Greek politician, 99th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1851)
• 1931 » Edward Channing, American historian and author (b. 1856)
• 1932 » André Maginot, French sergeant and politician (b. 1877)
• 1936 » Guy d'Hardelot, French pianist and composer (b. 1858)
• 1941 » Charles Finger, English journalist and author (b. 1869)
• 1943 » Nikola Tesla, Serbian-American physicist and engineer (b. 1856)
• 1951 » René Guénon, French-Egyptian philosopher and author (b. 1886)
• 1960 » Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers, English tennis player and coach (b. 1878)
• 1963 » Arthur Edward Moore, New Zealand-Australian farmer and politician, 23rd Premier of Queensland (b. 1876)
• 1964 » Reg Parnell, English racing driver and manager (b. 1911)

• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from February 23, 1945 to June 24, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy III, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
• The Netherlands had about 9.2 million citizens.
• January 27 » World War II: The Soviet 322nd Rifle Division liberates the remaining inmates of Auschwitz-Birkenau.
• February 3 » World War II: As part of Operation Thunderclap, 1,000 B-17s of the Eighth Air Force bomb Berlin, a raid which kills between 2,500 and 3,000 and dehouses another 120,000.
• March 21 » World War II: Bulgaria and the Soviet Union successfully complete their defense of the north bank of the Drava River as the Battle of the Transdanubian Hills concludes.
• May 8 » End of the Prague uprising, celebrated now as a national holiday in the Czech Republic.
• June 22 » World War II: The Battle of Okinawa comes to an end.
• July 28 » A U.S. Army B-25 bomber crashes into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building killing 14 and injuring 26.

The temperature on January 7, 1945 was between -1.1 °C and 4.0 °C and averaged 1.1 °C. There was 4.8 mm of rain during 7.1 hours. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (3%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.