Timeline September 1945

Events in September 1945 6

• 1883 – 1945 Anton Webern (1883-1945) Died 15 September 1945, aged 61 Webern was an Austrian composer and a central figure of the Second Viennese School, known for his concise, atonal and twelve-tone compositions. He was accidentally shot and killed by an American soldier during the occupation of Austria after stepping outside to smoke a cigar. His work strongly influenced postwar avant-garde music.
• 1945 Japan signs formal surrender World War II officially ends Japan signed the formal instrument of surrender on September 2, 1945 aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, officially ending World War II. General MacArthur presided over the ceremony.
• 1945 Vietnamese declaration of independence Ho Chi Minh proclaims the Democratic Republic of Vietnam Ho Chi Minh declared independence from French colonial rule in Hanoi, quoting the American Declaration of Independence in his speech. France refused to accept the declaration, leading to the First Indochina War the following year. The event marked the start of decades of conflict in Vietnam.
• 1945 – 1973 Ron 'Pigpen' McKernan (1945-1973) Grateful Dead founding member Organist, harmonica player and blues singer of the early Grateful Dead. Died of liver disease aged 27.
• 1945 – 2024 Franz Beckenbauer Der Kaiser Invented the modern sweeper role; won the World Cup as both a player (1974) and a manager (1990).
• 1945 – 2026 Noël Godin L'Entarteur, 1945-2026 - Belgian anarchist and pie thrower Film critic turned entarteur, who spent 57 years putting custard pies in the faces of people he judged to be taking themselves too seriously.