October 1945

Saturday 06:

Baseball: Bill Sianis and his pet billy goat are ejected from Wrigley Field during Game 4 of the 1945 World Series (see Curse of the Billy Goat).

Monday 15:

World War II: Former premier of Vichy France, Pierre Laval, is executed by firing squad for treason.

Wednesday 17:

A massive number of people gather in the Plaza de Mayo in Argentina to demand Juan Peron's release. This is known to the Peronists as the Día de la lealtad (day of loyalty) or San Perón (Saint Perón). It's considered the birthday of Peronism.

Thursday 18:

The USSR's nuclear program receives plans for the USA's plutonium bomb from Klaus Fuchs at the Los Alamos National Laboratory

Sunday 21:

Argentine military officer and politician Juan Perón married actress Evita.

Wednesday 24:

Founding of the United Nations

Thursday 25:

The Republic of China takes over administration of Taiwan following Japan's surrender to the Allies.

Monday 29:

Getulio Vargas, president of Brazil, resigns.