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Events from 1945 in England

Incumbent

• Monarch - George VI
• Prime Minister - Winston Churchill (until July 26), Clement Attlee (since July 26)

Events

January

February

March

April

May

• May 8 – Victory in Europe Day is celebrated throughout the UK. Prime Minister Winston Churchill makes a victory speech and appears on the balcony of Buckingham Palace with George VI, Queen Elizabeth and Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret. Street parties take place throughout the country.

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Births

• January 21 – Martin Shaw, actor
• February 4 – Tony Haygarth, actor (died 2017)
• February 13 – Simon Schama, historian
• February 16 – Jeremy Bulloch, actor (died 2020)
• April 10 – James Bate, actor (died 1992)
• April 21 – Diana Darvey, actress, singer and dancer (died 2000)
• May 14 – Francesca Annis, actress
• July 10 – John Motson, football commentator (died 2023)
• July 26 – Helen Mirren, actress.
• August 1 – Laila Morse, actress
• August 5 – Martin Lambie-Nairn, designer (died 2020)
• August 6 – Ron Jones, director (died 1995)
• September 14 – Martin Tyler, football commentator
• October 14 – Lesley Joseph, actress
• November 30 – Hilary Armstrong, politician.
• December 17 – Jacqueline Wilson, children's novelist.
• December 30 – Davy Jones, singer (died 2012)
• Tom O'Carroll, paedophilia advocate

Deaths

See also

• 1945 in Northern Ireland
• 1945 in Scotland
• 1945 in Wales

References

1. "The Lost Decade Timeline". BBC. Archived from the original on 2006-08-21. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
2. Coveney, Michael (14 March 2017). "Tony Haygarth obituary". the Guardian. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
3. "Helen Mirren | Biography, Movies, & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
4. "Dame Helen Mirren's career in pictures". The Telegraph. 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
5. "Hilary Armstrong". BBC News. 17 October 2002. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
6. Ferguson, Donna (24 September 2016). "My parents at war: Jacqueline Wilson opens up about unhappy early life". The Observer. Retrieved 23 September 2020.

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