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January 26, 1945

On January 26, 1945, world War II: Audie Murphy displays valor and bravery in action for which he will later be awarded the Medal of Honor. Bernard Arcand, Eddy Baldewijns, Gopalkrishna Gandhi would arrive in the same year.

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World War II: Audie Murphy displays valor and bravery in action for which he will later be awarded the Medal of Honor.

Audie Leon Murphy was an American soldier, actor, and songwriter. S. history.

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1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1945th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 945th year of the 2nd millennium, the 45th year of the 20th century, and the 6th year of the 1940s decade.

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On January 26, 1945

  1. 1945 World War II: Audie Murphy displays valor and bravery in action for which he will later be awarded the Medal of Honor.

    American soldier and actor (1925–1971)

    Audie Leon Murphy was an American soldier, actor, and songwriter. S. history.

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Bernard Arcand 1945– Canadian anthropologist and author (died 2009)
Eddy Baldewijns 1945– Belgian politician
Gopalkrishna Gandhi 1945– Indian civil servant and politician, 22nd Governor of West Bengal
Demetrio Stratos 1945– Greek-Egyptian singer-songwriter (died 1979)
Jim Gordon 1945– American rock drummer and convicted murderer (died 2023)
Wolfgang Schüssel 1945– Austrian lawyer and politician, 26th Chancellor of Austria

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