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May 13, 1945

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Notable Births

Lasse Berghagen

1945Lasse Berghagen, Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (died 2023)[†]

Lars Nils "Lasse" Berghagen was a Swedish singer and songwriter. He represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975 with the song "Jennie, Jennie". He was also known for presenting AllsÄng pÄ Skansen on Swedish television from 1994 up until 2003.

Lou Marini

1945Lou Marini, American saxophonist and composer[†]

Louis Eugene Marini Jr., known as "Blue Lou" Marini, is an American saxophonist, arranger, and composer. He is best known for his work in jazz, rock, blues, and soul music, as well as his association with The Blues Brothers.

Notable Deaths

1945Tubby Hall, American drummer (born 1895)[†]

Alfred "Tubby" Hall was an American jazz drummer.

Historical Events

Yevgeny Khaldei

1945World War II: Yevgeny Khaldei's photograph Raising a Flag over the Reichstag is published in Ogonyok magazine.[†]

Yevgeny Ananyevich Khaldei was a Soviet Red Army naval officer and photographer. He is best known for his World War II photograph of a Soviet soldier raising a flag over the Reichstag in Berlin, the capital of the vanquished Nazi Germany, at the end of the war.