October 8th, 1945 (SUNDAY)
UNITED KINGDOM: RNAS Machrinaish, 806 RN Sqn, Seafire a/c #NN132, S/Lt (A) John Harold Johnston RNVR; Seafire a/c #NN600, A/S/Lt (A) Peter Lewis Norton RNVR; both Canadians, Lost flying accident, collided while beating-up a trawler near Pladds Point SW, coast of Scotland.
COMMONWEALTH OF THE PHILIPPINES: General Yamashita is charged with allowing his troops to commit "brutal atrocities."
U.S.A.: President Truman announced that the secret of the atomic bomb would be shared only with Britain and Canada.