December 29th, 1945 (MONDAY)
UNITED KINGDOM: Robert Blaine is hanged at Wandsworth prison in London for murder.
PACIFIC OCEAN: Minesweeper USS Minivet mined and sunk Tsushima Straits. 31 crewmembers died.
CANADA: The Department of National Defence releases World War II casualty statistics: 41,371 Canadians in service killed, 43,178 wounded, 10,844 made prisoners of war, 32 missing in action.