Bombardment of Hiroshima in Japan carried out by the United States using an atomic bomb at the end of the Second World War on 6 August 1945. It took place on 6 August 1945 in what is now Japan. The setting was Hiroshima. It was part of atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Those involved included the United States. About 286,800 people died.
Before and after
- 26 July 1945Birth of Helen Mirren
- 30 July 1945Birth of Patrick Modiano
- 2 August 1945Potsdam Agreement
- 6 August 1945Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
- 6 August 1945Atomic bombing of Hiroshima
- from 9 August 1945 to 2 September 1945Soviet–Japanese War
- 9 August 1945Atomic bombing of Nagasaki
- from 9 August 1945 to 20 August 1945Soviet invasion of Manchuria
- from 17 August 1945 to 27 December 1949Indonesian National Revolution
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The era
This moment belongs to the Contemporary world (1945 CE to today), the world since 1945. You can also browse everything in the 20th century.