1945 in television
The year 1945 in television involved some significant events.
Below is a list of television-related events during 1945.Events
- July - The final months of World War II continued to disrupt television operations in Europe until July.
- October 1 – The U.S. War Production Board ends its wartime ban of the manufacture of radio and television equipment for consumer use.
- October 10 – Reopening of French TV station RDF in 441-line standard.
- December 1 – US Army-Navy football game is transmitted 145 kilometers by coaxial cable from Philadelphia to New York City.
- December 15 – Moscow TV center reinstated regular TV broadcasting after World War II.
- December 17 – First weather programme on French television.
Television shows
Programs ending
Births
- January 9 - John Doman, actor The Wire, Gotham
- January 25
- *Jill Townsend, actress, Cimarron Strip, Poldark
- *Leigh Taylor-Young, actress, Peyton Place
- January 29 – Tom Selleck, actor, Magnum, P.I., Blue Bloods
- February 6 - Michael Tucker, actor, L.A. Law
- February 9 - Mia Farrow, actress, model, Peyton Place
- February 22 – Leslie Charleson, American soap actress, General Hospital
- February 24 - Barry Bostwick, actor, Spin City
- February 26 – Marta Kristen, Norwegian actress, Lost in Space
- March 1 – Dirk Benedict, actor, Battlestar Galactica, The A-Team
- March 3 - Hattie Winston, actress, The Electric Company, Becker
- March 8 – Micky Dolenz, singer, actor, The Monkees
- March 31 - Gabe Kaplan, actor, comedian, Welcome Back, Kotter
- April 1 - Heather Young, actress, Land of the Giants
- April 2 - Linda Hunt, actress,
- April 13 – Tony Dow, actor, Leave It to Beaver
- May 7 - Robin Strasser, actress, One Life to Live
- May 13 - Sam Anderson, actor, Perfest Strangers, Angel, Lost
- May 21 – Richard Hatch, actor, Battlestar Galactica
- May 22 - Victoria Wyndham, actress, Another World
- May 23 - Lauren Chapin, actress, Father Knows Best
- May 24 – Priscilla Presley, actress
- June 2 - Joan Pringle, actress, General Hospital, The White Shadow
- June 11 – Adrienne Barbeau, actress, Maude
- July 6 – Burt Ward, actor, Batman
- July 10 – Ron Glass, actor, Barney Miller
- August 5
- *Loni Anderson, actress, WKRP in Cincinnati
- August 13 - Gretchen Corbett, actress, The Rockford Files
- August 14 – Steve Martin, actor, comedian
- September 19 - Randolph Mantooth, actor, Emergency!
- October 4 - Clifton Davis, actor, That's My Mama, Amen
- October 18 – Huell Howser, host of California's Gold
- October 19 – John Lithgow, actor, Third Rock from the Sun
- October 20 – George Wyner, actor
- October 21 - Everett McGill, actor, Twin Peaks
- October 26 – Jaclyn Smith, actress, Charlie's Angels
- October 27 – Carrie Snodgress, actress
- October 30 – Henry Winkler, actor, Arthur Fonzarelli on Happy Days
- October 31 - Brian Doyle-Murray, actor, comedian, Saturday Night Live, The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack
- November 9 - Charlie Robinson, actor, Night Court
- November 15 - Bob Gunton, actor, Daredevil
- November 21 – Goldie Hawn, actress, Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In
- November 26 – Daniel Davis, actor, The Nanny
- November 27
- *Barbara Anderson, actress, Ironside
- *James Avery, actor, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
- December 1 – Bette Midler, actress, singer
- December 9 – Michael Nouri, actor
- December 13 - Kathy Garver, actress, Family Affair
- December 15 - Thaao Penghlis, actor, General Hospital, Days of Our Lives, Santa Barbara
- December 25 – Gary Sandy, actor, WKRP in Cincinnati
- December 26 - John Walsh, television personality, America's Most Wanted, The Hunt with John Walsh
- December 30
- *Davy Jones, singer, actor, The Monkees
- *Concetta Tomei, actress, China Beach, Providence
