17^th August 1945

• The Japanese Imperial General Headquarters issue a formal ceasefire in Manchuria.
• General MacArthur issues General Order No. 1 .
• Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni becomes Prime Minister of Japan and orders the Imperial Japanese Army to obey the Emperor’s ceasefire.
• Proclamation of Indonesian Independence issued beginning the Indonesian National Revoloution.
• Chinese Civil War: Battle of Tianmen, results in a Communist victory.