Historical Events In 1944

Jan 01   C T B Turner, cricket (17 Tests 1886-95, 101 wkt All time great), dies in the year 1944.   

Jan 01   General Clark replaces General Patton as commander of 7th Army on this day in history.   

Jan 01   The first feature-length foreign movie, African Journey, shown on TV, New York City NY on this day in history.   

Jan 02   On this day in history 1st use of helicopters during warfare (British Atlantic patrol)   

Jan 02   First use of helicopters during warfare (British Atlantic patrol) in the year 1944.   

Jan 03   Helicopter Mercy Mission a HNS-1 helicopter, made an emergency delivery of 40 units of blood plasma from lower Manhattan Island to Sandy Hook where the plasma was administered to survivors of an explosion on the destroyer Turner (DD 648) in the year 1944.   

Jan 03   Top Marine ace MAJ Boyington captured after shooting down 28 aircraft in the year 1944.   

Jan 03   In the year 1944 world War II: Top Ace Major Greg "Pappy" Boyington is shot down in his Corsair by Captain Masajiro Kawato flying a Zero.   

Jan 04   Henri "Hans" Flu, Indonesian/Dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder in the year 1944.   

Jan 04   Ralph Bunche appointed 1st Negro official in US State Department in the year 1944.   

Jan 04   Ralph Bunche appointed first Negro official in US State Department in the year 1944.   

Jan 05   Adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies at 80 in the year 1944.   

Jan 05   In the year 1944 the Daily Mail becomes the first transoceanic newspaper.   

Jan 07   Air Force announces production of 1st US jet fighter, the Bell P-59 on this day in history.   

Jan 07   Air Force announces production of first US jet fighter, the Bell P-59 on this day in history.   

Jan 07   In the year 1944 j Verleun, Dutch resistance fighter, executed   

Jan 10   1st mobile electric power plant delivered, Phila on this day in history.   

Jan 10   British troops conquer Maungdaw, Burma on this day in history.   

Jan 11   Aircraft from USS Block Island make first aircraft rocket attack on German submarine in the year 1944.   

Jan 11   Crakow-Plaszow Concentration Camp established on this day in history.   

Jan 11   Galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies on this day in history.   

Jan 12   On this day in history churchill & de Gaulle begin a 2-day wartime conference in Marrakesh   

Jan 12   On this day in history churchill &de Gaulle begin a 2-day wartime conference in Marrakesh   

Jan 12   Failed resistance raid on distribution office of Borgerstraat Amsterdam on this day in history.   

Jan 14   In the year 1944 mohammed Emin Yurdakul, Turkish poet, dies at about 74   

Jan 14   Soviet army begins offensive at Oranienbaum/Wolchow on this day in history.   

Jan 15   European Advisory Commission decides to divide Germany in the year 1944.   

Jan 15   General Eisenhower arrives in England on this day in history.   

Jan 15   On this day in history in Argentina a 7.8 earthquake resulted in 5000 deaths   

Jan 15   Vught Concentration Camp puts 74 women in 1 cell, 10 die in the year 1944.   

Jan 16   Gen Eisenhower took command of Allied Invasion Force in London on this day in history.   

Jan 16   Gen. Dwight Eisenhower arrived in London to assume command of the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Forces in Europe on this day in history.   

Jan 16   On this day in history general Eisenhower took command of Allied Invasion Force in London   

Jan 16   In London, General Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes commander of the Allied Invasion Force, during WWII in the year 1944.   

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Jan 02   Peter Eotvos, composer was born in the year 1944.   

Jan 02   In the year 1944 birth of prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician   

Jan 03   Christina von Saltza, US, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold/silver-1960) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   In the year 1944 birth of david Atherton, English conductor   

Jan 03   Blanche d'Alpuget, Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of Bob Hawke was born in the year 1944.   

Jan 04   Volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht)   

Jan 05   Tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5] was born in the year 1944.   

Jan 01   On this day in history c T B Turner, cricket (17 Tests 1886-95, 101 wkt All time great), dies   

Jan 03   Jurgis BaltruÅ¡aitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873) died on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Henri "Hans" Flu, Indonesian/Dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder died on this day in history.   

Jan 05   In the year 1944 adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies at 80   

Jan 06   Ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857) died in the year 1944.   

Jan 07   On this day in history death of j Verleun, Dutch resistance fighter, executed   

Jan 08   On this day in history death of william Kissam Vanderbilt II, member of the Vanderbilt family (b. 1878)   

Jan 11   In the year 1944 galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies