Historical Events In 1944

Jul 14   On this day in history attempt to liberate prisoners in Amsterdam fails, John Post arrested   

Jul 15   In the year 1944 greenwich Observatory damaged by WW II flying bomb   

Jul 16   Dodgers score 8 unearned runs against Braves to win 8-5 & break their 16-game losing streak, they will lose another 5 in a row in the year 1944.   

Jul 16   On this day in history john Post, Dutch farmer/resistance fighter (passage fight), executed   

Jul 17   In the year 1944 2 ammunition ships explodes at Port Chicago, California kills 322   

Jul 17   On this day in history hugh Rigby, English portrait painter (King George V 1928-32), dies   

Jul 18   In the year 1944 7:45 Operation-Goodwood: British assault east of Caen   

Jul 18   George A Hartland, English MP (Norwich 1931-35), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

Jul 19   On this day in history 1,200+ 8th Air Force bombers bomb targets in SW Germany   

Jul 19   Carl Bock, Danish Gestapo agent, liquidated in the year 1944.   

Jul 20   Abortive attempt on Hitler's life by a group of Nazi officers in the year 1944.   

Jul 20   Arthur J Treadwell, English mayor of Stoke Newington, dies at about 71 in the year 1944.   

Jul 20   Brit/Canadian troops occupy Hill 67/Ifs/Bras/Frenouville, Normandy in the year 1944.   

Jul 20   Pres FDR nominated for an unprecedented 4th term at Dem convention in the year 1944.   

Jul 20   US invades Japanese-occupied Guam in WW II on this day in history.   

Jul 20   On this day in history von Stauffenberg fails on an attempt on Hitler's life   

Jul 21   In the year 1944 american marines capture the western Pacific island of Guam   

Jul 21   In the year 1944 british premier Winston Churchill flies to France, meets Montgomery   

Jul 21   On this day in history gerrit van den Bosch, led illegal Dutch CPN party, dies in Dachau   

Jul 21   Invasion and recapture of Guam begins on this day in history.   

Jul 21   On this day in history uS forces free Guam of Japanese invaders   

Jul 22   In the year 1944 soviets set up Polish Committee of National Liberation   

Jul 23   On this day in history bernard M Cohen, attorney, killed at Belsen concentration camp   

Jul 23   Chicago Cubs Bill Nicholson hits 4 HRs in a doubleheader on this day in history.   

Jul 23   On this day in history uS forces invade Japanese-held Tinian in WW II   

Jul 24   300 allied bombers drop fire bombs on Allied/German positions on this day in history.   

Jul 24   Following 43 days of naval gunfire and air bombardment, Naval Task Force lands Marines on Tinian in the year 1944.   

Jul 24   On this day in history jan Postma, leader of illegal Dutch party (CPN), executed at 49   

Jul 24   Russians liberate the Majdanek extermination camp in the year 1944.   

Jul 25   -26] Japanse banzai-attack on Guam on this day in history.   

Jul 25   Lesley J McNair, US lt-general, killed by US bomb at St-Lo on this day in history.   

Jul 25   In the year 1944 the breakout from the Normandy beaches begins.   

Jul 25   On this day in history the first jet fighter used in combat (Messerschmitt 262)   

Jul 26   Japanese suicide attack on US lines in Guam in the year 1944.   

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

Jan 02   Prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of christina von Saltza, US, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold/silver-1960)   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of david Atherton, English conductor   

Jan 03   Blanche d'Alpuget, Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of Bob Hawke was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   In the year 1944 birth of volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream)   

Jan 05   Felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht) was born in the year 1944.   

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   On this day in history death of jurgis BaltruÅ¡aitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873)   

Jan 04   In the year 1944 death of henri "Hans" Flu, Indonesian/Dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder   

Jan 05   Adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

Jan 06   In the year 1944 death of ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857)   

Jan 07   J Verleun, Dutch resistance fighter, executed died in the year 1944.   

Jan 08   William Kissam Vanderbilt II, member of the Vanderbilt family (b. 1878) died on this day in history.   

Jan 11   On this day in history galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies