Historical Events In 1944

Aug 10   In the year 1944 race riots in Athens Alabama   

Aug 11   On this day in history an electric powered rescue hoist was installed on an HNS-1 helicopter at CGAS Floyd Bennett Field.   

Aug 11   On this day in history british premier Winston Churchill arrives in Italy   

Aug 12   Churchill & Tito meet in Naples in the year 1944.   

Aug 13   In the year 1944 british 8th army occupies Florence   

Aug 14   British premier Winston Churchill arrives at Corsica in the year 1944.   

Aug 15   In the year 1944 allied air raid on train in North Netherlands, 32 killed   

Aug 15   Allied forces land in the south of France, Marseilles recaptured on this day in history.   

Aug 15   On this day in history anvil-Dragoon, U.S. 6th, 7th and French first Armies, attack Southern France and head toward Southern Germany.   

Aug 16   In the year 1944 2nd Canadian Division occupies Falaise Normandy   

Aug 16   Roman Padlewski, composer, dies at 28 in the year 1944.   

Aug 16   In the year 1944 u.S. War Department issues a statement that bombing Auschwitz would divert air power from "decisive operations elsewhere."   

Aug 17   On this day in history 4th Canadian Armour division occupiers Trun Normandy   

Aug 17   In the year 1944 john Trumble, cricketer (brother of Hugh 7 Tests 1885-86), dies   

Aug 18   Cecile Chaminade, composer, dies at 87 in the year 1944.   

Aug 18   Major David V. Currie (The South Alberta Regiment) wins the Victoria Cross at St. Lambert-sur-Dives, France in the year 1944.   

Aug 18   In the year 1944 paris railroad workers strike against nazi occupiers   

Aug 19   In the year 1944 allied air raid on Maastricht, 80+ killed   

Aug 19   On this day in history gunther von Kluge, German field marshal, commits suicide, dies at 62   

Aug 20   "Anna Lucasta," opens on Broadway in the year 1944.   

Aug 20   127 Flying Fortress Bombers drop high-explosives on the factory areas at Auschwitz, less than five miles east of the gas-chambers on this day in history.   

Aug 21   In the year 1944 dumbarton Oaks conference opens in Washington, DC; establishes UN   

Aug 21   Germans storm up Hill 262 (Mont Ormel) Normandy on this day in history.   

Aug 21   On this day in history hMCS Alberni lost   

Aug 22   On this day in history hitler orders Paris to be destroyed [or 23rd]   

Aug 22   On this day in history hMS Nabob (Cdn. manned aircraft carrier) severely damaged by torpedo off Norway   

Aug 22   In the year 1944 raymond Aimos, actor (Golem, Mayerling, La Bandera), dies at 55   

Aug 23   On this day in history 94.5°F (34.7°C) in De Bilt Netherlands & 101.5°F (38.6°C) in Warnsvelt   

Aug 23   In the year 1944 nikolay Andreyevich Roslavets, composer, dies at 63   

Aug 23   Romania liberated from Nazi occupation (National Day 1944-1990) on this day in history.   

Aug 24   In the year 1944 gen LeClercs troops open assault on Paris   

Aug 25   On this day in history france 2nd Tank division under General Leclerc reaches Notre Dame   

Aug 25   In the year 1944 germany Army by now has sustained 400,000 men killed, wounded or captured, plus 1,300 tanks, 1,500 artillery, and 3,500 aircraft destroyed.   

Aug 25   Krijn van den Helm, resistance fighter (KP Leeuwarden), shot to death on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of peter Eotvos, composer   

Jan 02   Prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician was born in the year 1944.   

Jan 03   Christina von Saltza, US, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold/silver-1960) was born in the year 1944.   

Jan 03   David Atherton, English conductor was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of blanche d'Alpuget, Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of Bob Hawke   

Jan 04   Volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream) was born in the year 1944.   

Jan 05   In the year 1944 birth of felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht)   

Jan 05   Tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5] was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 03   Jurgis BaltruÅ¡aitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873) died in the year 1944.   

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

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

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

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

Jan 08   William Kissam Vanderbilt II, member of the Vanderbilt family (b. 1878) died in the year 1944.   

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