Historical Events In 1944

Oct 17   Pavel Haas, composer, dies at 45 in the year 1944.   

Oct 18   Eisenhower, Bradley & Montgomery confer in Brussel in the year 1944.   

Oct 18   Hitler orders the establishment of "Volkssturm." Boys between fifteen and eighteen and men between fifty and sixty are drafted into service. The Nazis have to mobilize replacements for 500,000 men on this day in history.   

Oct 18   In the year 1944 soviet troops invade Czechoslovakia during WW II   

Oct 19   In the year 1944 british premier Winston Churchill flies back to London from Moscow   

Oct 19   US forces land in Philipines in the year 1944.   

Oct 20   30 blocks of Cleveland Ohio burn after a liquid gas factory explodes in the year 1944.   

Oct 20   Gabriel Groulez, composer, dies at 65 in the year 1944.   

Oct 20   General Douglas MacArthur keeps his famous promise and returns to the Philippines on this day in history.   

Oct 20   Liquid-gas tanks in Cleveland, Ohio explode, 135 die, 3,600 homeless in the year 1944.   

Oct 20   Revolution by workers & students in Guatemala on this day in history.   

Oct 21   Canadian troops occupy Breskens in the year 1944.   

Oct 21   Prv. Ernest Alva Smith (The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada) wins the Victoria Cross at the Savio River, Italy on this day in history.   

Oct 21   US troops capture Aachen, first large German city to fall on this day in history.   

Oct 22   Kurita's vice-admiral fleet leaves North-Borneo in the year 1944.   

Oct 23   1st Central Kitchen opens in Amsterdam on this day in history.   

Oct 23   Hana Brady, Holocaust victim on this day in history.   

Oct 23   Soviet army invades Hungary on this day in history.   

Oct 23   In the year 1944 the largest naval battle in the history of warfare was fought near Leyte Gulf in the Philippines on Oct 23-26, 1944   

Oct 24   On this day in history in air-sea battle in the Sibuyan Sea, carrier aircraft attack Japanese Center Force.   

Oct 24   Lauri S A Haarla, Finnish writer (Juudas, Sukeltaja), dies at 54 in the year 1944.   

Oct 24   Rotterdam Passage fight frees 46 prisoners in the year 1944.   

Oct 25   Battle at Cape Engano: 4 Japanese ships sink in the year 1944.   

Oct 25   During Battle of Leyte Gulf in Battle of Surigao Straits, U.S. battleships execute the maneuver of "crossing the tee" of the Japanese forces. In Battle Off Samar, escort carriers, destroyers and destroyer escorts heroically resist attacks of Japanese Center Force. In Battle Off Cape Engano, 3rd Fleet carriers attack Japanese Northern Force sinking several small carriers on this day in history.   

Oct 25   On this day in history fake Krist, nazi collaborator, killed   

Oct 25   In the year 1944 hMCS SKEENA (RCN), lost at Reykjavik, Iceland - driven ashore in heavy gale and wrecked.   

Oct 25   Japanese navy defeated at battle of Leyte Gulf on this day in history.   

Oct 26   U.S. defeats the Japanese Navy near the Phillipines in the year 1944.   

Oct 27   In the year 1944 antwerp port is taken by the Allies.   

Oct 27   Hertogenbosch & Tilburg freed from nazi occupation on this day in history.   

Oct 27   In the year 1944 iman J Van de Bosch, Belgian resistance fighter, dies   

Oct 28   On this day in history russia & Bulgaria sign weapon pact   

Oct 29   1st Polish Armoured Division liberates Breda Neth on this day in history.   

Oct 29   Denny Laine, [Brian Hines], rock guitarist (Moody Blues, Wings) in the year 1944.   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | Next Page »

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

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

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   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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 01   In the year 1944 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 in the year 1944.   

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 on this day in history.   

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