Historical Events In 1944

Nov 20   In the year 1944 sekio Nishina, Japanese inventor (kaiten-suicide submarine), dies at 21   

Nov 21   Personnel & executive staff of Philips demonstrate for more food in the year 1944.   

Nov 22   On this day in history arthur Stanley Eddington, dies   

Nov 22   On this day in history duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry occupies Hoven at Geilenkirchen   

Nov 23   On this day in history uS 7th army under Gen Patch conquers Straatsburg   

Nov 24   On this day in history eMHCH Houtappel, resistance fighter: in Neuengamme, dies   

Nov 24   In the year 1944 first B-29 raids from Marianas base.   

Nov 24   In the year 1944 hMCS Shawinigan (Corvette) lost in the CAbot Strait   

Nov 24   In the year 1944 uS bombers based on Saipan, begin 1st attack on Tokyo   

Nov 24   US bombers based on Saipan, first attack Tokyo in the year 1944.   

Nov 25   In the year 1944 32nd CFL Grey Cup: Montreal HMCS defeat Hamilton Flying Wildcats, 7-6   

Nov 25   A German V-2 missile hit a Woolworth's department store in New Cross Road, Deptford, killing 160 midday shoppers. The V-2 was a recent innovation in German ammunition on this day in history.   

Nov 25   On this day in history kenesaw Mountain Landis, judge/baseball commisioner, dies at 78   

Nov 26   In the year 1944 1st allied marines move onto Antwerp harbor   

Nov 27   3,500-40,00 ton explosive, explodes in Staffordshire, 68 killed in the year 1944.   

Nov 28   In the year 1944 1st allied ship sails into Schelde Antwerp   

Nov 28   Bijnen, Dutch opposition leader (LKP), shot to death in Apeldoorn in the year 1944.   

Nov 29   Albania liberated from Nazi control (National Day) in the year 1944.   

Nov 29   Albania liberated from Nazi control (Natl Day) in the year 1944.   

Nov 29   John Hopkins hospital performs first open heart surgery in the year 1944.   

Nov 30   Biggest & last British Battleship HMS Vanguard runs aground in the year 1944.   

Nov 30   In the year 1944 max Halbe, writer, dies at 79   

Dec 01   On this day in history béla Bartòk's Concerto for orchestra, premieres   

Dec 02   In the year 1944 10th Heisman Trophy Award: Les Horvath, Ohio State (QB)   

Dec 02   In the year 1944 filippo T Marinetti, Italian writer (father of futurism), dies at 67   

Dec 03   British order to disarm, causes general strike in Greece in the year 1944.   

Dec 03   On this day in history civil War breaks out in Greece   

Dec 03   Civil War starts in Athens Greece on this day in history.   

Dec 03   On this day in history delfien Vanhaute, Flemish pastor/poet (Ark of Noah), dies at 75   

Dec 04   In the year 1944 germans destroy Rhine dikes, Betuwe flooded   

Dec 04   On this day in history uSS Flasher (SS-249) sinks Japanese destroyer Kishinami and damages a merchant ship in South China Sea. Flasher is only U.S. submarine to sink over 100,000 tons of enemy shipping in World War II.   

Dec 05   German troops rob all the silver coin in Utrecht in the year 1944.   

Dec 06   US 95th Infantry division reaches Westwall in the year 1944.   

Dec 07   On this day in history convention on International Civil Aviation drawn up in Chicago   

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Jan 02   In the year 1944 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 03   David Atherton, English conductor was born in the year 1944.   

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

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

Jan 03   In the year 1944 death of jurgis BaltruÅ¡aitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873)   

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

Jan 05   On this day in history adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies at 80   

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

Jan 07   J Verleun, Dutch resistance fighter, executed died on this day in history.   

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