Historical Events In 1944

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

Jan 01   General Clark replaces General Patton as commander of 7th Army in the year 1944.   

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   On this day in history first use of helicopters during warfare (British Atlantic patrol)   

Jan 03   In the year 1944 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)   

Jan 03   Top Marine ace MAJ Boyington captured after shooting down 28 aircraft on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history world War II: Top Ace Major Greg "Pappy" Boyington is shot down in his Corsair by Captain Masajiro Kawato flying a Zero.   

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

Jan 04   Ralph Bunche appointed 1st Negro official in US State Department on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 05   The Daily Mail becomes the first transoceanic newspaper on this day in history.   

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

Jan 07   In the year 1944 air Force announces production of first US jet fighter, the Bell P-59   

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

Jan 10   1st mobile electric power plant delivered, Phila in the year 1944.   

Jan 10   On this day in history british troops conquer Maungdaw, Burma   

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

Jan 11   Crakow-Plaszow Concentration Camp established in the year 1944.   

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   In the year 1944 churchill &de Gaulle begin a 2-day wartime conference in Marrakesh   

Jan 12   On this day in history failed resistance raid on distribution office of Borgerstraat Amsterdam   

Jan 14   Mohammed Emin Yurdakul, Turkish poet, dies at about 74 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history general Eisenhower arrives in England   

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   On this day in history gen Eisenhower took command of Allied Invasion Force in London   

Jan 16   In the year 1944 gen. Dwight Eisenhower arrived in London to assume command of the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Forces in Europe.   

Jan 16   General Eisenhower took command of Allied Invasion Force in London in the year 1944.   

Jan 16   In London, General Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes commander of the Allied Invasion Force, during WWII on this day in history.   

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

Jan 05   Felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   In the year 1944 birth of tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5]   

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 in the year 1944.   

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

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   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