Page 11: Historical Events In 1944

Jun 09   Russian offensive in Carelia on this day in history.   

Jun 10   On this day in history french Duwaer, Dutch printer/resistance fighter, executed   

Jun 10   Joe Nuxhall at 15 becomes youngest ML baseball player in the year 1944.   

Jun 11   15 US aircraft carriers attack Japanese bases on Marianas in the year 1944.   

Jun 11   In the year 1944 first Serbian Orthodox cathedral in US, Cathedral of St Sava, NYC   

Jun 12   In the year 1944 1st V-1 rocket assault on London   

Jun 12   First V-1 rocket reaches London in the year 1944.   

Jun 12   Piolet Off. Andrew C. Mynarski (Royal Cdn. Air Force) wins the Victoria Cross for service over France in the year 1944.   

Jun 12   In the year 1944 the first V1 rocket falls on England during World War 2   

Jun 13   In the year 1944 christopher Heseltine, cricketer (2 Tests for England 1895-96), dies   

Jun 13   German counter attack on Villers-Bocage Normandy on this day in history.   

Jun 13   Nazi Germany begins V-1 (Fieseler Fi-103) buzz-bomb attacks in the year 1944.   

Jun 14   In the year 1944 1st B-29 raid against mainland Japan   

Jun 14   In the year 1944 lubor Niederle, Czech archaeologist/slavist, dies at 78   

Jun 14   The first B-29 raid against mainland Japan on this day in history.   

Jun 15   First B-29 test-raid on Japanese industrial cities is deemed satisfactory on this day in history.   

Jun 15   US forces begin invasion of Saipan in Pacific on this day in history.   

Jun 16   In the year 1944 iceland adopts constitution   

Jun 17   In the year 1944 -19] French troops under Lattre de Tssigny conquer Elba   

Jun 17   Iceland becomes an independent republic in the year 1944.   

Jun 17   On this day in history republic of Iceland proclaimed at Thingvallir, Iceland   

Jun 18   In the year 1944 farewell concert of Willem Mengelberg in Paris   

Jun 19   In the year 1944 bill Bradley, cricketer (bowled for England in two Tests 1899), dies   

Jun 19   Two day Battle of Philippines Sea begins in the year 1944.   

Jun 20   In the year 1944 congress charters Central Intelligence Agency   

Jun 21   Jan Bonekamp, Dutch resistance fighter/friend of Hannie Schaft, dies in the year 1944.   

Jun 21   Mantello sends out Auschwitz Protocols through the British Exchange Telegraph and, two weeks later, 500 Swiss newspapers publish the story of 1,715,000 Jews being murdered on this day in history.   

Jun 21   In the year 1944 very heavy bombing on Berlin   

Jun 22   In the year 1944 british 14th army frees Imphal Assam   

Jun 22   On this day in history fDR signs "GI Bill of Rights" (Servicemen's Readjustment Act)   

Jun 23   4 tornadoes strike Appalachia, killing 153 on this day in history.   

Jun 24   On this day in history rio Gebhardt, composer, dies at 36   

Jun 25   British assault at Caen Normandy in the year 1944.   

Jun 25   On this day in history flight-lt. David e. Hornell (Royal Cdn. Air Force) wins the Victoria Cross while on Sea Patrol over th North Sea   

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Jan 02   In the year 1944 birth of peter Eotvos, composer   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician   

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

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 in the year 1944.   

Jan 01   C T B Turner, cricket (17 Tests 1886-95, 101 wkt All time great), dies in the year 1944.   

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

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

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   In the year 1944 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 in the year 1944.