Page 13: Historical Events In 1944

Jul 14   In the year 1944 attempt to liberate prisoners in Amsterdam fails, John Post arrested   

Jul 15   In the year 1944 greenwich Observatory damaged by WW II flying bomb   

Jul 16   Dodgers score 8 unearned runs against Braves to win 8-5 & break their 16-game losing streak, they will lose another 5 in a row on this day in history.   

Jul 16   In the year 1944 john Post, Dutch farmer/resistance fighter (passage fight), executed   

Jul 17   2 ammunition ships explodes at Port Chicago, California kills 322 on this day in history.   

Jul 17   Hugh Rigby, English portrait painter (King George V 1928-32), dies in the year 1944.   

Jul 18   On this day in history 7:45 Operation-Goodwood: British assault east of Caen   

Jul 18   In the year 1944 george A Hartland, English MP (Norwich 1931-35), dies at 60   

Jul 19   1,200+ 8th Air Force bombers bomb targets in SW Germany in the year 1944.   

Jul 19   In the year 1944 carl Bock, Danish Gestapo agent, liquidated   

Jul 20   In the year 1944 abortive attempt on Hitler's life by a group of Nazi officers.   

Jul 20   On this day in history arthur J Treadwell, English mayor of Stoke Newington, dies at about 71   

Jul 20   In the year 1944 brit/Canadian troops occupy Hill 67/Ifs/Bras/Frenouville, Normandy   

Jul 20   On this day in history pres FDR nominated for an unprecedented 4th term at Dem convention   

Jul 20   In the year 1944 uS invades Japanese-occupied Guam in WW II   

Jul 20   On this day in history von Stauffenberg fails on an attempt on Hitler's life   

Jul 21   American marines capture the western Pacific island of Guam in the year 1944.   

Jul 21   British premier Winston Churchill flies to France, meets Montgomery on this day in history.   

Jul 21   In the year 1944 gerrit van den Bosch, led illegal Dutch CPN party, dies in Dachau   

Jul 21   Invasion and recapture of Guam begins on this day in history.   

Jul 21   On this day in history uS forces free Guam of Japanese invaders   

Jul 22   Soviets set up Polish Committee of National Liberation on this day in history.   

Jul 23   On this day in history bernard M Cohen, attorney, killed at Belsen concentration camp   

Jul 23   In the year 1944 chicago Cubs Bill Nicholson hits 4 HRs in a doubleheader   

Jul 23   US forces invade Japanese-held Tinian in WW II in the year 1944.   

Jul 24   300 allied bombers drop fire bombs on Allied/German positions in the year 1944.   

Jul 24   Following 43 days of naval gunfire and air bombardment, Naval Task Force lands Marines on Tinian in the year 1944.   

Jul 24   Jan Postma, leader of illegal Dutch party (CPN), executed at 49 on this day in history.   

Jul 24   Russians liberate the Majdanek extermination camp in the year 1944.   

Jul 25   -26] Japanse banzai-attack on Guam on this day in history.   

Jul 25   Lesley J McNair, US lt-general, killed by US bomb at St-Lo in the year 1944.   

Jul 25   In the year 1944 the breakout from the Normandy beaches begins.   

Jul 25   In the year 1944 the first jet fighter used in combat (Messerschmitt 262)   

Jul 26   On this day in history japanese suicide attack on US lines in Guam   

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Jan 02   Peter Eotvos, composer was born in the year 1944.   

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 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1944.   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht)   

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

Jan 01   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 06   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 11   Galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies on this day in history.