Page 14: Historical Events In 1944

Jul 26   In the year 1944 reza Sjah Pahlawi, [Reza Chan], cossack officer/shah of Persia, dies   

Jul 27   In the year 1944 1st British jet fighter used in combat (Gloster Meteor)   

Jul 27   The first British jet fighter used in combat (Gloster Meteor) on this day in history.   

Jul 27   US regains possession of Guam from Japanese on this day in history.   

Jul 27   Victor Jean Leonard Vreuls, composer, dies at 68 in the year 1944.   

Jul 28   In the year 1944 hitler routes 4 division of South France to Normandy   

Jul 29   Allied air force bomb Germany for 6 hours on this day in history.   

Jul 30   Frances de la Tour, actress (Bejeweled, Wombling Free) in the year 1944.   

Jul 30   Heavy battles at Tessy-sur-Vire & Villebaudon Normandy in the year 1944.   

Jul 30   In the year 1944 naval Task Force lands Army troops near Cape Opmarai, New Guinea.   

Jul 31   On this day in history last deportation train out Mechelen departs to Auschwitz   

Jul 31   In the year 1944 the birth of Geraldine Chaplin, Actress and daughter of Charlie   

Aug 01   In the year 1944 manuel Luis Quezón y Molina, pres of Philippines (1935-42), dies at 65   

Aug 01   Poland - Warsaw Revolt Begins on this day in history.   

Aug 02   Amsterdam soccer team "The Volewijckers" plays in orange shirts on this day in history.   

Aug 03   On this day in history allied troops conquer Myitkyina Burma   

Aug 03   On this day in history felix Nussbaum, German painter (Widerstandskunst), dies in Auschwitz   

Aug 04   Anne Frank arrested in Amsterdam by German Security Police (Grüne Polizei) following a tip-off from an informer who was never identified in the year 1944.   

Aug 04   Anne Frank, 15, (Diary of Anne Frank) is arrested by Nazis on this day in history.   

Aug 05   On this day in history mass break out of Japanese prisoners of war from Cowra Camp, NSW   

Aug 05   Maurice Turnbull, cricketer (England)/rugby (Wales), dies on this day in history.   

Aug 05   More than 1,000 Japanese prisoners of war unsuccessfully attempt to escape from Camp in Cowra, New South Wales 234 are killed, 108 wounded in the year 1944.   

Aug 05   On this day in history more than 1,000 Japanese prisoners of war unsuccessfully attempt to escape from Camp in Cowra, New South Wales: 234 are killed, 108 wounded.   

Aug 05   US 79th/90th division occupy Laval/Mayenne in the year 1944.   

Aug 06   All 1,200 Jewish death marchers from Lipcani Moldavia have died in the year 1944.   

Aug 06   In the year 1944 deportation of 70,000 jews from Lodz Poland to Auschwitz begins   

Aug 07   Anton de Kom arrested by Surinam resistance fighter in the year 1944.   

Aug 07   German counterattacks at Avranches "bottleneck." Allies successfully defend advances and continue to sweep Brittany on this day in history.   

Aug 08   Canada/Polish troops occupy Cramesnil/Secqueville/Cintheaux/St-Aignan on this day in history.   

Aug 08   Erwin von Witzleben, German fieldmarshal, hanged at 62 in the year 1944.   

Aug 08   HMCS Regina (Corvette) torpedoed on this day in history.   

Aug 09   In the year 1944 12 workers of Dutch illegal paper "Trouw," executed at Camp Vught   

Aug 10   Berthold Schenk von Stauffenberg, attempt Hitler assassination, dies in the year 1944.   

Aug 10   On this day in history braves Red Barrett throws only 58 pitches to shut out Cin Reds 2-0   

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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   In the year 1944 birth of christina von Saltza, US, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold/silver-1960)   

Jan 03   In the year 1944 birth of david Atherton, English conductor   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of blanche d'Alpuget, Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of Bob Hawke   

Jan 04   Volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream) was born in the year 1944.   

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

Jan 05   On this day in history 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   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 in the year 1944.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 08   In the year 1944 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.