Page 15: Historical Events In 1944

Aug 10   Race riots in Athens Alabama in the year 1944.   

Aug 11   In the year 1944 an electric powered rescue hoist was installed on an HNS-1 helicopter at CGAS Floyd Bennett Field.   

Aug 11   In the year 1944 british premier Winston Churchill arrives in Italy   

Aug 12   On this day in history churchill & Tito meet in Naples   

Aug 13   On this day in history british 8th army occupies Florence   

Aug 14   In the year 1944 british premier Winston Churchill arrives at Corsica   

Aug 15   In the year 1944 allied air raid on train in North Netherlands, 32 killed   

Aug 15   On this day in history allied forces land in the south of France, Marseilles recaptured.   

Aug 15   On this day in history anvil-Dragoon, U.S. 6th, 7th and French first Armies, attack Southern France and head toward Southern Germany.   

Aug 16   In the year 1944 2nd Canadian Division occupies Falaise Normandy   

Aug 16   In the year 1944 roman Padlewski, composer, dies at 28   

Aug 16   U.S. War Department issues a statement that bombing Auschwitz would divert air power from "decisive operations elsewhere." on this day in history.   

Aug 17   In the year 1944 4th Canadian Armour division occupiers Trun Normandy   

Aug 17   In the year 1944 john Trumble, cricketer (brother of Hugh 7 Tests 1885-86), dies   

Aug 18   Cecile Chaminade, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

Aug 18   Major David V. Currie (The South Alberta Regiment) wins the Victoria Cross at St. Lambert-sur-Dives, France on this day in history.   

Aug 18   Paris railroad workers strike against nazi occupiers on this day in history.   

Aug 19   Allied air raid on Maastricht, 80+ killed in the year 1944.   

Aug 19   Gunther von Kluge, German field marshal, commits suicide, dies at 62 in the year 1944.   

Aug 20   On this day in history "Anna Lucasta," opens on Broadway   

Aug 20   127 Flying Fortress Bombers drop high-explosives on the factory areas at Auschwitz, less than five miles east of the gas-chambers in the year 1944.   

Aug 21   Dumbarton Oaks conference opens in Washington, DC; establishes UN in the year 1944.   

Aug 21   Germans storm up Hill 262 (Mont Ormel) Normandy on this day in history.   

Aug 21   HMCS Alberni lost in the year 1944.   

Aug 22   Hitler orders Paris to be destroyed [or 23rd] on this day in history.   

Aug 22   In the year 1944 hMS Nabob (Cdn. manned aircraft carrier) severely damaged by torpedo off Norway   

Aug 22   Raymond Aimos, actor (Golem, Mayerling, La Bandera), dies at 55 on this day in history.   

Aug 23   94.5°F (34.7°C) in De Bilt Netherlands & 101.5°F (38.6°C) in Warnsvelt in the year 1944.   

Aug 23   Nikolay Andreyevich Roslavets, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1944.   

Aug 23   Romania liberated from Nazi occupation (National Day 1944-1990) on this day in history.   

Aug 24   Gen LeClercs troops open assault on Paris in the year 1944.   

Aug 25   In the year 1944 france 2nd Tank division under General Leclerc reaches Notre Dame   

Aug 25   On this day in history germany Army by now has sustained 400,000 men killed, wounded or captured, plus 1,300 tanks, 1,500 artillery, and 3,500 aircraft destroyed.   

Aug 25   Krijn van den Helm, resistance fighter (KP Leeuwarden), shot to death in the year 1944.   

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Jan 02   Peter Eotvos, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   In the year 1944 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   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   In the year 1944 birth of felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht)   

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

Jan 04   Henri "Hans" Flu, Indonesian/Dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder died in the year 1944.   

Jan 05   In the year 1944 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   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 on this day in history.