Page 15: Historical Events In 1944

Aug 10   Race riots in Athens Alabama on this day in history.   

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   British premier Winston Churchill arrives in Italy on this day in history.   

Aug 12   Churchill & Tito meet in Naples on this day in history.   

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

Aug 14   British premier Winston Churchill arrives at Corsica in the year 1944.   

Aug 15   Allied air raid on train in North Netherlands, 32 killed on this day in history.   

Aug 15   In the year 1944 allied forces land in the south of France, Marseilles recaptured.   

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

Aug 16   2nd Canadian Division occupies Falaise Normandy on this day in history.   

Aug 16   On this day in history roman Padlewski, composer, dies at 28   

Aug 16   In the year 1944 u.S. War Department issues a statement that bombing Auschwitz would divert air power from "decisive operations elsewhere."   

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

Aug 17   John Trumble, cricketer (brother of Hugh 7 Tests 1885-86), dies in the year 1944.   

Aug 18   Cecile Chaminade, composer, dies at 87 in the year 1944.   

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

Aug 18   Paris railroad workers strike against nazi occupiers in the year 1944.   

Aug 19   Allied air raid on Maastricht, 80+ killed on this day in history.   

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

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

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   In the year 1944 dumbarton Oaks conference opens in Washington, DC; establishes UN   

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

Aug 21   On this day in history hMCS Alberni lost   

Aug 22   In the year 1944 hitler orders Paris to be destroyed [or 23rd]   

Aug 22   HMS Nabob (Cdn. manned aircraft carrier) severely damaged by torpedo off Norway on this day in history.   

Aug 22   On this day in history raymond Aimos, actor (Golem, Mayerling, La Bandera), dies at 55   

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

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   On this day in history gen LeClercs troops open assault on Paris   

Aug 25   France 2nd Tank division under General Leclerc reaches Notre Dame on this day in history.   

Aug 25   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 on this day in history.   

Aug 25   On this day in history krijn van den Helm, resistance fighter (KP Leeuwarden), shot to death   

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of peter Eotvos, composer   

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   In the year 1944 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   On this day in history birth of volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream)   

Jan 05   On this day in history 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   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 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies