Page 19: Historical Events In 1944

Oct 17   Pavel Haas, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.   

Oct 18   Eisenhower, Bradley & Montgomery confer in Brussel on this day in history.   

Oct 18   In the year 1944 hitler orders the establishment of "Volkssturm." Boys between fifteen and eighteen and men between fifty and sixty are drafted into service. The Nazis have to mobilize replacements for 500,000 men.   

Oct 18   Soviet troops invade Czechoslovakia during WW II on this day in history.   

Oct 19   In the year 1944 british premier Winston Churchill flies back to London from Moscow   

Oct 19   US forces land in Philipines on this day in history.   

Oct 20   In the year 1944 30 blocks of Cleveland Ohio burn after a liquid gas factory explodes   

Oct 20   On this day in history gabriel Groulez, composer, dies at 65   

Oct 20   General Douglas MacArthur keeps his famous promise and returns to the Philippines in the year 1944.   

Oct 20   Liquid-gas tanks in Cleveland, Ohio explode, 135 die, 3,600 homeless on this day in history.   

Oct 20   Revolution by workers & students in Guatemala on this day in history.   

Oct 21   On this day in history canadian troops occupy Breskens   

Oct 21   Prv. Ernest Alva Smith (The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada) wins the Victoria Cross at the Savio River, Italy on this day in history.   

Oct 21   On this day in history uS troops capture Aachen, first large German city to fall   

Oct 22   Kurita's vice-admiral fleet leaves North-Borneo in the year 1944.   

Oct 23   In the year 1944 1st Central Kitchen opens in Amsterdam   

Oct 23   Hana Brady, Holocaust victim in the year 1944.   

Oct 23   Soviet army invades Hungary in the year 1944.   

Oct 23   The largest naval battle in the history of warfare was fought near Leyte Gulf in the Philippines on Oct 23-26, 1944 in the year 1944.   

Oct 24   In the year 1944 in air-sea battle in the Sibuyan Sea, carrier aircraft attack Japanese Center Force.   

Oct 24   Lauri S A Haarla, Finnish writer (Juudas, Sukeltaja), dies at 54 in the year 1944.   

Oct 24   Rotterdam Passage fight frees 46 prisoners in the year 1944.   

Oct 25   Battle at Cape Engano: 4 Japanese ships sink in the year 1944.   

Oct 25   During Battle of Leyte Gulf in Battle of Surigao Straits, U.S. battleships execute the maneuver of "crossing the tee" of the Japanese forces. In Battle Off Samar, escort carriers, destroyers and destroyer escorts heroically resist attacks of Japanese Center Force. In Battle Off Cape Engano, 3rd Fleet carriers attack Japanese Northern Force sinking several small carriers on this day in history.   

Oct 25   Fake Krist, nazi collaborator, killed on this day in history.   

Oct 25   On this day in history hMCS SKEENA (RCN), lost at Reykjavik, Iceland - driven ashore in heavy gale and wrecked.   

Oct 25   Japanese navy defeated at battle of Leyte Gulf on this day in history.   

Oct 26   In the year 1944 u.S. defeats the Japanese Navy near the Phillipines.   

Oct 27   Antwerp port is taken by the Allies in the year 1944.   

Oct 27   Hertogenbosch & Tilburg freed from nazi occupation on this day in history.   

Oct 27   On this day in history iman J Van de Bosch, Belgian resistance fighter, dies   

Oct 28   On this day in history russia & Bulgaria sign weapon pact   

Oct 29   On this day in history 1st Polish Armoured Division liberates Breda Neth   

Oct 29   Denny Laine, [Brian Hines], rock guitarist (Moody Blues, Wings) on this day in history.   

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

Jan 02   Prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Christina von Saltza, US, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold/silver-1960) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   David Atherton, English conductor was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Blanche d'Alpuget, Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of Bob Hawke was born in the year 1944.   

Jan 04   In the year 1944 birth of volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream)   

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   On this day in history death of jurgis BaltruÅ¡aitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873)   

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 in the year 1944.   

Jan 06   In the year 1944 death of ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857)   

Jan 07   J Verleun, Dutch resistance fighter, executed died in the year 1944.   

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.