Page 2: Historical Events In 1944

Jan 16   Lieutenant (jg) S. R. Graham, USCG, while en route from New York to Liverpool in the British freighter Daghestan made a 30 minute flight in an R-4B (HNS-1) from the ship's 60 by 80 foot flight deck on this day in history.   

Jan 17   Corvette Violet sinks U-641 in Atlantic Ocean in the year 1944.   

Jan 17   On this day in history korvet Violet sinks U-641 in Atlantic Ocean   

Jan 18   1st Chinese naturalized US citizen since repeal of exclusion acts in the year 1944.   

Jan 18   The first Chinese naturalized US citizen since repeal of exclusion acts on this day in history.   

Jan 18   On this day in history the seige of Lenningrad, in the USSR, by the Germans ends after over two years   

Jan 19   Harold Fraser-Simson, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Jan 20   In the year 1944 rAF drops 2300 ton bombs on Berlin   

Jan 21   447 German bombers attack London on this day in history.   

Jan 21   649 British bombers attack Magdeburg on this day in history.   

Jan 21   Gustaaf DFL Schamelhout, Flemish physician/writer, dies at 74 in the year 1944.   

Jan 22   In the year 1944 allied forces begin their beach assault at Anzio, Italy, during WWII.   

Jan 22   In the year 1944 american troops invaded Italy, landing at Anzio beach in a move to outflank German defensive positions.   

Jan 22   During World War II, Allied forces begin landing at Anzio Italy on this day in history.   

Jan 23   Arnold Schoenberg's "Ode to Napoleon," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

Jan 23   Edvard Munch, Norwegian painter (The Scream), dies at 80 in the year 1944.   

Jan 24   Allied troops occupy Nettuno Italy on this day in history.   

Jan 27   On this day in history leningrad liberated from Germany in 880 days with 600,000 killed   

Jan 28   In the year 1944 683 British bombers attack Berlin   

Jan 28   Leonard Bernstein's "Jeremiah," premieres in Pittsburgh in the year 1944.   

Jan 28   U-271 &U-571 sunk off Ireland in the year 1944.   

Jan 29   285 German bombers attack London on this day in history.   

Jan 29   In the year 1944 hMS Spartan sunk a 5.25in-armed "Bellona" class AA cruiser. Lost off Anzio, Italy   

Jan 29   William Allen White, US journalist (Emporia Gazette), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

Jan 30   US invades Majuro, Marshall Islands on this day in history.   

Jan 31   Operation-Overlord (D-Day) postponed until June on this day in history.   

Jan 31   On this day in history u-592 sunk off Ireland   

Jan 31   In the year 1944 u.S. forces begin their invasion of Kwajalein Atoll and the Marshall Islands, during WWII.   

Jan 31   US forces invade Kwajalein Atoll in the year 1944.   

Feb 01   First Japanese territory invaded at Kwajalein on this day in history.   

Feb 01   Martin Lunssens, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Feb 01   Supreme Soviet enlarges soviet republics' autonomy in the year 1944.   

Feb 02   On this day in history 4th US marine division conquerors Roi, Marshall Islands   

Feb 02   Allied troops first set foot on Japanese territory on this day in history.   

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

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician   

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   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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 05   Tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5] was born in the year 1944.   

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   On this day in history death of henri "Hans" Flu, Indonesian/Dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder   

Jan 05   Adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

Jan 06   In the year 1944 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 in the year 1944.   

Jan 11   On this day in history galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies