Page 2: Historical Events In 1944

Jan 16   In the year 1944 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   

Jan 17   In the year 1944 corvette Violet sinks U-641 in Atlantic Ocean   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 18   In the year 1944 the seige of Lenningrad, in the USSR, by the Germans ends after over two years   

Jan 19   Harold Fraser-Simson, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1944.   

Jan 20   On this day in history rAF drops 2300 ton bombs on Berlin   

Jan 21   In the year 1944 447 German bombers attack London   

Jan 21   In the year 1944 649 British bombers attack Magdeburg   

Jan 21   On this day in history gustaaf DFL Schamelhout, Flemish physician/writer, dies at 74   

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

Jan 22   On this day in history 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 in the year 1944.   

Jan 23   Arnold Schoenberg's "Ode to Napoleon," premieres in NYC in the year 1944.   

Jan 23   On this day in history edvard Munch, Norwegian painter (The Scream), dies at 80   

Jan 24   On this day in history allied troops occupy Nettuno Italy   

Jan 27   In the year 1944 leningrad liberated from Germany in 880 days with 600,000 killed   

Jan 28   683 British bombers attack Berlin in the year 1944.   

Jan 28   In the year 1944 leonard Bernstein's "Jeremiah," premieres in Pittsburgh   

Jan 28   On this day in history u-271 &U-571 sunk off Ireland   

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   On this day in history william Allen White, US journalist (Emporia Gazette), dies at 75   

Jan 30   US invades Majuro, Marshall Islands in the year 1944.   

Jan 31   Operation-Overlord (D-Day) postponed until June in the year 1944.   

Jan 31   In the year 1944 u-592 sunk off Ireland   

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

Jan 31   In the year 1944 uS forces invade Kwajalein Atoll   

Feb 01   On this day in history first Japanese territory invaded at Kwajalein.   

Feb 01   In the year 1944 martin Lunssens, composer, dies at 72   

Feb 01   In the year 1944 supreme Soviet enlarges soviet republics' autonomy   

Feb 02   In the year 1944 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 in the year 1944.   

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   Felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht) was born in the year 1944.   

Jan 05   Tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5] was born on this day in history.   

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 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   On this day in history death of ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857)   

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

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