Historical Events In 1944

Oct 30   In the year 1944 aaron Copland's "Appalachian Spring," premieres in Wash DC   

Oct 30   On this day in history anne Frank (of Diary fame) is deported from Auschwitz to Belsen   

Oct 30   Paul Emile Ladmirault, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1944.   

Oct 31   On this day in history chief of staff Kruls names De Quay chairman of Universal Commission   

Nov 01   In the year 1944 final mass gassing at Auschwitz, 73 women are murdered. The remainder of the prisoners, approximately 2,300, are deported to Ravensbruck and Bergen-Belsen to meet the growing slave labor demand.   

Nov 02   In the year 1944 auschwitz begins gassing inmates   

Nov 03   Allied commando's lands at Westkapelle Walcheren in the year 1944.   

Nov 04   In the year 1944 german troops reconquer Schmidt Hurtgenwald   

Nov 05   In the year 1944 allied troops reach Zoutelande Walcheren   

Nov 06   Bill Henderson, Vancouver BC, rock vocalist/guitarist (Chilliwack) on this day in history.   

Nov 06   On this day in history hannah Senesh, Jewish poetess, executed by Nazis in Budapest   

Nov 06   In the year 1944 recognition of the future importance of turbojet and turboprop powerplants led the Bureau of Aeronautics to request the Naval Air Material Center to study requirements for a laboratory to develop and test gas-turbine powerplants   

Nov 07   On this day in history fDR wins 4th term in office, defeating Thomas E Dewey (R)   

Nov 07   In the year 1944 franklin D.Roosevelt elected for a record fourth term as President   

Nov 07   Richard Sorge & Ozaki, spies, hanged in Tokyo in the year 1944.   

Nov 08   25,000 Hungarian Jews are loaned to Nazis for forced labor in the year 1944.   

Nov 08   25,000 Hungarian Jews are loaned to the Nazis for forced labor in the year 1944.   

Nov 08   On this day in history roosevelt wins the U.S. Presidency for a fourth term. Democrats gain in the House.   

Nov 08   On this day in history walter Nowotny, German combat/jet fighter pilot, dies   

Nov 09   Red Cross wins Nobel peace prize on this day in history.   

Nov 10   German riots in Rotterdam/Schiedam 52,000 men sent to Germany in the year 1944.   

Nov 12   Edgar Stillman Kelley, US composer (Gulliver), dies at 87 in the year 1944.   

Nov 12   RAF sink German battleship "Tirpitz" at Tromso Fjord Norway on this day in history.   

Nov 12   The German battleship Tirpitz is sunk off the Norwegian coast in the year 1944.   

Nov 13   Paul Graener, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Nov 15   Government approves sending members of the Australian Women's Army Service (AWAS) to New Guinea to replace men for service in forward areas Members of the Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS) and the Australian Army Medical Women's Service (AAMWS) were already serving in New Guinea in the year 1944.   

Nov 15   Maarten Reuchlin, resistance fighter, executed on this day in history.   

Nov 15   Surprise attack on office of Nethche Bank on this day in history.   

Nov 16   Charles Kellaway, cricketer (26 Tests 1910-1928), dies in the year 1944.   

Nov 16   US 9th division & 1st Army attacks at Geilenkirchen on this day in history.   

Nov 17   On this day in history -Nov 19] Nazi raids in Dutch NE Polder   

Nov 17   In the year 1944 a C MacLaren, cricketer (England batsman from turn of century), dies   

Nov 19   On this day in history world War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt announces the 6th War Loan Drive, aimed at selling $14 billion USD in war bonds to help pay for the war effort.   

Nov 20   1st Japanse suicide submarine attack (Ulithi Atol, Carolines) in the year 1944.   

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Jan 02   Peter Eotvos, composer was born in the year 1944.   

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   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 on this day in history.   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream)   

Jan 05   Felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht) was born in the year 1944.   

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 in the year 1944.   

Jan 03   In the year 1944 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   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